Mike Saunders
Mike Saunders
Born: October 3, 1969
Milton, WI
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: Iowa
High School: Milton (WI)
Career: 1992-1999
Mike Saunders played from 1992 to 1999 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Texans, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. Saunders ran for 5,780 yards in his career on 1,160 attempts, scoring 39 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 332 passes for 3,908 yards and 33 receiving touchdowns..
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
 San Antonio Texans |
 Montreal Alouettes |
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
 Toronto Argonauts |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 118.8 |
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 135 | 683 | 5.1 | 52 | 4 |
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 234 | 1205 | 5.1 | 49 | 8 |
| 1995 | CFL San Antonio Texans | 206 | 1030 | 5.0 | 45 | 8 |
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 33 | 154 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1996 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 48 | 198 | 4.1 | 20 | 2 |
| 1997 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 131 | 586 | 4.5 | 36 | 5 |
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 160 | 897 | 5.6 | 46 | 5 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 191 | 971 | 5.1 | 34 | 6 |
| Totals | 1160 | 5780 | 5.0 | 52 | 39 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20 | 314 | 15.7 | 91 | 2 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 612 | 10.6 | 43 | 1 |
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 55 | 613 | 11.1 | 32 | 7 |
| 1995 | CFL San Antonio Texans | 47 | 708 | 15.1 | 60 | 8 |
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 50 | 2 |
| 1997 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 27 | 3 |
| 1998 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 59 | 670 | 11.4 | 57 | 6 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 36 | 348 | 9.7 | 35 | 4 |
| Totals | 332 | 3908 | 11.8 | 91 | 33 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24 | 194 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 442 | 7.8 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 267 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17 | 341 | 20.1 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL San Antonio Texans | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 917 | 19.9 | 58 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL San Antonio Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1998 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 3 | 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 |
| 1992 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 1993 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1994 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL San Antonio Texans | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||||
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1996 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1997 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1997 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1998 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | |||||
| Totals | 39 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 438 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | |
| 1993 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17 | |
| 1995 | CFL | San Antonio Texans | 18 | |
| 1996 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 4 | |
| 1996 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 6 |
| 1997 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 | |
| 1997 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17 | 17 |
| 1999 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 |
Honors
1994 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1995 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1995 - CFL CFL South All-Star
