Sinotte need seven catches to move into CIS all-time Top 5
National records chase update (#4)
OTTAWA (CIS) - Quarterbacks Dan Brannagan of Queen's and Michael
Faulds of Western as well as McGill wide receiver Charles-Antoine
Sinotte are among a number of standouts looking to resume their
climb up the list of CIS football career leaders this
weekend.
A second-team all-Canadian a year ago, Brannagan is the active
leader among CIS pivots with 9,236 passing yards and 71 touchdown
passes, both good for fifth place on the CIS all-time list. Barring
a sub-par performance on Saturday when the No. 4-ranked and
undefeated Gaels (4-0) visit Windsor (2-2), the Burlington, Ont.,
native should move into fourth position in both categories ahead of
former Regina star Teale Orban (9,449 yards) and Bill Robinson Sr.
(73 TD passes), who played at Saint Mary's and Western in the
70s.
Brannagan is having a stellar senior season. Despite missing one of
Queen's first four games and part of another with an injury, he
leads the nation with an average of 367 yards per outing and is
tied for second place with nine TD strikes.
Faulds, who leads the country at the midway mark of the campaign
with 10 TD passes and ranks third with a 340-yard-per-game average,
is right behind Brannagan on the CIS all-time list with 9,137 yards
through the air. The fifth-year senior from Eden Mills, Ont., whose
No. 2-Mustangs (4-0) host McMaster (2-2) Saturday, is also the
active leader with 1,075 passing attempts (7th on CIS list) and 650
completions (3rd).
Guelph's Justin Dunk, who ranks seventh among CIS career leaders
with 9,093 passing yards, will sit out Saturday's match against
Waterloo. The Guelph, Ont., native is serving a one-game
suspension.
McGill's Matt Connell, who completed his university career last
fall, holds the CIS records for passing yards (10,455), attempts
(1,364) and completions (816), while three-time Hec Crighton trophy
winner Chris Flynn of Saint Mary's ended his career with a CIS-best
87 passing majors.
Sinotte, a fourth-year veteran from Trois-Rivières, Que., is the
active leader among CIS receivers with 172 career catches, 22 less
than former Redmen teammate Erik Galas, who set the all-time mark
in his final season last fall.
Sinotte, who set the single-season CIS record of 72 receptions back
in 2007, ranks eighth on the career list going into Saturday's
meeting with Bishop's (1-3), one catch behind both James MacLean of
Queen's and Chad Goldie of Regina. The No. 5 spot held by former
Windsor great Arjei Franklin (178) is also within striking
distance.
Guelph kicker Rob Maver is the CIS active leader in both career
field goals (54) and points (269). Currently sitting in eighth
position on the all-time field goal list, the Brampton, Ont.,
native is one short of Saskatchewan's Dave Osiowy, two behind
StFX's Jadran Mlinarevic and five short of McMaster's Michael Ray,
who sits in fifth place.
Saint Mary's Justin Palardy of Truro, N.S., is second among active
CIS kickers with 52 field goals.
Following are the CIS career leaders in major passing categories,
as well as receptions, field goals, all-purpose touchdowns and
scoring.
CIS CAREER LEADERS (regular season only)
Passing yards
1. 10455 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08 **
2. 9974 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
3. 9885 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
4. 9449 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
5. 9236 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
6. 9137 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
7. 9093 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
8. 8800 Darryl Leason, Calgary - Regina 1996-98 / 2000-01
9. 8766 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
10. 8637 Chris Hessel, Western 1998 / 2001-04
11. 8424 Bill Kubas, Laurier 1990-94
12. 8407 Greg Vavra, Calgary 1979-83
13. 8294 Brent Schneider, Saskatchewan 1992-96
14. 8288 Mathieu Bertrand, Laval 1998-99 / 2001-03
15. 8158 Blake Smelser, UBC 2002-06
16. 7774 Shawn Olson, UBC 1996-00
17. 7733 Benoit Groulx, Laval 2005-present
** Connell only dressed for 1 game in 2003 (3-3, 42 yds, 0 TD, 0
INT) which did not count towards his eligibility, as per CIS
regulations.
Touchdown passes
1. 87 Chris Flynn, Saint Mary's 1987-90
2. 79 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
3. 76 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
4. 73 Bill Robinson Sr., St. Mary's - Western 1970-73 / 1974
5. 71 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
6. 65 Bill Kubas, Laurier 1990-94
7. 64 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
T8. 63 Greg Vavra, Calgary 1979-83
T8. 63 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08
T10. 62 Chris Hessel, Western 1998 / 2001-04
T10. 62 Shane Munson, Manitoba 1999-03
T10. 62 Ryan Pyear, Laurier 2001-05
13. 60 Darryl Leason, Calgary - Regina 1996-98 / 2000-01
T14. 59 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
T14. 59 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
16. 58 Mathieu Bertrand, Laval 1998-99 / 2001-03
17. 57 Benoit Groulx, Laval 2005-present
T22. 55 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
Passing attempts
1. 1364 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08
2. 1200 Greg Vavra, Calgary 1979-83
3. 1198 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
4. 1111 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
5. 1107 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
6. 1095 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
7. 1075 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
8. 1072 Doug Siemens, Saskatchewan 1981-85
9. 1038 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
10. 1030 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
Passing completions
1. 816 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08
2. 685 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
3. 650 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
4. 637 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
5. 611 Greg Vavra, Calgary 1979-83
6. 609 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
7. 592 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
8. 572 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
9. 566 Blake Smelser, UBC 2002-06
10. 562 Benoit Groulx, Laval 2005-present
11. 557 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
Receptions
1. 194 Erik Galas, McGill 2004-08
2. 189 Andy Fantuz, Western 2002-05
3. 186 Stefan Ptaszek, Laurier 1990-94
4. 185 Chris Evraire, Ottawa 1994-98
5. 178 Arjei Franklin, Windsor 2001-05
T6. 173 James MacLean, Queen's 1998-01
T6. 173 Chad Goldie, Regina 2004-08
8. 172 Charles-Antoine Sinotte, McGill
2006-present
Field goals
1. 70 Frank Jagas, Western 1990-94
2. 68 Jamie Boreham, UBC - Sask. - Man 1996 / 1999 / 2001-03
3. 63 Shawn McIsaac, UBC 2004-08
4. 61 Anand Pillai, McGill 1999-2003
5. 59 Michael Ray, McMaster 2001-04
6. 56 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
7. 55 Dave Osiowy, Saskatchewan 1974-78
T8. 54 Terry Baker, Mt. Allison - Acadia 1982-86
T8. 54 Ara Tchobanian, Ottawa 2003-07
T8. 54 Kevin Reider, Windsor 2003-07
T8. 54 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
T12. 53 Rob Deluca, McMaster 1985-88
T12. 53 Matt Kellett, Saskatchewan 1996-98
T12. 53 Warren Kean, Concordia 2003-06
T15. 52 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary's 2006-present
24. 48 Perri Scarcelli, Regina 2005-present
T32. 44 Christopher Milo, Laval 2007-present
35. 43 Aaron Ifield, Calgary 2006-present
All-purpose touchdowns
1. 51 Paul Brule, StFX 1964-67
2. 48 Dominic Zagari, Manitoba 1991-95
3. 47 Jesse Lumsden, McMaster 2001-04
4. 43 Randy McAuley, Western 2003-07
T5. 41 Mike Bradley, Waterloo 1997-01
T5. 41 Andy Fantuz, Western 2002-05
7. 40 Kojo Aidoo, McMaster 1998-02
8. 39 Daryl Stephenson, Windsor 2004-08
9. 37 Luis Perez, Saint Mary's 1997-01
10. 37 Mike Giffin, Queen's 2005-08
T11. 36 Tim Tindale, Western 1990-93
T11. 36 Pierre-Luc Yao, Laval 2003-07
13. 35 Jamall Lee, Bishop's 2005-08
T14. 34 Brian Fryer, Alberta 1972-75
T14. 34 Sean Reade, Western 1992-96
T14. 34 Kyle Pyear, McMaster 1999-03
T17. 33 Eric Walter, McGill - Toronto 1961-62 - 64-65 /
1968-70
T17. 33 Jim Reid, Laurier 1976-78
T17. 33 Chris Ciezki, UBC 2000 / 2004-07
T17. 33 Ivan Birungi, Acadia - Ottawa 2003-06 / 2008
T21. 32 Fabian Rayne, Western 1996-00
T21. 32 Phil Côté, Ottawa 1996-00
T23. 31 Nick Fitzgibbon, Guelph 2006-present
Scoring (points)
1. 410 Neil Lumsden, Ottawa 1972-75
2. 392 Frank Jagas, Western 1990-94
3. 357 Jamie Boreham, UBC-Sask.-Man. 1996 / 1999 / 2001-03
4. 346 Michael Ray, McMaster 2000-04
5. 306 Paul Brule, StFX 1964-67
6. 296 Dominic Zagari, Manitoba 1991-95
7. 294 Kevin Reider, Windsor 2003-07
T8. 293 Bob Stracina, Acadia 1975-79
T8. 293 Anand Pillai, McGill 1999-2003
10. 282 Jesse Lumsden, McMaster 2001-04
11. 278 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
12. 276 Stuart Brindle, Toronto 1991-95
13. 274 Bruce Parsons, Calgary 1991-94
14. 271 Derek Livingstone, McMaster 1997-2000
15. 269 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
T16. 265 Terry Baker, Mt. Allison - Acadia 1982-84 / 1986
T16. 265 Jamie Galloway, Queen's 1988-92
T16. 265 Perri Scarcelli, Regina 2005-present
T19. 261 Brian Devlin, Laurier 2003-05
T19. 261 Shawn McIsaac, UBC 2004-08
T19. 261 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary's 2006-present
T32. 242 Christopher Milo, Laval 2007-present
Punt return yards
1. 2517 Chris Evraire, Ottawa 1994-98
2. 2279 Eric Duchene, Saskatchewan 1999-03
3. 1964 Derek Townsend, UBC 2003-07
4. 1918 Chuck Wust, Acadia 1982-83 / 1985-87
5. 1886 Don Hollerhead, Windsor 1971-75
6. 1766 Mike Plante, Manitoba 1997-00
7. 1736 Kendall Jeske, Alberta 2002-06
8. 1632 Arjei Franklin, Windsor 2001-05
9. 1598 Gary Ross, Mount Allison
2006-present
10. 1520 Brad Black, Manitoba 2004-07
11. 1460 Andre Batson, York 1993-97
12. 1455 Dan Murphy, Acadia 1988-90
T13. 1433 Matt Pearce, UBC 1985-88
T13. 1433 Dave Van Belleghem, Calgary 1986-89
15 1432 Richard Karikari, StFX 2000-02
16. 1427 Chris Rankin, McMaster 1999-03
17. 1339 Jimmy Allin, Queen's 2005-present
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