List of Canadian Football League annual rushing leaders

The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.

Rushing yards

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Player The player who recorded the most rushing yards in the league
Yds The total number of rushing yards the player had
† Former league record
* Current record
(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
CFL annual rushing yards leaders by season
Season Player Yds Team
1950 Tom Casey 637† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1951 Norman Kwong 933† Edmonton Eskimos
1952 Johnny Bright 815 Calgary Stampeders
1953 Billy Vessels 926 Edmonton Eskimos
1954 Howard Waugh 1,043† Calgary Stampeders
1955 Norman Kwong (2) 1,250† Edmonton Eskimos
1956 Norman Kwong (3) 1,437† Edmonton Eskimos
1957 Johnny Bright (2) 1,679† Edmonton Eskimos
1958 Johnny Bright (3) 1,722† Edmonton Eskimos
1959 Johnny Bright (4) 1,340 Edmonton Eskimos
1960 Dave Thelen 1,407 Ottawa Rough Riders
1961 Earl Lunsford 1,794† Calgary Stampeders
1962 George Dixon 1,520 Montreal Alouettes
1963 Lovell Coleman 1,343 Calgary Stampeders
1964 Lovell Coleman (2) 1,629 Calgary Stampeders
1965 George Reed 1,768 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1966 George Reed (2) 1,409 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1967 George Reed (3) 1,471 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1968 George Reed (4) 1,222 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1969 George Reed (5) 1,354 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1970 Hugh McKinnis 1,135 Calgary Stampeders
1971 Jim Evenson 1,237 BC Lions
1972 Mack Herron 1,527 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1973 Roy Bell 1,455 Edmonton Eskimos
1974 George Reed (6) 1,447 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1975 Willie Burden 1,896† Calgary Stampeders
1976 Jim Washington 1,277 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1977 Jimmy Edwards 1,581 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1978 Mike Strickland 1,306 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1979 David Green 1,678 Montreal Alouettes
1980 James Sykes 1,263 Calgary Stampeders
1981 James Sykes (2) 1,107 Calgary Stampeders
1982 Skip Walker 1,141 Ottawa Rough Riders
1983 Skip Walker (2) 1,431 Ottawa Rough Riders
1984 Willard Reaves 1,733 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985 Willard Reaves (2) 1,323 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1986 Gary Allen 1,153 Calgary Stampeders
1987 Willard Reaves (3) 1,471 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1988 Orville Lee 1,075 Ottawa Rough Riders
1989 Reggie Taylor 1,503 Edmonton Eskimos
1990 Robert Mimbs 1,341 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1991 Robert Mimbs (2) 1,769 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1992 Mike Richardson 1,153 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1993 Mike Richardson (2) 925 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1994 Mike Pringle 1,972† Baltimore CFLers
1995 Mike Pringle (2) 1,791 Baltimore Stallions
1996 Robert Mimbs (3) 1,403 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1997 Mike Pringle (3) 1,775 Montreal Alouettes
1998 Mike Pringle (4) 2,065* Montreal Alouettes
1999 Mike Pringle (5) 1,656 Montreal Alouettes
2000 Mike Pringle (6) 1,778 Montreal Alouettes
2001 Michael Jenkins 1,484 Toronto Argonauts
2002 John Avery 1,448 Edmonton Eskimos
2003 Charles Roberts 1,554 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2004 Troy Davis 1,628 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2005 Charles Roberts (2) 1,624 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2006 Charles Roberts (3) 1,609 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2007 Joe Smith 1,510 BC Lions
2008 Joffrey Reynolds 1,310 Calgary Stampeders
2009 Joffrey Reynolds (2) 1,504 Calgary Stampeders
2010 Fred Reid 1,396 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2011 Brandon Whitaker 1,381 Montreal Alouettes
2012 Jon Cornish 1,457 Calgary Stampeders
2013 Jon Cornish (2) 1,813 Calgary Stampeders
2014 Jon Cornish (3) 1,082 Calgary Stampeders
2015 Tyrell Sutton 1,059 Montreal Alouettes
2016 Jerome Messam 1,198 Calgary Stampeders
2017 Andrew Harris 1,035 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2018 Andrew Harris (2) 1,390 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2019 Andrew Harris (3) 1,380 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2020 Season cancelled
2021 William Stanback 1,176 Montreal Alouettes
2022 Ka'Deem Carey 1,088 Calgary Stampeders
2023 Brady Oliveira 1,534 Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Sources: [1][2][3]

Rushing touchdowns

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Player The player who recorded the most rushing touchdowns in the league
TDs The total number of rushing touchdowns the player had
† Former league record
* Current record
(#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
CFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders by season
Season Player TDs Team
1954 Alex Webster 10† Montreal Alouettes
Johnny Bright Calgary Stampeders / Edmonton Eskimos
1955 Pat Abbruzzi 17† Montreal Alouettes
1956 Pat Abbruzzi (2) 17† Montreal Alouettes
1957 Gerry James 18† Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1958 Norman Kwong 10 Edmonton Eskimos
1959 Dave Thelen 10 Ottawa Rough Riders
1960 Ron Stewart 15 Ottawa Rough Riders
1961 Johnny Bright (2) 11 Edmonton Eskimos
1962 George Dixon 11 Montreal Alouettes
1963 Lovell Coleman 13 Calgary Stampeders
1964 Bob Swift 11 BC Lions
1965 George Reed 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1966 Jim Dillard 7 Ottawa Rough Riders
Bill Munsey BC Lions
1967 George Reed (2) 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1968 George Reed (3) 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1969 George Reed (4) 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1970 Hugh McKinnis 9 Calgary Stampeders
1971 George Reed (5) 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1972 George Reed (6) 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1973 George Reed (7) 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1974 Calvin Harrell 9 Edmonton Eskimos
1975 George Reed (8) 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Art Green Ottawa Rough Riders
1976 Art Green (2) 13 Ottawa Rough Riders
1977 Richard Holmes 10 Toronto Argonauts / Ottawa Rough Riders
1978 James Sykes 13 Calgary Stampeders
1979 David Green 11 Montreal Alouettes
1980 James Sykes (2) 10 Calgary Stampeders
Jim Germany Edmonton Eskimos
1981 Jim Germany (2) 18† Edmonton Eskimos
1982 Skip Walker 13 Ottawa Rough Riders
1983 Skip Walker (2) 10 Ottawa Rough Riders
1984 Willard Reaves 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985 Craig Ellis 14 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1986 Bobby Johnson 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1987 Gill Fenerty 12 Toronto Argonauts
1988 Milson Jones 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1989 Blake Marshall 11 Edmonton Eskimos
Derrick McAdoo Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1990 Milson Fenerty (2) 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders
1991 Blake Marshall (2) 16 Edmonton Eskimos
Jon Volpe BC Lions
1992 Jon Volpe (2) 13 BC Lions
1993 Doug Flutie 11 Calgary Stampeders
Matt Dunigan Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1994 Tony Stewart 14 Calgary Stampeders
1995 Cory Philpot 17 BC Lions
1996 Robert Drummond 11 Toronto Argonauts
1997 Ronald Williams 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1998 Ronald Williams (2) 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1999 Ronald Williams (3) 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000 Mike Pringle 19* Montreal Alouettes
2001 Mike Pringle (2) 16 Montreal Alouettes
2002 Sean Millington 14 BC Lions
2003 Mike Pringle (3) 13 Edmonton Eskimos
2004 Troy Davis 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2005 Antonio Warren 13 BC Lions
2006 Robert Edwards 14 Montreal Alouettes
2007 Joe Smith 18 BC Lions
2008 Wes Cates 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2009 Avon Cobourne 13 Montreal Alouettes
2010 Wes Cates (2) 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011 Jon Cornish 9 Calgary Stampeders
2012 Jon Cornish (2) 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Kory Sheets Saskatchewan Roughriders
2013 Jon Cornish (3) 12 Calgary Stampeders
Kory Sheets (2) Saskatchewan Roughriders
2014 Drew Tate 10 Calgary Stampeders
2015 Jeremiah Johnson 9 Ottawa Redblacks
2016 Jerome Messam 11 Calgary Stampeders
2017 Michael Reilly 12 Edmonton Eskimos
2018 James Franklin 14 Toronto Argonauts
2019 Vernon Adams 12 Montreal Alouettes
Chris Streveler Winnipeg Blue Bombers
William Powell Saskatchewan Roughriders
2020 Season cancelled
2021 Sean McGuire 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2022 Caleb Evans 16 Ottawa Redblacks
2023 Brady Oliveira 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Dustin Crum Ottawa Redblacks

Sources:[1][2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CFLAPEDIA".
  2. ^ a b "STATS". cfl.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Football League Yearly League Leaders". statscrew.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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