1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-4 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jim Trimble (10-4)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Hamilton stumbled, scoring only 250 points, while the solid defense gave up 189. Gerry McDougall carried the ball for a team-high 1,053 yards for the Tiger-Cats, while Cookie Gilchrist additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Bernie Faloney threw for 1,759 yards. Paul Dekker led the receiving corps, grabbing 31 receptions for 478 yards.

Ralph Goldston intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Jim Trimble coached the team. The 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bernie Faloney	262	112	42.7	1759	6.7	6	2.3	16	6.1	70	47.9
Tony Curcillo	14	4	28.6	84	6.0	0	0.0	3	21.4	37	12.5
Cam Fraser	1	1	100.0	28	28.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	118.8
Gerry McDougall	1	1	100.0	8	8.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	100.0
Cookie Gilchrist	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	279	118	42.3	1879	6.7	6	2.2	20	7.2	70

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry McDougall	177	1053	5.9	44	8
Cookie Gilchrist	204	958	4.7	57	7
Ralph Goldston	76	341	4.5	17	0
Bernie Faloney	61	295	4.8	23	2
Eddie Macon	19	114	6.0	19	0
Steve Oneschuk	22	102	4.6	17	1
Billy Graham	5	39	7.8	19	0
Tony Curcillo	3	13	4.3	7	0
Johnny Fedosoff	6	13	2.2	5	0
Ray Truant	1	8	8.0	8	0
Tommy Grant	3	2	0.7	3	0
Hal Waggoner	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Totals	579	2937	5.1	57	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Dekker	31	478	15.4	30	2
Tommy Grant	16	332	20.8	70	1
Gerry McDougall	12	131	10.9	29	0
Bibbles Bawel	11	129	11.7	26	0
Harry Lampman	9	132	14.7	20	0
Ralph Goldston	9	122	13.6	38	0
Cookie Gilchrist	8	82	10.2	19	0
Eddie Macon	7	190	27.1	55	1
Ron Howell	4	97	24.2	37	0
Hal Waggoner	4	87	21.8	36	0
Billy Graham	3	60	20.0	28	1
Jim Hinesly	2	28	14.0	19	1
Steve Oneschuk	2	4	2.0	7	0
Art Darch	0	7		7	0
Totals	118	1879	15.9	70	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Steve Oneschuk	28	23	82.1	17	9	52.9	5	0	0	0	0	55
Gerry McDougall	0	0		0	0		0				2	2
Billy Graham	2	0	0.0	0	0		0				0	0
Cookie Gilchrist	0	0		1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	23	76.7	18	9	50.0	5	0	0	0	2	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Cam Fraser	157	7222	46.0	73	13
Bernie Faloney	3	132	44.0	46	0
Totals	160	7354	46.0	73	13

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Howell	65	391	6.0	83	1
Johnny Fedosoff	50	211	4.2	11	0
Billy Graham	31	136	4.4	15	0
Eddie Macon	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	147	748	5.1	83	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Grant	7	206	29.4	66
Eddie Macon	7	147	21.0	39
Bibbles Bawel	5	135	27.0	51
Cookie Gilchrist	7	104	14.9	18
Billy Graham	4	79	19.8	25
Gerry McDougall	4	72	18.0	25
Ralph Goldston	3	61	20.3	33
Ron Howell	2	20	10.0	10
Chet Miksza	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	40	838	21.0	66

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ralph Goldston	7	46	6.6	29	0
Eddie Macon	5	164	32.8	60	1
Cookie Gilchrist	3	65	21.7	55	1
Harry Lampman	3	26	8.7	14	0
Tony Curcillo	3	19	6.3	10	0
Steve Oneschuk	2	24	12.0	10	0
Bibbles Bawel	2	23	11.5	15	1
Hal Waggoner	1	11	11.0	11	0
John Barrow	1	10	10.0	10	0
Pete Neumann	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	28	397	14.2	60	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jim Hughes				N/A		1
Cookie Gilchrist				N/A		1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve Oneschuk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	23	5			61
Cookie Gilchrist	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			54
Gerry McDougall	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2			50
Cam Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13			13
Eddie Macon	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			12
Paul Dekker	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bernie Faloney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bibbles Bawel	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Billy Graham	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ron Howell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tommy Grant	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Hinesly	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	18	6	1	0	0	3	2	0	9	23	20	0	0	250