Damon Allen
Damon L. Allen
Born: July 29, 1963
San Diego, CA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: California State - Fullerton
High School: Abraham Lincoln (San Diego, CA)
Career: 1985-2007
Damon Allen played from 1985 to 2007 during his career with the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs, Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. Allen threw for 72,381 yards in his career, completing 5,158 of 9,138 passes with 394 touchdowns and 278 interceptions. He also ran for 11,920 yards in 1,766 attempts with 93 rushing touchdowns.
 Ottawa Rough Riders |
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
 Edmonton Eskimos |
 Memphis Mad Dogs |
 BC Lions |
 Toronto Argonauts |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 661 | 6.7 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 54 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 87 | 49 | 56.3 | 878 | 10.1 | 8 | 9.2 | 3 | 3.4 | 75 | 107.4 |
| 1987 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 287 | 150 | 52.3 | 2670 | 9.3 | 17 | 5.9 | 13 | 4.5 | 97 | 85.3 |
| 1988 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 218 | 94 | 43.1 | 1309 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.8 | 12 | 5.5 | 44 | 46.2 |
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 434 | 209 | 48.2 | 3093 | 7.1 | 17 | 3.9 | 16 | 3.7 | 78 | 69.6 |
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 528 | 276 | 52.3 | 3883 | 7.4 | 34 | 6.4 | 23 | 4.4 | 74 | 79.6 |
| 1991 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 546 | 282 | 51.6 | 4275 | 7.8 | 24 | 4.4 | 31 | 5.7 | 70 | 68.7 |
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 523 | 266 | 50.9 | 3858 | 7.4 | 19 | 3.6 | 14 | 2.7 | 82 | 76.2 |
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 400 | 214 | 53.5 | 3394 | 8.5 | 25 | 6.2 | 10 | 2.5 | 102 | 92.4 |
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 493 | 254 | 51.5 | 3554 | 7.2 | 19 | 3.9 | 15 | 3.0 | 83 | 75.2 |
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 390 | 228 | 58.5 | 3211 | 8.2 | 11 | 2.8 | 13 | 3.3 | 73 | 80.6 |
| 1996 | CFL BC Lions | 368 | 219 | 59.5 | 2772 | 7.5 | 13 | 3.5 | 10 | 2.7 | 64 | 83.5 |
| 1997 | CFL BC Lions | 583 | 378 | 64.8 | 4653 | 8.0 | 21 | 3.6 | 11 | 1.9 | 73 | 93.5 |
| 1998 | CFL BC Lions | 479 | 282 | 58.9 | 3519 | 7.3 | 16 | 3.3 | 16 | 3.3 | 85 | 79.0 |
| 1999 | CFL BC Lions | 521 | 315 | 60.5 | 4219 | 8.1 | 22 | 4.2 | 13 | 2.5 | 78 | 89.9 |
| 2000 | CFL BC Lions | 525 | 324 | 61.7 | 4840 | 9.2 | 24 | 4.6 | 11 | 2.1 | 67 | 98.4 |
| 2001 | CFL BC Lions | 471 | 251 | 53.3 | 3631 | 7.7 | 18 | 3.8 | 14 | 3.0 | 78 | 79.0 |
| 2002 | CFL BC Lions | 474 | 268 | 56.5 | 3987 | 8.4 | 22 | 4.6 | 10 | 2.1 | 109 | 90.9 |
| 2003 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 450 | 267 | 59.3 | 3395 | 7.5 | 17 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.2 | 102 | 86.3 |
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 312 | 189 | 60.6 | 2438 | 7.8 | 12 | 3.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 63 | 92.6 |
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 549 | 352 | 64.1 | 5082 | 9.3 | 33 | 6.0 | 15 | 2.7 | 90 | 102.7 |
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 335 | 198 | 59.1 | 2567 | 7.7 | 12 | 3.6 | 11 | 3.3 | 83 | 81.5 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 67 | 45 | 67.2 | 492 | 7.3 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 103.6 |
| Totals | 9138 | 5158 | 56.4 | 72381 | 7.9 | 394 | 4.3 | 278 | 3.0 | 109 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 36 | 190 | 5.3 | 18 | 5 |
| 1986 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 31 | 245 | 7.9 | 39 | 6 |
| 1987 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 66 | 562 | 8.5 | 40 | 6 |
| 1988 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 33 | 130 | 3.9 | 13 | 1 |
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 75 | 532 | 7.1 | 51 | 1 |
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 124 | 776 | 6.3 | 41 | 7 |
| 1991 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 129 | 1036 | 8.0 | 42 | 8 |
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 111 | 850 | 7.7 | 37 | 7 |
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 120 | 920 | 7.7 | 43 | 6 |
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 120 | 707 | 5.9 | 43 | 7 |
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 63 | 427 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | CFL BC Lions | 52 | 400 | 7.7 | 31 | 2 |
| 1997 | CFL BC Lions | 111 | 837 | 7.5 | 28 | 8 |
| 1998 | CFL BC Lions | 115 | 782 | 6.8 | 29 | 2 |
| 1999 | CFL BC Lions | 136 | 785 | 5.8 | 30 | 8 |
| 2000 | CFL BC Lions | 58 | 284 | 4.9 | 34 | 2 |
| 2001 | CFL BC Lions | 86 | 580 | 6.7 | 45 | 2 |
| 2002 | CFL BC Lions | 70 | 479 | 6.8 | 22 | 4 |
| 2003 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 76 | 507 | 6.7 | 26 | 4 |
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 40 | 212 | 5.3 | 32 | 3 |
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 85 | 467 | 5.5 | 26 | 4 |
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 25 | 197 | 7.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 2007 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 1766 | 11920 | 6.7 | 51 | 93 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1991 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2003 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2006 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1986 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1987 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1988 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1990 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1991 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1996 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1997 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1998 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1999 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | ||||||||
| 2000 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2001 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2002 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 2003 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 2004 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2005 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Totals | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 568 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 2 |
| 1986 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 1 |
| 1987 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 6 |
| 1988 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 7 |
| 1989 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 12 |
| 1990 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 17 | 17 |
| 1991 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 18 |
| 1992 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 18 |
| 1993 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 16 |
| 1994 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 17 |
| 1995 | CFL | Memphis Mad Dogs | 18 | 14 |
| 1996 | CFL | BC Lions | 14 | 13 |
| 1997 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 18 |
| 1998 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 18 |
| 1999 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 18 |
| 2000 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 18 |
| 2001 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 15 |
| 2004 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 9 |
| 2005 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 17 |
| 2006 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 2 |
Awards
1987 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Offence
1993 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
2004 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
2005 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1991 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1999 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1999 - CFL CFL West All-Star
2005 - CFL CFL All-CFL
2005 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
