List of Canadian Football League records (Grey Cup)

This is a list of Canadian Football League Grey Cup records that are effective as of the end of the 2025 CFL season. This list includes both players and teams in the Canadian Football League that have played in Grey Cup championship games.

Individual records Participation Grey Cup championships won: 7 – Bill Stevenson, Hank Ilesic 6 – Jack Wedley, Joe Krol, Frank Morris, Dave Cutler, Larry Highbaugh, Dave Fennell, Dan Kepley, Hector Pothier, Dale Potter, Tom Towns, Ron Estay

Grey Cup games played in: 9 - John Barrow, Tommy Grant, Angelo Mosca, Dave Cutler, Larry Highbaugh, Hank Ilesic

Points Most points, career Grey Cups 72 – Dave Cutler 63 – Paul Osbaldiston 61 – Don Sweet 55 – Lui Passaglia 55 – Mark McLoughlin

Most points, single game 23 – Don Sweet (1977) 22 – Jim Van Pelt (1958) 21 – Paul Osbaldiston (1986) 21 – Sean Fleming (1993) 21 – Justin Medlock (2019)

Touchdowns Most touchdowns, career Grey Cups 6 – Damon Allen 5 – Hal Patterson 5 – Brian Kelly 4 – Many players, 10 times

Most touchdowns, single game 4 – Art Wilson (1913) 3 – Red Storey (1938) 3 – Jackie Parker (1956) 3 – Tom Scott (1980)

Most rushing touchdowns, career Grey Cups 6 – Damon Allen 4 – Norman Kwong 4 – Johnny Bright 4 – Jim Germany 4 – Avon Cobourne 4 – Dakota Prukop

Most rushing touchdowns, single game 3 – Art Wilson (1913) 3 – Red Storey (1938)

Most receiving touchdowns, career Grey Cups 5 – Brian Kelly 4 – Hal Patterson 4 – Tom Scott

Most receiving touchdowns, single game 3 – Tom Scott (1980) 2 – Many players, 12 times, most recently – Geroy Simon (2013)

Most interception return touchdowns, single game 1 – Ike Sutton (1932) 1 – Joe Krol (1945) 1 – Greg Battle (1990) 1 – Ed Berry (1991) 1 – Karl Anthony (1994) 1 – Charles Gordon (1994) 1 – Adrion Smith (1996) 1 – James Johnson (2007) 1 – Robert Priester (2024)

Most fumble return touchdowns, single game 1 – Jackie Parker (1954) 1 – Ray Bawel (1957) 1 – Ralph Goldston (1958) 1 – Norm Rauhaus (1958) 1 – Kaye Vaughan (1960) 1 – Bill Munsey (1964) 1 – Billy Ray Locklin (1967) 1 – Roger Scales (1971) 1 – Stan Mikawos (1984) 1 – James Rockford (1986) 1 – Doug Landry (1987) 1 – Alvin Walton (1995) 1 – Willie Fells (2001) 1 – Cassius Vaughn (2017)

Most kickoff return touchdowns, single game 1 – Raghib Ismail (1991) 1 – Henry Williams (1996) 1 – Adrion Smith (1997) 1 – Jeremaine Copeland (2002) 1 – Tony Tompkins (2005)

Most punt return touchdowns, single game 1 – Fritz Hanson (1935) 1 – Chris Wright (1995) 1 – Jimmy Cunningham (1996) 1 – Bill Hatanaka (1976) 1 – Terry Williams (2018) 1 – Janarion Grant (2022)

Most missed field goal return touchdowns, single game 1 – Henry Williams (1996)

Passing Most passing yards, career Grey Cups 2,470 – Anthony Calvillo 1,512 – Ricky Ray 1,431 – Bo Levi Mitchell 1,420 – Doug Flutie 1,373 – Zach Collaros 1,357 – Danny McManus 1,304 – Bernie Faloney 1,281 – Henry Burris 1,224 – Sam Etcheverry 1,154 – Damon Allen

Most passing yards, single game 508 – Sam Etcheverry (1955) 480 – Doug Flutie (1992) 474 – Kent Austin (1989) 461 – Henry Burris (2016) 413 – Danny McManus (1996)

Most pass attempts, career Grey Cups 298 – Anthony Calvillo 185 – Ricky Ray 170 – Doug Flutie 165 – Bo Levi Mitchell 164 – Zach Collaros

Most pass attempts, single game 58 – Danny Barrett (1991) 49 – Doug Flutie (1992) 48 – Jack Jacobs (1953) 48 – Doug Flutie (1995) 47 – Roy Dewalt (1983) 47 – Ricky Ray (2002)

Most pass completions, career Grey Cups 179 – Anthony Calvillo 118 – Ricky Ray 116 – Bo Levi Mitchell 111 – Zach Collaros 108 – Doug Flutie

Most pass completions, single game 35 – Ricky Ray (2005) 35 – Henry Burris (2016) 34 – Danny Barrett (1991) 33 – Doug Flutie (1992) 33 – Bo Levi Mitchell (2017)

Highest pass completion percentage, career Grey Cups (minimum 50 attempts) 70.3 – Bo Levi Mitchell 67.7 – Henry Burris 67.6 – Zach Collaros 66.2 – Trevor Harris 63.8 – Ricky Ray

Highest pass completion percentage, single game (minimum 20 attempts) 85.2 – Trevor Harris (2025) 82.6 – Zach Collaros (2023) 80.8 – Cody Fajardo (2023) 80.0 – Jeremiah Masoli (2021) 78.9 – Doug Flutie (1997)

Most consecutive completions, single game 12 – Doug Flutie (1997) 11 – Henry Burris (2008) 11 – Cody Fajardo (2023) 10 – Doug Flutie (1997)

Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, career Grey Cups 110 – Ricky Ray 87 – Anthony Calvillo 84 – Doug Flutie

Most touchdown passes, career Grey Cups 9 – Anthony Calvillo 9 – Ricky Ray 8 – Bernie Faloney 8 – Russ Jackson 8 – Danny McManus

Most touchdown passes, single game 4 – Russ Jackson (1969) 2 – Many players, 12 times, most recently – Cody Fajardo (2023)

Most interceptions thrown, career Grey Cups 8 – Sam Etcheverry 8 – Zach Collaros 7 – Bo Levi Mitchell 6 – Ron Lancaster

Most interceptions thrown, single game 4 – Sam Etcheverry (1956) 4 – Bruce Lemmerman (1977) 4 – Zach Collaros (2024)

Highest passer rating, career Grey Cups (minimum 40 attempts) 118.4 – Russ Jackson 105.4 – Roy Dewalt 101.0 – Ricky Ray 100.7 – Damon Allen 100.3 – Danny McManus

Receiving Most receiving yards, career Grey Cups 658 – Ben Cahoon 575 – Hal Patterson 465 – John Patterson 402 – Tom Scott 394 – Brian Kelly 364 – Allen Pitts 361 – Ernie Pitts 360 – Andy Fantuz 345 – Jamel Richardson 318 – Rick House

Most receiving yards, single game 290 – Red O'Quinn (1954) 175 – DeVier Posey (2017) 174 – Whit Tucker (1966) 174 – Tom Scott (1980) 165 – James Murphy (1988)

Most receptions, career Grey Cups 46 – Ben Cahoon 29 – Hal Patterson 28 – DaVaris Daniels 26 – Tom Scott 26 – Andy Fantuz

Most receptions, single game 12 – Red O'Quinn (1954) 12 – Tom Scott (1980) 11 – Ben Cahoon (2006) 11 – Nik Lewis (2008) 11 – DaVaris Daniels (2017)

Longest reception, single game 100 – DeVier Posey (2017) 99 – Pat Woodcock (2002) 90 – Red O'Quinn (1954) 90 – Paul Dekker (1961) 85 – Whit Tucker (1966)

Rushing Most rushing yards, career Grey Cups 391 – Mike Pringle 356 – Leo Lewis 346 – George Reed 334 – Andrew Harris 332 – Normie Kwong 312 – Robert Drummond 285 – Brady Oliveira 275 – Jackie Parker 263 – Jim Germany 261 – Johnny Bright

Most rushing yards, single game 197 – Kory Sheets (2013) 169 – Johnny Bright (1956) 159 – Antonio Warren (2004) 147 – David Green (1979) 145 – Normie Kwong (1955)

Most carries, career Grey Cups 77 – George Reed 76 – Normie Kwong 76 – Mike Pringle 74 – Leo Lewis 68 – Jim Germany

Most carries, single game 30 – Normie Kwong (1955) 28 – Johnny Bright (1956) 23 – George Reed (1966) 23 – Anthony Cherry (1988)

Longest rush, single game 80 – Vic Washington (1968) 74 – Garney Henley (1962) 61 – Ken Hobart (1985) 58 – Johnny Counts (1964) 52 – Gerry Organ (1976) 52 – Anthony Cherry (1988)

Interceptions Most interceptions, career Grey Cups 4 – Joe Hollimon 3 – Bruce Coulter 3 – Garney Henley 3 – Vernon Perry 3 – Larry Highbaugh 3 – Mike McLeod 3 – James Johnson

Most interceptions, single game 3 – James Johnson (2007) 2 – Many players, 12 times, most recently – Kameron Kelly (2021)

Tackles Most defensive tackles, career Grey Cups 48 – John Barrow 42 – Dan Kepley 34 – Juan Sheridan 32 – Dale Potter 30 – Dale Scott

Most defensive tackles, single game 16 – Juan Sheridan (1955) 13 – Jackie Parker (1955) 12 – Vince Scott (1957) 11 – Tom Brown (1964) 11 – Cleveland Vann (1976) 11 – Reynauld Williams (2009) 11 – Jameer Thurman (2025)

Most special teams tackles, career Grey Cups 12 – Frank Rigney 11 – Bill Graham 11 – Tom Towns 10 – Geno Denobile 10 – Ron Latourelle 10 – Ernie Pitts

Most special teams tackles, single game 7 – Bill Graham (1957) 6 – Steve Hmiel (1963) 6 – Bill Lasseter (1964) 6 – Tom Pullen (1968) 5 – Many players, 12 times, most recently – Llevi Noel (2017)

Sacks Most sacks, career Grey Cups 9 – Dave Fennell 7 – John Barrow 7 – James Parker 6 – Grover Covington 6 – Willie Jefferson

Most sacks, single game 5 – Grover Covington (1986) 4 – Tyrone Jones (1984) 3 – Dave Fennell (1982) 3 – James Parker (1985) 3 – Rick Klassen (1983) 3 – Junior Ah You (1977) 3 – Willie Jefferson (2019)

Punting Longest punt, single game 87 – Alan Ford (1967) 85 – Garry Lefebvre (1973) 84 – Lui Passaglia (1988) 80 – Josh Miller (1995) 78 – Joe Zuger (1964) 78 – Ed Ulmer (1965) 78 – Terry Baker (2002)

Highest punting average, single game (minimum five punts) 54.8 – John Haggerty (2024) 49.5 – Josh Miller (1995) 49.3 – Jesse Mirco (2025) 49.2 – John Haggerty (2022) 49.1 – Hank Ilesic (1981) 48.7 – Glenn Harper (1993)

Field goals Most field goals, career Grey Cups 18 – Dave Cutler 17 – Don Sweet 16 – Paul Osbaldiston 13 – Lui Passaglia 13 – Mark McLoughlin

Most field goals, single game 6 – Don Sweet (1977) 6 – Paul Osbaldiston (1986) 6 – Sean Fleming (1993) 6 – Paul McCallum (2006) 6 – Justin Medlock (2019)

Longest field goal made, single game 53 – Carlos Huerta (1995) 52 – Dave Cutler (1975) 51 – Bob Macoritti (1976) 51 – Terry Baker (2000) 50 – Lance Chomyc (1987) 50 – Sandro DeAngelis (2008)

Punt returns Most punt return yards, career Grey Cups 297 – Janarion Grant 221 – Ron Latourelle 165 – Henry Williams 142 – Keith Stokes

Most punt return yards, single game 152 – Janarion Grant (2022) 118 – Jovon Johnson (2011) 116 – Javon Leake (2022) 112 – Terry Williams (2018) 105 – Darnell Clash (1985)

Longest punt return, single game 102 – Janarion Grant (2022) 97 – Terry Williams (2018) 82 – Chris Wright (1995) 80 – Jimmy Cunningham (1996) 79 – Bill Hatanaka (1976)

Kickoff returns Most kickoff return yards, career Grey Cups 341 – Leo Lewis 308 – Janarion Grant 260 – Larry Taylor 218 – Henry Williams

Most kickoff return yards, single game 208 – Larry Taylor (2012) 183 – Raghib Ismail (1991) 169 – Tim McCray (1989) 162 – Brandon Banks (2013) 155 – Leo Lewis (1962)

Longest kickoff return, single game 96 – Tony Tompkins (2005) 95 – Adrion Smith (1997) 91 – Henry Williams (1996) 87 – Raghib Ismail (1991) 78 – Alan Ford (1969)

Team records Most games played, Grey Cup 29 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers/'Pegs 25 – Edmonton Elks/Eskimos 25 – Toronto Argonauts 22 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 – Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 – Montreal Alouettes

Most consecutive appearances, Grey Cup 6 – Edmonton Eskimos (1977–1982) 5 – Regina Roughriders (1928–1932) 5 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1961–1965) 5 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2019–2024)

Most wins, Grey Cup 19 – Toronto Argonauts 14 – Edmonton Elks/Eskimos 12 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers/'Pegs 10 – Ottawa Redblacks/Rough Riders

Most consecutive wins, Grey Cup 5 – Edmonton Eskimos (1978–1982) 3 – University of Toronto (1909–1911) 3 – Queen's University (1922–1924) 3 – Toronto Argonauts (1945–1947) 3 – Edmonton Eskimos (1954–1956)

Most losses, Grey Cup 17 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers/'Pegs 15 – Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 – Montreal Alouettes

References

2025 CFL Guide & Record Book 2024 Grey Cup Game Notes Grey Cup Record Book 2011