24 Facts About Tommy Denison

Tommy Denison was born on October 7,1978 and is a former quarterback in Canadian Interuniversity Sport and a football coach.

Tommy Denison is currently an analyst for the Edmonton Elks of the CFL, a role he has held since 2023.

Tommy Denison played professionally for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Tommy Denison played for the Niagara Colts of the GLFL and set numerous records including an 836-yard passing performance against the Brantford Bisons that was recognized in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd.

Tommy Denison threw for 6,700 yards and 68 touchdowns in the 1998 season.

Tommy Denison first attended Graceland College in 1998 where he was a member of the Graceland Yellowjackets.

Tommy Denison then transferred to the Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1999, where he won the starting quarterback job midway through his redshirt freshman season.

In 2002, Tommy Denison set new standards for quarterback play and aerial offense.

Tommy Denison became the first CIS football quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a single season.

Tommy Denison's 3,001 passing yards surpassed the old record set by Greg Vavra of the Calgary Dinos in 1983.

Tommy Denison recorded the most yards passing in a single OUA game on November 2,2002 against the Western Mustangs in the OUA semifinal with 561 yards, which remains a U Sports playoff record as of 2019.

Tommy Denison took the team to the Yates Cup where the Golden Gaels lost to the McMaster Marauders.

Tommy Denison continued his dominant play in 2003 as he completed 203 of his 313 passing attempts for 2,907 yards with a then-OUA-record 24 passing touchdowns.

Nonetheless, based on another outstanding season, Tommy Denison was awarded his second consecutive Hec Crighton MVP award, becoming the second CIS quarterback to ever win the award more than once.

Tommy Denison finished his three-year CIS career with 7,592 passing yards, which was eighth all-time in CIS history, despite all seven players ahead of him having played five seasons.

Tommy Denison was the central figure in the revival of Queen's football program, helping to return a once proud program to the national scene.

Since he began his collegiate career in 1998, Tommy Denison was eligible four year later for the 2002 CFL Draft, prior to his back-to-back Hec Crighton Trophy wins.

Tommy Denison attended training camp with the Blue Bombers in 2004 and played in the first pre-season game against the Calgary Stampeders where he had four completions on six pass attempts for 46 yards.

Tommy Denison dressed in one regular season game with the team in 2004 but spent the remainder of his term with the team on the practice roster.

Tommy Denison was eventually released by the Stampeders and signed with the Toronto Argonauts, but did not play in a game and was released.

Tommy Denison was a member of the Albany Conquest in their 2005 season.

Tommy Denison played for the Toronto Titans of the Northern Football Conference from 2011 to 2012, and did not play in 2013.

Tommy Denison then moved back to Ontario where he joined the Toronto Varsity Blues as the team's offensive coordinator for the 2019 season.

Tommy Denison was hired as an analyst by the Elks, a title he has held since 2023.