September 30, 2006

Fourth highest scoring game in CIS history

(CIS) — The UBC Thunderbirds (2-2) outscored the Regina Rams (1-3) 60-48 on Friday night, in what is believed to be the fourth highest scoring game in CIS football history. Below is a list of CIS football games where teams combined for 100 points or more.

125: StFX 105 Dalhousie 20, Oct. 20 1967
111: Ottawa 83 McGill 28, Oct. 12 1974
110: Mount Allison 107 Acadia 3 (1950s, exact date TBD)
108: UBC 60 Regina 48, Sept. 29 2006
106: Laurier 85 Guelph 21, Oct. 22 1977
106: Guelph 53 Western 53, Oct. 22 1988
105: Saint Mary’s 105 Mount Allison 0, Sept. 15 2001
100: Western 56 Toronto 44, Oct. 29 1994
100: Western 55 Acadia 45, Nov. 18 1995 (Atlantic Bowl)

As well, in the losing effort against UBC, Regina quarterback Teale Orban was 34-of-53 for 548 yards and six touchdowns. Here is where his statistics rank on the CIS and Canada West single-game all-time lists.

548 yards: 4th CIS, 2nd Canada West (CIS and CW record: 627, Greg Vavra, Calgary vs Sask, Oct. 7 1983)
6 TD passes: CIS tied 6th, Canada West tied 4th (CIS and CW record: 8, Brent Schneider, Sask vs UBC, Oct. 8 1994)
34 completions: CIS tied 8th, CW tied 3rd (CIS record: 41, Dan Feraday, Toronto vs Windsor, Oct. 17 1981)
53 attempts: CIS tied 12th, CW 5th (CIS record: 74, Kevin McDonald, Laurier vs Waterloo, Nov. 2 1996, playoff game)

Courtesy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport