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Records chase update (#2): FitzGibbon to resume TD record chase
Photo credit Guelph Atletics
OTTAWA (CIS) – Guelph running back Nick FitzGibbon is
among a number of players who will be looking to resume their climb
up various career leader lists when the CIS football schedule
resumes this weekend.
FitzGibbon, a fifth-year senior from Puslinch, Ont., found the end
zone three times in the Gryphons’ first two games of the
season against Toronto and York to bring his career total to 40
all-purpose touchdowns (22 rushing, 18 receiving), good for a tie
for seventh place on the all-time CIS list.
FitzGibbon and the undefeated Gryphons (2-0) enjoyed a bye last
week and are back in action Saturday when they host defending
Vanier Cup champion Queen’s (1-1) at 1 p.m. (live on The
Score). The Guelph standout will start the contest only one major
back of former Waterloo running back Mike Bradley and ex-Western
receiver Andy Fantuz, and 11 back of national record-holder Paul
Brule, who starred for StFX in the 1960s.
Other players to keep an eye on this weekend include receivers
Charles-Antoine Sinotte of McGill and Gary Ross of Mount Allison,
as well as kickers Christopher Milo of Laval and Aaron Ifield of
Calgary.
Sinotte, in his fifth campaign with the Redmen (0-2), became the
first player in CIS history to reach the 200-reception plateau on
Sept. 5 during McGill’s opener at Laval. The
Trois-Rivières, Que., native has 214 career catches going
into a Friday night affair against cross-town rival Concordia
(1-1).
Ross could move up the all-time leaders list in a number of
categories Friday evening when the Mounties (1-0) visit Sherbrooke
(0-2). The fifth-year veteran from Windsor, Ont., has 178 career
receptions and needs seven more to tie Ottawa’s Chris Evraire
(185) for fifth place, eight catches to join Laurier’s Stefan
Ptaszek (186) in fourth position and 11 grabs to catch Fantuz (189)
for third all-time.
The CIS active leader in both receiving yards (2,640 – 12th
all-time) and punt-return yards (1,729 - 8th all-time), Ross needs
43 yards through the air to move into the national Top 10 and 38
yards on punt returns to climb into sixth place in that
category.
Milo, in his fourth season with the top-ranked Rouge et Or (2-0),
is the CIS active leader with 292 career points (12th all-time) and
could become the seventh player in history to reach the 300-point
mark on Saturday when Laval visits Saint Mary’s (0-1) in
interlock action (1 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Atlantic, live on SRC
& EastLink). The Montreal native is also second among active
players and 20th on the all-time list with 51 field goals, only
five out of the Top 10.
Ifield, a fifth-year senior from Saskatoon, is the CIS active
leader with 56 field goals, good for a tie for eighth place
all-time. He could catch former OUA stars Rob Maver of Guelph (57)
and Michael Ray of McMaster (59) and even become the sixth kicker
in history to reach the 60-FG plateau when the No. 4 Dinos (1-1)
visit No. 7 Alberta (2-0) Saturday afternoon.
NOTES... Ross holds the AUS conference records for most receptions,
receiving yards and punt-return yards in a career... Milo needs
only two points to break the Quebec career mark of 293 set by
McGill kicker Anand Pillai from 1999 to 2003... FitzGibbon is seven
all-purpose touchdowns short of the OUA career record set by
McMaster’s Jesse Lumsden from 2001 to
2004...
CIS CAREER
LEADERS (regular season only)
CIS football records book available online at: http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball
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
T7.
40 Nick FitzGibbon,
Guelph
2006-
T7.
40 Kojo Aidoo,
McMaster
1998-02
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.
320 Justin Palardy, Saint
Mary’s
2006-09
6.
306 Paul Brule,
StFX
1964-67
7.
297 Perri Scarcelli,
Regina
2005-09
8.
296 Dominic Zagari,
Manitoba
1991-95
9.
294 Kevin Reider,
Windsor
2003-07
T10. 293 Bob
Stracina,
Acadia
1975-79
T10. 293
Anand Pillai,
McGill
1999-2003
12.
292 Christopher Milo,
Laval 2007-
13.
290 Rob Maver,
Guelph
2006-09
14.
282 Jesse Lumsden,
McMaster 2001-04
15.
278 Jadran Mlinarevic,
StFX
1982-86
16.
276 Stuart Brindle,
Toronto 1991-95
17.
274 Bruce Parsons,
Calgary 1991-94
18.
272 Aaron Ifield,
Calgary 2006-
Receptions
1.
214 Charles-Antoine Sinotte,
McGill 2006-
2.
194 Erik Galas,
McGill
2004-08
3.
189 Andy Fantuz,
Western
2002-05
4.
186 Stefan Ptaszek,
Laurier
1990-94
5.
185 Chris Evraire,
Ottawa
1994-98
T6.
178 Gary Ross, Mount
Allison
2006-
T6.
178 Arjei Franklin,
Windsor
2001-05
T8.
173 James MacLean,
Queen’s
1998-01
T8.
173 Chad Goldie,
Regina
2004-08
10.
168 Grant Davy,
Acadia
1991-95
11.
166 Steve Sarty, Saint
Mary’s
1991-95
12.
164 Scott Valberg,
Queen’s
2004-09
13.
163 Bill McIntyre,
StFX
1983-87
14.
162 Brad Coutts
UBC
1996-00
15.
158 Julian Feoli-Gudino,
Laval 2007-
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.
2917 Scott Valberg,
Queen’s
2004-09
7.
2913 Arjei Franklin,
Windsor
2001-05
8.
2869 Vaughan Swart,
McMaster 2001-05
9.
2781 Brad Coutts,
UBC
1996-01
10. 2682 Brad
Smith,
Queen’s
2002 / 2004-06
11. 2655
Brian Fryer,
Alberta
1972-75
12.
2640 Gary Ross, Mount
Allison 2006-
13. 2611 Don
Blair,
Calgary
1992-95
14.
2581 Charles-Antoine Sinotte,
McGill 2006-
Field goals
1.
70 Frank Jagas,
Western 1990-94
2.
68 Jamie Boreham,
UBC-Sask.-Man. 1996
/ 1999 / 2001-03
3.
65 Justin Palardy, Saint
Mary’s
2006-09
4.
63 Shawn McIsaac,
UBC
2004-08
5.
61 Anand Pillai,
McGill
1999-2003
6.
59 Michael Ray,
McMaster
2001-04
7.
57 Rob Maver,
Guelph
2006-09
T8.
56 Aaron Ifield,
Calgary
2006-
T8.
56 Jadran Mlinarevic,
StFX
1982-86
T8.
56 Perri Scarcelli,
Regina 2005-09
11.
55 Dave Osiowy,
Saskatchewan 1974-78
T12.
54 Terry Baker, Mt.
Allison -
Acadia
1982-86
T12.
54 Ara Tchobanian,
Ottawa
2003-07
T12.
54 Kevin Reider,
Windsor
2003-07
T15.
53 Rob Deluca,
McMaster
1985-88
T15.
53 Matt Kellett,
Saskatchewan 1996-98
T15.
53 Warren Kean,
Concordia
2003-06
T18.
52 Arek Bigos,
Waterloo
1993-97
T18.
52 Norm Nasser,
Guelph
1998-02
T20.
51 Christopher Milo,
Laval 2007-
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.
1729 Gary Ross, Mount
Allison 2006-
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