The Canadian Football League (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 + Key Symbol Meaning Player The player who recorded the most rushing yards in the league The total number of rushing yards the player gained Former league record * Current record (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
+ CFL annual rushing yards leaders Season Player Team 1950 637 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1951 933 Edmonton Eskimos 1952 815 Calgary Stampeders 1953 926 Edmonton Eskimos 1954 1,043 Calgary Stampeders 1955 1,250 Edmonton Eskimos 1956 1,437 Edmonton Eskimos 1957 1,679 Edmonton Eskimos 1,722 Edmonton Eskimos 1,340 Edmonton Eskimos 1,407 Ottawa Rough Riders 1,794 Calgary Stampeders 1,520 Montreal Alouettes 1,343 Calgary Stampeders 1,629 Calgary Stampeders 1,768 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,409 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,471 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,222 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,353 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,135 Calgary Stampeders 1,237 BC Lions 1,527 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,455 Edmonton Eskimos 1,447 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,896 Calgary Stampeders 1,277 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,581 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1,306 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,678 Montreal Alouettes 1,263 Calgary Stampeders 1,107 Calgary Stampeders 1,141 Ottawa Rough Riders 1,431 Ottawa Rough Riders 1,733 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,323 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,153 Calgary Stampeders 1,471 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,075 Ottawa Rough Riders 1,503 Edmonton Eskimos 1,341 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,769 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,153 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 925 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,972 Baltimore CFLers 1,791 Baltimore Stallions 1,403 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,775 Montreal Alouettes 2,065* Montreal Alouettes 1,656 Montreal Alouettes 1,778 Montreal Alouettes 1,484 Toronto Argonauts 1,448 Edmonton Eskimos 1,554 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,628 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1,624 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,609 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,510 BC Lions 1,310 Calgary Stampeders 1,504 Calgary Stampeders 1,396 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,381 Montreal Alouettes 1,457 Calgary Stampeders 1,813 Calgary Stampeders 1,082 Calgary Stampeders 1,059 Montreal Alouettes 1,198 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1,035 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,390 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,380 Winnipeg Blue Bombers colspan="3" 1,176 Montreal Alouettes 1,088 Calgary Stampeders 1,534 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,353 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1,409 Calgary Stampeders
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Rushing touchdowns + Key Symbol Meaning Player The player who scored the most rushing touchdowns in the league The total number of rushing touchdowns the player scored Former league record * Current record (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
+ CFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders Season Player Team 1950 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1951 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1952 8 Edmonton Eskimos 1953 8 Edmonton Eskimos 1954 10 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 1955 17 Montreal Alouettes 1956 17 Montreal Alouettes 1957 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 Edmonton Eskimos 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 15 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 Edmonton Eskimos 11 Montreal Alouettes 13 Calgary Stampeders 11 BC Lions 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 Ottawa Rough Riders BC Lions 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Edmonton Eskimos 11 Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 Ottawa Rough Riders 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 13 Calgary Stampeders 11 Montreal Alouettes 10 Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Stampeders 18 Edmonton Eskimos 13 Ottawa Rough Riders 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Toronto Argonauts 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 Edmonton Eskimos BC Lions 13 BC Lions 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Calgary Stampeders 14 Calgary Stampeders 17 BC Lions 11 Toronto Argonauts 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19* Montreal Alouettes 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 BC Lions 13 Edmonton Eskimos 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 BC Lions 14 Montreal Alouettes 18 BC Lions 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 Montreal Alouettes 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 11 Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 Calgary Stampeders 9 Ottawa Redblacks 11 Calgary Stampeders 12 Edmonton Eskimos 14 Toronto Argonauts 12 Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Blue Bombers colspan="3" 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 Ottawa Redblacks 9 Ottawa Redblacks Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 BC Lions Ottawa Redblacks Calgary Stampeders
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See also List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders List of Canadian Football League annual receiving leaders
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