OTTAWA (CIS) – Quarterbacks Dan Brannagan of Queen’s and Michael Faulds of Western Ontario, both of whom could reach the 10,000-yard plateau this week, are among a number of standouts looking to resume their climb up the list of CIS football career leaders over the coming days.
Brannagan of Burlington, Ont., and Faulds of Eden Mills, Ont., both fifth-year seniors, currently sit in fourth and fifth place on the CIS all-time list with 9,642 and 9,628 passing yards, respectively.
McGill’s Matt Connell completed his university career last fall with a CIS-record 10,455 yards, making him the only member of the 10,000 Club. Former Hec Crighton trophy winner Ben Chapdelaine of McMaster ranks second in CIS history and holds the OUA mark of 9,974 yards, while former Ottawa pivot Josh Sacobie is third on the national list at 9,885.
Both Brannagan and Faulds will shatter the OUA record and break the 10,000-yard barrier this week should they maintain their 2009 season averages. Brannagan leads the nation averaging 376 passing yards per outing, while Faulds is second with 370 per contest.
No. 4-ranked Queen’s (5-0) visits Waterloo (1-4) on Saturday afternoon, while No. 5-Western (5-0) hosts York (0-5) in a rare Thursday night affair.
Not far behind the two OUA all-stars on the CIS list is fellow fifth-year veteran Justin Dunk of Guelph, who ranks seventh all-time with 9,093 yards through the air. Dunk could pass former Regina great Teale Orban (9,449) in sixth place Friday night when the No. 9-Gryphons (3-2) visit Ottawa (3-2).
A second-team all-Canadian a year ago, Brannagan is also the active leader among CIS pivots with 73 career touchdown passes, which is good for a tie for fourth place on the all-time list. Former three-time Hec Crighton winner Chris Flynn of Saint Mary’s holds the CIS mark of 87 passing majors, while Sacobie and Orban ended their careers with 79 and 76, respectively.
Faulds is the active leader with 1,123 passing attempts, good for fourth place on the CIS career list, and 680 completions, good for third position. Both totals are OUA records.
Connell holds the national mark in both categories (1,364 / 816), with former Hec Crighton recipient Greg Vavra of Calgary (1,200) and Orban (1,198) following in order in career attempts, and Orban sitting in second place with 685 completions, only five ahead of Faulds.
Kickers Rob Maver of Guelph and Justin Palardy of Saint Mary’s could also join a very select club this weekend as they are currently tied for sixth place in the CIS records book with 56 career field goals.
Only four players have split the uprights 60 times of more during their university days, including Western’s Frank Jagas (70), Jamie Boreham (68), who played at UBC, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, UBC’s Shawn McIsaac (63) and McGill’s Anand Pillai (61). Former McMaster all-star Michael Ray (59) sits in fifth position.
While Maver is still 14 shy of Jagas’ OUA standard, Palardy’s next field goal will set an AUS record as he currently shares the conference mark with former StFX kicker Jadran Mlinarevic. No. 8-Saint Mary’s (3-1) visits Mount Allison (0-4) Saturday night.
At receiver, McGill’s Charles-Antoine Sinotte of Trois-Rivières, Que., is fifth on the CIS list with 180 catches, only 14 behind record holder and former teammate Erik Galas, but his Redmen enjoy a break in the QUFL schedule this week before hosting Saint Mary’s on Oct. 17.
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. 9642 Dan Brannagan, Queen’s 2005-present
5. 9628 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
6. 9449 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
7. 9093 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
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
T4. 73 Bill Robinson Sr., St. Mary’s - Western 1970-73 / 1974
T4. 73 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
T17. 57 Benoit Groulx, Laval 2005-present
T17. 57 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. 1123 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
5. 1111 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
6. 1107 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
7. 1095 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
8. 1072 Doug Siemens, Saskatchewan 1981-85
9. 1071 Dan Brannagan, Queen’s 2005-present
10. 1038 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
Passing completions
1. 816 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08 **
2. 685 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
3. 680 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. 582 Dan Brannagan, Queen’s 2005-present
9. 572 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
10. 566 Blake Smelser, UBC 2002-06
11. 562 Benoit Groulx, Laval 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. 180 Charles-Antoine Sinotte, McGill 2006-present
T26. 138 Gary Ross, Mount Allison 2006-present
T33. 135 Scott Valberg, Queen’s 2004-present **
** Valberg only dressed for 2 games in 2004 (3 rec, 64 yds, 0 TD) which did not count towards his eligibility, as per CIS regulations.
Receiving yards
1. 4123 Andy Fantuz, Western 2002-05
2. 3184 Ryan Janzen, McMaster 1996-00
3. 3138 James MacLean, Queen’s 1998-01
4. 3126 Stefan Ptaszek, Laurier 1990-94
5. 3031 Chris Evraire, Ottawa 1994-98
6. 2913 Arjei Franklin, Windsor 2001-05
7. 2869 Vaughan Swart, McMaster 2001-05
8. 2781 Brad Coutts, UBC 1996-01
9. 2682 Brad Smith, Queen’s 2002 / 2004-06
10. 2655 Brian Fryer, Alberta 1972-75
11. 2611 Don Blair, Calgary 1992-95
12. 2555 Ivan Birungi, Acadia – Ottawa 2003-06 / 2008
13. 2555 Erik Galas, McGill 2004-08
14. 2470 Grant Davy, Acadia 1991-95
15. 2463 Scott Valberg, Queen’s 2004-present **
28. 2224 Charles-Antoine Sinotte, McGill 2006-present
36. 2092 Gary Ross, Mount Allison 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
T6. 56 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
T6. 56 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
T6. 56 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary’s 2006-present
T24. 48 Perri Scarcelli, Regina 2005-present
T24. 48 Aaron Ifield, Calgary 2006-present
T33. 44 Christopher Milo, Laval 2007-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. 279 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
T12. 278 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
T12. 278 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary’s 2006-present
14. 276 Stuart Brindle, Toronto 1991-95
15. 274 Bruce Parsons, Calgary 1991-94
16. 271 Derek Livingstone, McMaster 1997-2000
T17. 265 Perri Scarcelli, Regina 2005-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. 1400 Jimmy Allin, Queen’s 2005-present
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