{"id":894469,"date":"2026-09-13T17:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/894469\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:46:11","slug":"horvaths-trio-of-touchdowns-has-b-c-back-closing-in-on-cfl-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/894469\/","title":{"rendered":"Horvath&#8217;s trio of touchdowns has B.C. back closing in on CFL record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Zander Horvath continues barrelling his way toward the CFL single-season touchdown record.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The bruising B.C. Lions running back found the end zone three times in Saturday\u2019s 48-29 triumph over the Montreal Alouettes before an announced crowd of 23,083 at <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" place=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/bc-place-what-to-know-about-this-vancouver-entertainment-and-sports-venue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B.C. Place<\/a>, giving him a league-leading 19 touchdowns on the campaign with five games remaining on the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiving great Milt Stegall holds the CFL season mark with his 23 touchdowns in 2002. The Lions\u2019 team record is 22, set by running back Cory Philpot in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s hat trick for Horvath puts him on pace for 26 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The Lions (7-6) have a bye next week. They host the <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" roughriders=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/leaderpost.com\/category\/sports\/football\/cfl\/saskatchewan-roughriders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saskatchewan Roughriders<\/a> (8-5) on Sept. 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s probably scored too many touchdowns at this point. Let\u2019s give it to somebody else. Give someone else a chance to score,\u201d B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke joked to reporters about Horvath after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, yeah, he\u2019s done a fantastic job answering the bell when we needed him in a lot of different ways and he\u2019s certainly been a huge addition to the offence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Horvath, who\u2019s in his second year with the Lions, has been utilized as B.C.\u2019s short-yardage quarterback this season. All three of his scores Saturday were one-yard runs in that manner.<\/p>\n<p>On the night, he had 52 yards rushing on 19 carries and one catch for 17 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Horvath has 16 rushing touchdowns this season as part of his 723 yards gained along the ground on 141 carries. He has three touchdown catches as part of his 24 receptions for 229 yards.<\/p>\n<p>His touchdown total on the season already has him tied for eight best in CFL history with seven other players, including B.C. running back Larry Key, who scored 19 times in 1981.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Running back Jon Volpe totalled 20 touchdowns for the Lions in 1991 and is in a four-way tie for fourth all-time. Allen Pitts\u2019 21 scores as a Calgary Stampeder receiver in 1994 is the third-best total.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, B.C. combined for 429 yards of net offence and dominated time of possession with a 36:59.<\/p>\n<p>Rourjke was 24-of-33 for 317 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions. Rourke also ran for 77 yards on five carries, highlighted by a 14-yard touchdown run.<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theprovince.com\/sports\/b-c-lions-owner-still-wants-to-buy-b-c-place\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman talks to media during a press conference in Victoria in 2023. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1031-lions-doman-1.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman still wants to buy B.C. Place<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theprovince.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/bc-lions\/bc-lions-this-week-nathan-rourke-room-for-team-to-improve-myself-most-importantly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke loads up to throw a pass during first half of Canadian Football League game against the Alouettes in Montreal last Friday.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0905-spt-alouettes_305005667.jpg\"  class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>B.C. Lions this week: Nathan Rourke says there&#8217;s room to improve, &#8216;myself most importantly&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content Zander Horvath continues barrelling his way toward the CFL single-season touchdown record. The bruising B.C. 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