1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-4 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Carl Voyles (8-4)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats RosterTeam Record: 8-4 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Carl Voyles (8-4)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Tiger-Cats scored 271 points, while the solid defense surrendered 193. Lou Kusserow carried the ball for a team-high 743 yards for Hamilton, while Hal Waggoner and Bucky McElroy also contributed to the rushing attack.
Norbert Wirkowski threw for 1,329 yards. Ray Truant led pass catchers, grabbing 19 receptions for 332 yards.
Gerry Sazio picked off 5 opponent throws.
Carl Voyles coached the team. The 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Norbert Wirkowski | 188 | 89 | 47.3 | 1329 | 7.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.8 | 47 | 61.7 | Carl Garrigus | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 308 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.1 | 53 | 54.8 | Lou Kusserow | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 226 | 113 | 50.0 | 1652 | 7.3 | 6 | 2.7 | 12 | 5.3 | 53 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lou Kusserow | 127 | 743 | 5.9 | 68 | 7 | Bucky McElroy | 121 | 632 | 5.2 | 37 | 6 | Hal Waggoner | 110 | 617 | 5.6 | 42 | 6 | Johnny Fedosoff | 44 | 241 | 5.5 | 81 | 4 | Steve Oneschuk | 41 | 233 | 5.7 | 30 | 2 | Carl Garrigus | 35 | 226 | 6.5 | 38 | 2 | Ron Howell | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 50 | 1 | Ray Truant | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | Jim Kincaid | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | Norbert Wirkowski | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 508 | 2871 | 5.7 | 81 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ray Truant | 19 | 332 | 17.5 | 47 | 0 | Ray Ramsey | 18 | 194 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 | Lou Kusserow | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 27 | 1 | Hal Waggoner | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 25 | 0 | Frank McDonald | 12 | 202 | 16.8 | 53 | 2 | Bucky McElroy | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 | Ron Howell | 6 | 162 | 27.0 | 41 | 2 | Paul Bischoff | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 20 | 1 | Johnny Fedosoff | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 38 | 0 | Steve Oneschuk | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 | Jack Logan | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 | Ralph Toohy | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | Jim Kincaid | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Cam Fraser | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 113 | 1652 | 14.6 | 53 | 6 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. | Steve Oneschuk | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 1 | 13 | Jack Logan | 22 | 21 | 95.5 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 30 | Ray Truant | 17 | 15 | 88.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 36 | 92.3 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 1 | 61 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ron Howell | 53 | 580 | 10.9 | 90 | 1 | Johnny Fedosoff | 43 | 501 | 11.7 | 46 | 0 | Paul Bischoff | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Carl Garrigus | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 98 | 1090 | 11.1 | 90 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Hal Waggoner | 18 | 522 | 29.0 | 58 | 0 | Bucky McElroy | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 34 | 0 | Lou Kusserow | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 | Ron Howell | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 | Ralph Toohy | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | Johnny Fedosoff | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | Paul Bischoff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Ray Ramsey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Ray Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 882 | 21.0 | 58 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gerry Sazio | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | Hal Waggoner | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 | Ray Ramsey | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 | Paul Bischoff | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 66 | 0 | Johnny Fedosoff | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 | Ray Truant | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 | Carl Garrigus | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Ed Clemens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Lou Kusserow | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | Tom Louderback | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Frank McDonald | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Frank Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Toohy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Oneschuk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 221 | 7.4 | 66 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Frank McDonald | N/A | 1 | Pete Neumann | N/A | 1 | Gerry Sazio | N/A | 1 | Ralph Toohy | N/A | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Lou Kusserow | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Hal Waggoner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Bucky McElroy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Jack Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 30 | Steve Oneschuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | Ron Howell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Johnny Fedosoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Ray Truant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 18 | Frank McDonald | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Carl Garrigus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Cam Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | Ralph Toohy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Paul Bischoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Pete Neumann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Gerry Sazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
