# CFL record: Diontae Spencer gets 496 all-purpose yards in one game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 2, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459 "2017-11-02T02:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/1 "2017-11-02T02:22:12Z")
Spenser got 496 all-purpose yards for the Ottawa RedBlacks, who beat the Hamilton Ti-Cats 41-36 to clinch the Eastern Division first place. Broke the league record of 474 yards from 2000. > **[Spencer Sets CFL Record for Total Yards in a game - CFL.ca](https://www.cfl.ca/2017/10/27/spencer-sets-cfl-record-total-yards-game/)** > > REDBLACKS SB Diontae Spencer set a new CFL record for total yards in a game Friday night against the Tiger-Cats. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/2 "2017-11-02T03:29:21Z")
Holy mackerel. It sounds like a fair amount of those were on kick returns? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/3 "2017-11-02T18:35:23Z")
Wow was the East bad this year. No team will finish over .500, and every team might finish below .500. It would be embarrassing if they didn’t have the cross-over. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/4 "2017-11-02T18:47:48Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Holy mackerel. It sounds like a fair amount of those were on kick returns? Looking up [the box score](https://www.cfl.ca/games/2444/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#boxscore) on CFL.ca: - 9 pass receptions for 133 yards - 7 punt returns for 169 yards - 6 kickoff returns for 165 yards - 1 missed field goal return for 29 yards Interestingly, though he accounted for nearly 500 yards, he did not score a touchdown. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/5 "2017-11-02T20:02:33Z")
Pshh I did that, like, last week. But you don’t see the papers talking to ME about it… ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/6 "2017-11-03T02:27:27Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Pshh I did that, like, last week. But you don’t see the papers talking to ME about it… Wanna see my Madden receiver’s numbers? Grats to Spencer, that’s insane. Hope he got to sit down after all was said and done, and rest those legs. Remember that moving forward 10 yards can easily require running 30 or more, especially on punt returns where you rarely get the chance to run straight to daylight. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/8 "2017-11-11T16:01:50Z")
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the record is in the NFL for total yards in one game? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-record-diontae-spencer-gets-496-all-purpose-yards-in-one-game/800459/9 "2017-11-11T18:29:06Z")
By this list it is 404. Glyn Milburn in 1995. > **[NFL All-Purpose Yards Single Game Leaders (since 2008) |...](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_single_game.htm)** > > 1. Glyn Milburn (404), 2. Billy Cannon (373), 3. Adrian Peterson (361), 4. Michael Lewis (356), 5. Tyrone Hughes (347), 133 kickoff returns, 95 punt returns, 131 rushing, 45 receiving.