1975 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 6-8-2 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (6-8-2)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1975 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Blue Bombers scored 340 points, but the leaky defense surrendered 383. Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 665 yards for Winnipeg, and Steve Beaird also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dieter Brock tossed for 1,911 yards, and Chuck Ealey took a significant amount of snaps, too. Bob LaRose led pass catchers, catching 29 balls for 587 yards, while Brian Jack, Jim Washington and Mark McDonald each contributed to the receiving game as well.
Brian Herosian intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Bud Riley coached the team. The 1975 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Brock | 244 | 116 | 47.5 | 1911 | 7.8 | 11 | 4.5 | 9 | 3.7 | 55 | 74.0 |
| Chuck Ealey | 128 | 67 | 52.3 | 1028 | 8.0 | 6 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.1 | 72 | 81.8 |
| Steve Beaird | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 373 | 183 | 49.1 | 2939 | 7.9 | 17 | 4.6 | 14 | 3.8 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Washington | 125 | 665 | 5.3 | 30 | 3 |
| Steve Beaird | 123 | 533 | 4.3 | 59 | 8 |
| Chuck Ealey | 68 | 434 | 6.4 | 31 | 1 |
| Richard Crump | 101 | 425 | 4.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Dieter Brock | 36 | 173 | 4.8 | 31 | 2 |
| Tom Scott | 34 | 160 | 4.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Tom Walker | 29 | 109 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Bernie Ruoff | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Ribbins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 521 | 2539 | 4.9 | 59 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob LaRose | 29 | 587 | 20.2 | 44 | 4 |
| Mark McDonald | 28 | 577 | 20.6 | 72 | 2 |
| Jim Washington | 24 | 222 | 9.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Brian Jack | 22 | 348 | 15.8 | 53 | 1 |
| Tom Scott | 16 | 303 | 18.9 | 43 | 4 |
| Steve Beaird | 16 | 254 | 15.9 | 59 | 2 |
| Richard Crump | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Tom Walker | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 47 | 1 |
| Pete Ribbins | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Totals | 183 | 2939 | 16.1 | 72 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Ruoff | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 6 | 58 | 3107 | 53.6 | 90 | 0 | 94 |
| Bob Macoritti | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 13 | 657 | 50.5 | 75 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 28 | 27 | 96.4 | 48 | 26 | 54.2 | 6 | 71 | 3764 | 53.0 | 90 | 0 | 111 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Ruoff | 94 | 4138 | 44.0 | 73 | 3 |
| Bob Macoritti | 29 | 1278 | 44.1 | 72 | 3 |
| Totals | 123 | 5416 | 44.0 | 73 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beaird | 24 | 226 | 9.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Don Bowman | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 22 | 148 | 6.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 37 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Herosian | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 117 | 901 | 7.7 | 37 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 17 | 443 | 26.1 | 60 | 0 |
| Steve Beaird | 14 | 406 | 29.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 7 | 214 | 30.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Mark McDonald | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Southwick | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 1507 | 21.2 | 66 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Herosian | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Brenner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Daniels | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 81 | 1 |
| Ray Odums | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70 | 1 |
| Harry Walters | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Bowman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 251 | 16.7 | 81 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Walters | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Southwick | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Duke | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gord Paterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Odums | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Heighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bernie Ruoff | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 97 | |||||||||
| Steve Beaird | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| Tom Scott | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Bob LaRose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||
| Jim Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Bob Macoritti | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Richard Crump | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Mark McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dieter Brock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Brian Jack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Odums | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gord Paterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Pete Ribbins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Chuck Ealey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jim Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tom Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 339 |
