1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Team Record: 10-4 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Ralph Sazio (10-4)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Defensively, the Tiger-Cats topped the league with just 153 points allowed. Hamilton scored 281 points. Willie Bethea carried the ball for a team-high 598 yards, and Art Baker additionally aided the ground game.
Frank Cosentino threw for 876 yards, and Joe Zuger played quarterback as well. Stan Crisson led pass catchers, grabbing 28 receptions, while Tommy Grant contributed 558 receiving yards.
Billy Wayte picked off 9 opponent throws.
Ralph Sazio coached the team. The 1965 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 | Frank Cosentino | 121 | 51 | 42.1 | 876 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.0 | 12 | 9.9 | 58 | 44.3 | Joe Zuger | 108 | 41 | 38.0 | 669 | 6.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | 6.5 | 91 | 38.7 | Don Sutherin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 230 | 92 | 40.0 | 1545 | 6.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 20 | 8.7 | 91 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Willie Bethea | 117 | 598 | 5.1 | 45 | 4 | Art Baker | 114 | 555 | 4.9 | 90 | 3 | Mel Anthony | 44 | 227 | 5.2 | 35 | 0 | Johnny Counts | 49 | 219 | 4.5 | 23 | 1 | Gerry McDougall | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 | Joe Zuger | 44 | 86 | 2.0 | 22 | 2 | Dave Fleming | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 | Frank Cosentino | 29 | 76 | 2.6 | 18 | 2 | Paul Duda | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | John Cimba | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 | Dick Cohee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Don Sutherin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 453 | 2015 | 4.4 | 90 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Stan Crisson | 28 | 431 | 15.4 | 30 | 1 | Tommy Grant | 23 | 558 | 24.3 | 91 | 5 | Gerry McDougall | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 58 | 0 | Cloyd Webb | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 29 | 1 | Willie Bethea | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 21 | 0 | Johnny Counts | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 39 | 0 | Hal Patterson | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 50 | 1 | Dave Viti | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | Jim Reynolds | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Garney Henley | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | Mel Anthony | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 92 | 1545 | 16.8 | 91 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Don Sutherin | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 5 | 39 | 2242 | 57.5 | 85 | 1 | 82 |
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| Totals | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 5 | 39 | 2242 | 57.5 | 85 | 1 | 82 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Garney Henley | 67 | 657 | 9.8 | 54 | 0 | Ted Page | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 24 | 0 | Tommy Grant | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 | Don Sutherin | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 130 | 1016 | 7.8 | 54 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dick Cohee | 13 | 331 | 25.5 | 35 | 0 | Willie Bethea | 10 | 176 | 17.6 | 43 | 0 | Johnny Counts | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | Gerry McDougall | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | Dave Fleming | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | Bob Krouse | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 34 | 737 | 21.7 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Billy Wayte | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 64 | 2 | Garney Henley | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 27 | 2 | Ted Page | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 52 | 1 | Dick Cohee | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35 | 1 | Herb Paterra | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 | Don Sutherin | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | Zeno Karcz | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Hoerster | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Dave Viti | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 31 | 460 | 14.8 | 64 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Marty Martinello | N/A | 1 | Willie Bethea | 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 | Don Sutherin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 82 | Willie Bethea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Tommy Grant | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Joe Zuger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | Art Baker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Garney Henley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Frank Cosentino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Billy Wayte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Stan Crisson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ted Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Marty Martinello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Johnny Counts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dick Cohee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Cloyd Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gerry McDougall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Hal Patterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
