1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Joe Restic (8-5-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Hamilton scored 292 points, while the defense gave up 279. Dave Fleming carried the ball for a team-high 614 yards for the Tiger-Cats, while Dick Wesolowski and Ed Buchanan also contributed to the rushing attack.

Joe Zuger passed for 1,073 yards. Dave Fleming led the receiving corps, grabbing 56 receptions for 692 yards, while Tommy Coffey was targeted regularly, too.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 64 turnovers. Garney Henley intercepted 10 opponent throws.

Joe Restic coached the team. The 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Conference Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Zuger	132	78	59.1	1073	8.1	3	2.3	10	7.6	62	61.2
Wally Gabler	100	59	59.0	831	8.3	6	6.0	7	7.0	0	76.7
John Eckman	80	38	47.5	617	7.7	4	5.0	7	8.8	44	54.0
Garney Henley	1	1	100.0	7	7.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	7	135.4
Ed Buchanan	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	87.5
Totals	314	177	56.4	2533	8.1	14	4.5	24	7.6	62

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Fleming	138	614	4.4	33	5
Ed Buchanan	112	605	5.4	78	4
Dick Wesolowski	90	464	5.2	24	2
Joe Zuger	19	114	6.0	22	0
Willie Bethea	14	60	4.3	11	1
John Eckman	12	37	3.1	10	2
Wally Gabler	17	29	1.7	0	0
Gord Christian	2	6	3.0	4	0
Garney Henley	5	6	1.2	11	2
Totals	409	1935	4.7	78	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Fleming	56	692	12.4	62	5
Tommy Coffey	46	678	14.7	44	5
Ed Buchanan	35	500	14.3	42	2
Gord Christian	16	300	18.8	47	0
Bill Starr	7	134	19.1	38	1
Dick Wesolowski	6	82	13.7	26	0
Al Irwin	5	87	17.4	21	1
Garney Henley	3	34	11.3	18	0
Willie Bethea	2	45	22.5	35	0
John Vilunas	1	-19	-19.0	-19	0
Totals	177	2533	14.3	62	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Tommy Coffey	34	29	85.3	30	15	50.0	9	83
Totals	34	29	85.3	30	15	50.0	9	83

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Joe Zuger	62	2900	46.8	65	1
Paul McKay	40	1764	44.1	73	1
John Manel	10	355	35.5	45	1
Garney Henley	1	46	46.0	46	0
Totals	113	5065	44.8	73	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Turek	51	339	6.6	20
Paul McKay	17	122	7.2	15
Bryan DeMarchi	23	108	4.7	10
Garney Henley	13	56	4.3	26
Mack Sauls	2	15	7.5	9
Dave Fleming	1	11	11.0	11
Bob Krouse	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	108	651	6.0	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Buchanan	16	396	24.8	40
Dave Fleming	3	137	45.7	82
John Williams	6	136	22.7	33
Garney Henley	1	81	81.0	67
Mack Lamb	3	78	26.0	0
Ed Turek	3	69	23.0	25
Bryan DeMarchi	3	61	20.3	25
Dick Wesolowski	4	53	13.2	18
Gord Christian	4	38	9.5	14
Henry Sorrell	1	28	28.0	28
Paul Johnson	1	24	24.0	24
Ed Chalupka	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	46	1113	24.2	82

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Garney Henley	10	139	13.9	72	0
John Williams	4	82	20.5	39	0
Paul Johnson	4	33	8.2	23	0
Mack Sauls	4	29	7.2	27	0
Allen Aldridge	2	53	26.5	28	1
Bob Krouse	2	21	10.5	20	0
Ted Page	2	15	7.5	15	0
Henry Sorrell	1	25	25.0	25	0
Mack Lamb	1	19	19.0	19	0
Ed Turek	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	31	416	13.4	72	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Paul Schmidlin				4	15	1
Garney Henley				3	7	0
Gord Christian				3	0	0
Paul Johnson				2	0	0
Henry Sorrell				2	0	0
John Williams				2	98	1
Mack Lamb				2	0	0
Bob Steiner				1	0	0
Billy Doss				1	0	0
Ed Turek				1	0	0
Angelo Mosca				1		0
John Manel				1	21	1
Willie Bethea				1	0	0
John Barrow				1	0	0
Allen Aldridge				1	4	0
Totals	0	0	0	26	145	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tommy Coffey		5							15	29	9			113
Dave Fleming	5	5	0	0					0	0	0			60
Ed Buchanan	4	2		0					0	0	0			36
Garney Henley	2	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0			12
Dick Wesolowski	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
John Eckman	2								0	0	0			12
John Manel							1		0	0	1			7
Allen Aldridge						1	0		0	0	0			6
Paul Schmidlin							1		0	0	0			6
Bill Starr		1							0	0	0			6
Willie Bethea	1	0					0		0	0	0			6
John Williams				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Al Irwin		1							0	0	0			6
Paul McKay			0						0	0	1			1
Joe Zuger	0								0	0	1			1
Totals	16	14	0	0	0	1	3	0	15	29	12	0	0	290