Nathan Rourke made history Friday night.
The B.C. Lions quarterback set a new single-season CFL passing mark by a Canadian, previously held by the legendary Russ Jackson (since 1969), leading the Lions to a 52-23 win over the host Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium.
Rourke tossed for 331 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for three more majors. He surpassed Jackson's single-season Canadian standard of 3,641 passing yards and also moved past Doug Flutie (9,579 yards) for eighth on the all-time B.C. yardage list.
Justin McInnis (2), Zander Horvath and Jeremiah Masoli also had touchdowns for B.C., as the Lions moved back to .500 at 7-7. Sean Whyte added a field goal and seven converts. For Calgary (8-5), Quincy Vaughan and Tevin Jones had touchdowns, with René Parades adding three f