McGill receiver Sinotte closing in on CIS record
MONTREAL -- McGill receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte, a fourth-year senior from Trois-Rivières, Que., needs just 10 catches this Saturday to move into second place among the CIS all-time reception leaders. The Redmen (3-2) host No. 8-Saint Mary's (4-1) in the annual McGill Homecoming game at Montreal's Molson Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET.
Sinotte, who set the single-season CIS record of 72 receptions back in 2007, is the active leader and currently ranks fifth on the CIS career list with 180 catches. He trails former teammate Erik Galas, who set the all-time national mark of 194 a year ago in his final campaign at McGill, as well as Western's Andy Fantuz (189), Laurier's Stefan Ptaszek (186) and Ottawa's Chris Evraire (185).
Following are the CIS career leaders in major passing categories, as well as in various other categories.
CIS CAREER LEADERS (regular season only)
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
T23. 145 Gary Ross, Mount Allison 2006-present
T26. 142 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. 2604 Scott Valberg, Queen's 2004-present **
28. 2224 Charles-Antoine Sinotte, McGill 2006-present
33. 2171 Gary Ross, Mount Allison 2006-present
Passing yards
1. 10455 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08 **
2. 9989 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
3. 9974 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
4. 9885 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
5. 9877 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
6. 9449 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
7. 9211 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. 75 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
5. 73 Bill Robinson Sr., St. Mary's - Western 1970-73 / 1974
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. 61 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
14. 60 Darryl Leason, Calgary - Regina 1996-98 / 2000-01
15. 59 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
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. 1149 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
5. 1113 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
6. 1111 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
7. 1107 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
8. 1095 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
9. 1072 Doug Siemens, Saskatchewan 1981-85
10. 1066 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
Passing completions
1. 816 Matt Connell, McGill 2003-08 **
2. 698 Michael Faulds, Western 2005-present
3. 685 Teale Orban, Regina 2004-08
4. 637 Josh Sacobie, Ottawa 2004-08
5. 611 Greg Vavra, Calgary 1979-83
6. 609 Ben Chapdelaine, McMaster 1997-01
7. 607 Dan Brannagan, Queen's 2005-present
8. 592 Larry Jusdanis, Acadia 1991-95
9. 587 Justin Dunk, Guelph 2005-present
10. 566 Blake Smelser, UBC 2002-06
11. 562 Benoit Groulx, Laval 2005-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. 57 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
T7. 56 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
T7. 56 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary's 2006-present
T18. 51 Perri Scarcelli, Regina 2005-present
25. 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 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. 285 Rob Maver, Guelph 2006-present
11. 283 Justin Palardy, Saint Mary's 2006-present
12. 282 Jesse Lumsden, McMaster 2001-04
13. 278 Jadran Mlinarevic, StFX 1982-86
14. 277 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. 1607 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. 1407 Jimmy Allin, Queen's 2005-present
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