1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-15 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Gilstrap (0-2)
Coach: John Payne (3-13)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 15 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.

Ottawa managed just 353 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 524. David Archer directed the offense, slinging for 3,977 yards. Joseph Rogers led all receivers, grabbing 79 receptions for 1,253 yards. Bob Gordon was targeted regularly, too.

Dave Dinnall carried the ball for a team-high 404 yards for the Rough Riders.

Tommy Henry picked off 5 opponent throws. Jeff Cummins sacked opposing passers 8 times.

Jim Gilstrap and John Payne coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
David Archer	523	292	55.8	3977	7.6	23	4.4	17	3.3	90	81.4
Steve Taylor	132	70	53.0	977	7.4	3	2.3	13	9.8	55	45.1
Wayne Lammle	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	657	362	55.1	4954	7.5	26	4.0	30	4.6	90

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Dinnall	49	404	8.2	69	4
Profail Grier	53	255	4.8	38	1
Steve Taylor	25	196	7.8	24	2
David Archer	38	143	3.8	14	0
Troy Mills	39	139	3.6	19	1
Andre Bolduc	32	121	3.8	15	0
Reggie Barnes	26	96	3.7	13	0
Shawn Daniels	18	37	2.1	6	0
Lee Knight	10	33	3.3	10	1
Wayne Lammle	1	20	20.0	20	0
Sean Reade	3	11	3.7	10	0
Al Shipman	3	10	3.3	6	0
Jermaine Chaney	4	10	2.5	6	0
Willie Hinchcliff	1	-10	-10.0	0	0
Totals	302	1465	4.9	69	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joseph Rogers	79	1253	15.9	90	8
Bob Gordon	70	1049	15.0	55	8
Andre Bolduc	32	287	9.0	24	1
Billy Hess	22	327	14.9	35	1
Troy Mills	20	258	12.9	40	0
Willie Hinchcliff	17	368	21.6	46	1
James Ellingson	16	208	13.0	35	1
Reggie Barnes	16	101	6.3	15	0
Wayne Walker	13	240	18.5	49	3
Shawn Daniels	11	75	6.8	12	0
Lee Knight	10	182	18.2	46	2
Kelvin Means	7	120	17.1	43	0
Travis Anderson	7	73	10.4	38	0
Profail Grier	7	57	8.1	23	1
Jermaine Chaney	7	39	5.6	14	0
Dave Dinnall	6	89	14.8	42	0
Steve Clay	6	64	10.7	21	0
Eddie Britton	6	36	6.0	14	0
Johnson Joseph	4	48	12.0	17	0
Joe Kralik	3	33	11.0	19	0
Kerry Brown	2	14	7.0	7	0
Al Shipman	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	362	4927	13.6	90	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Wayne Lammle	35	35	100.0	31	18	58.1	11	68	3872	56.9	95	1	101
Totals	35	35	100.0	31	18	58.1	11	68	3872	56.9	95	1	101

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Wayne Lammle	154	6484	42.1	89	6
Totals	154	6484	42.1	89	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kenny Wilhite	70	718	10.3	60
Bob Gordon	15	55	3.7	12
Steve Clay	7	29	4.1	12
Tommy Henry	1	12	12.0	12
Dave Dinnall	1	11	11.0	11
Eddie Britton	4	9	2.2	5
James Ellingson	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	99	839	8.5	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kenny Wilhite	57	1167	20.5	55
Tommy Henry	4	79	19.8	38
Bob Gordon	4	67	16.8	25
Joseph Rogers	2	59	29.5	36
Profail Grier	6	53	8.8	17
Dave Dinnall	2	46	23.0	28
Jeff Cummins	3	46	15.3	21
Kelvin Means	2	30	15.0	20
Steve Clay	1	24	24.0	24
Travis Anderson	1	10	10.0	10
Swift Burch	2	8	4.0	8
Nick Richards	1	6	6.0	6
Jermaine Younger	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	86	1624	18.9	55

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kenny Wilhite	10	360	36.0	117	1
Lee Knight	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	11	360	32.7	117	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Henry	5	105	21.0	54	1
Joe Mero	4	26	6.5	13	0
Kenny Wilhite	3	119	39.7	75	0
Leonard Humphries	3	73	24.3	39	1
Jayson Dzikowicz	2	20	10.0	11	0
Lubo Zizakovic	1	4	4.0	4	0
Sammie Brennan	1	3	3.0	3	0
Lamar McGriggs	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	20	355	17.8	75	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Jeff Cummins	8.0	62.0	7.8
Swift Burch	6.0	44.0	7.3
Lubo Zizakovic	4.0	30.0	7.5
Obie Spanic	4.0	29.0	7.2
Ray Bernard	3.0	13.0	4.3
Stacy Evans	2.0	14.0	7.0
DeWayne Knight	2.0	5.0	2.5
Jermaine Younger	2.0	4.0	2.0
Lamar McGriggs	1.0	9.0	9.0
Totals	32.0	210	6.6

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Lee Knight	78	68	10
Leonard Humphries	70	62	8
Lamar McGriggs	61	55	6
Jayson Dzikowicz	60	52	8			1	0	0
Jeff Cummins	48	43	5			3	0	0
Tommy Henry	48	42	6
Joe Mero	46	40	6
Swift Burch	45	45	0
Kenny Wilhite	43	43	0			1	0	0
Ray Bernard	41	30	11			1	0	0
Frank West	35	20	15			2	13	1
Obie Spanic	34	28	6			1	2	0
Sammie Brennan	31	10	21
Lubo Zizakovic	22	22	0
Melvin Aldridge	21	21	0
Stacy Evans	21	20	1			1	13	0
Loyd Lewis	17	17	0
Michael Hendricks	17	0	17
Sam Hairston	13	13	0
Chris Tsangaris	13	10	3
Andre Bolduc	12	1	11
Eric Geter	11	10	1
Wayne Lammle	9	0	9
Nick Richards	8	1	7
Leuea Tagoai	6	6	0
Mike Gillock	6	6	0
Joseph Rogers	4	4	0
James Monroe	4	4	0
Profail Grier	4	2	2
Troy Mills	4	1	3
Dave Harper	3	3	0
Shawn Daniels	3	1	2
Richard Saenz	3	0	3
Travis Anderson	3	0	3
Chris Burns	2	2	0
Uzooma Okeke	2	2	0
Willie Hinchcliff	2	1	1
Steve Taylor	2	1	1
Orlondo Steinauer	2	0	2
Sean Reade	2	0	2
Reggie Barnes	1	1	0
Dallas Rysavy	1	1	0
David Archer	1	1	0
Wayne Walker	1	1	0
James Ellingson	1	1	0
Billy Hess	1	1	0
Chuck Esty	1	1	0
Eddie Britton	1	1	0
Delaun Fowler	1	1	0
Johnson Joseph	1	1	0
Chris Flynn	1	0	1
Carlo Disipio	1	0	1
Jermaine Younger						1	21	1
DeWayne Knight						1	1	0
Totals	868	696	172	0	0	12	50	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Wayne Lammle	0								18	35	18			107
Joseph Rogers		8		0					0	0	0			48
Bob Gordon		8	0	0					0	0	0			48
Dave Dinnall	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
Wayne Walker		3							0	0	0			18
Lee Knight	1	2			0				0	0	0			18
Profail Grier	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Steve Taylor	2								0	0	0			12
Andre Bolduc	0	1							0	0	0	1		8
Willie Hinchcliff	0	1							0	0	0			6
James Ellingson		1	0						0	0	0			6
Billy Hess		1							0	0	0			6
Jermaine Younger				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Troy Mills	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Kenny Wilhite			0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0			0
Frank West							1		0	0	0			6
Leonard Humphries						1			0	0	0			6
Tommy Henry			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	9	26	0	0	1	2	2	0	18	35	18	1	0	343