1976 Calgary Stampeders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-12-2 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Tiller (2-3-1)
Coach: Bob Baker (0-9-1)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1976 Calgary Stampeders Roster
1976 Calgary Stampeders Results

The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses and 2 ties for 6 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Stampeders racked up 316 points, but the leaky defense allowed 442, most in the circuit. John Hufnagel threw for 1,327 yards, and Joe Pisarcik played quarterback, too. Tom Forzani grabbed 57 receptions for 901 yards. Rick Galbos and Willie Burden provided receiving help as well.

Willie Burden carried the ball for a team-high 962 yards for Calgary.

Mike Logan and Vern Roberson each seized 3 opponent throws.

Joe Tiller and Bob Baker coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John Hufnagel	156	86	55.1	1327	8.5	13	8.3	9	5.8	78	87.2
Joe Pisarcik	163	96	58.9	1128	6.9	2	1.2	9	5.5	36	61.1
Tom Sherman	116	59	50.9	596	5.1	3	2.6	4	3.4	58	60.1
Dave Williams	20	7	35.0	119	6.0	1	5.0	1	5.0	28	51.9
Tom Forzani	1	1	100.0	45	45.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	45	118.8
Larry Cates	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	457	249	54.5	3215	7.0	19	4.2	23	5.0	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Burden	181	962	5.3	35	7
Larry Cates	81	458	5.7	38	3
Rick Galbos	57	264	4.6	14	0
Bill Ziegler	16	67	4.2	20	0
Joe Pisarcik	22	56	2.5	11	1
John Hufnagel	17	47	2.8	15	0
Tom Sherman	7	38	5.4	14	0
Willie Armstead	1	21	21.0	21	0
Rudy Linterman	3	12	4.0	7	0
Dave Williams	3	9	3.0	9	0
J.J. Jones	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Bob Viccars	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	390	1929	4.9	38	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Forzani	57	901	15.8	56	9
Rick Galbos	47	445	9.5	38	3
Willie Burden	43	363	8.4	51	2
Rudy Linterman	37	574	15.5	45	2
Larry Cates	18	141	7.8	15	0
Bob Viccars	15	250	16.7	78	1
Henry Sovio	11	151	13.7	22	0
Willie Armstead	6	172	28.7	78	2
Larry Giles	5	103	20.6	58	0
Dick Wesolowski	5	78	15.6	32	0
Bill Ziegler	5	37	7.4	14	0
Totals	249	3215	12.9	78	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Cyril McFall	26	26	100.0	46	29	63.0	7	62	3356	54.1	78	2	122
Rudy Linterman	0	0		0	0		0	10	565	56.5	75	0	0
Totals	26	26	100.0	46	29	63.0	7	72	3921	54.5	78	2	122

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Cyril McFall	89	3687	41.4	65	2
Bill Palmer	46	1904	41.4	63	0
Totals	135	5591	41.4	65	2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis Meyer	65	639	9.8	61
Larry Cates	42	489	11.6	53
Totals	107	1131	10.6	61

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Cates	32	901	28.2	73
Dennis Meyer	17	452	26.6	48
Bill Ziegler	6	179	29.8	38
Rick Galbos	9	162	18.0	31
Al Burleson	7	150	21.4	46
Vern Roberson	3	77	25.7	34
Rudy Linterman	3	72	24.0	29
John Dilworth	4	69	17.2	25
Bill Palmer	2	46	23.0	24
Ollie Bakken	4	34	8.5	14
Willie Armstead	1	21	21.0	21
Totals	88	2163	24.6	73

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vern Roberson	3	51	17.0	29
Mike Logan	3	38	12.7	26
Ollie Bakken	2	31	15.5	20
Rudy McClinon	2	29	14.5	15
Larry Cates	1	35	35.0	35
Dennis Meyer	1	5	5.0	5
Melvin Wilson	1	3	3.0	3
Bob Hornes	1	3	3.0	3
Bill Palmer	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	15	195	13.0	35

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dennis Meyer				4	2	0
Bob Hornes				3	0	0
Larry Tittley				2	0	0
Bob Martin				1	35	1
Evan Jolitz				1	-2	0
Tom Higgins				1	0	0
Vern Roberson				1	0	0
Wayne Cuncic				1	0	0
Larry Cates				1	15	0
Bob Viccars				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	50	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Cyril McFall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	26	11			124
Tom Forzani	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		56
Willie Burden	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Larry Cates	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20
Rick Galbos	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Rudy Linterman	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Willie Armstead	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bob Viccars	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Pisarcik	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
John Hufnagel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Totals	11	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	29	26	11	3	0	316