1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jerry Williams (11-3)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Tiger-Cats scored 372 points, and the solid defensive unit allowed 262. Chuck Ealey passed for 2,573 yards. Tony Gabriel led pass catchers, grabbing 49 receptions, while Garney Henley contributed 881 receiving yards.

Dave Buchanan carried the ball for a team-high 1,163 yards for Hamilton.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 64 turnovers. Al Brenner picked off 15 opponent throws.

Jerry Williams coached the team. The 1972 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
Chuck Ealey	253	148	58.5	2573	10.2	22	8.7	8	3.2	76	109.0
Wally Gabler	34	16	47.1	341	10.0	1	2.9	3	8.8	0	56.1
Rick Shaw	4	3	75.0	22	5.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	87.5
Garney Henley	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	118.8
Bill Van Burkleo	2	1	50.0	1	0.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	1	95.8
Dave Buchanan	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	295	169	57.3	2952	10.0	24	8.1	12	4.1	76

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Buchanan	263	1163	4.4	52	4
Chuck Ealey	87	515	5.9	47	4
Dave Fleming	81	330	4.1	20	4
Garney Henley	4	70	17.5	50	1
Dick Wesolowski	4	9	2.2	8	1
Bill Van Burkleo	2	3	1.5	11	0
Wally Gabler	0	0		0	1
Tommy Coffey	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	442	2087	4.7	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Gabriel	49	733	15.0	49	3
Garney Henley	36	881	24.5	76	7
Tommy Coffey	27	432	16.0	37	8
Dave Buchanan	25	275	11.0	68	3
Bob Richardson	15	251	16.7	36	1
Dave Fleming	13	310	23.8	58	2
Gord Christian	4	70	17.5	24	0
Totals	169	2952	17.5	76	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Ian Sunter	45	44	97.8	38	14	36.8	7	49	2573	52.5	80	93
Doug Mitchell	0	0		0	0		0	9	479	53.2	85	0
Totals	45	44	97.8	38	14	36.8	7	58	3052	52.6	85	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bill Van Burkleo	88	3484	39.6	53	2
Ian Sunter	20	676	33.8	47	0
Paul McKay	8	319	39.9	71	0
Totals	116	4479	38.6	71	2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gerry Sternberg	44	299	6.8	34
Dave Clarke	55	258	4.7	13
Garney Henley	4	32	8.0	12
John Williams	1	0	0.0	0
Al Brenner	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Bill Van Burkleo	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Totals	106	586	5.5	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lew Porter	18	614	34.1	98	1
Dave Clarke	15	477	31.8	102	1
Tony Gabriel	6	22	3.7	12	0
Bob Richardson	2	12	6.0	12	0
Bruce Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Gord Christian	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jerry Gantt	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	44	1125	25.6	102	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Brenner	15	167	11.1	41	0
John Williams	8	114	14.2	31	1
Gerry Sternberg	4	30	7.5	21	0
Rick Shaw	3	36	12.0	20	0
Lew Porter	2	50	25.0	27	0
George Wells	2	9	4.5	7	0
Mark Kosmos	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bruce Smith	1	9	9.0	9	0
Bob Krouse	1	4	4.0	4	0
Mike Blum	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	39	419	10.7	41	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bob Krouse				4	38	0
Tony Gabriel				3	0	2
Bruce Smith				2	2	1
Lew Porter				1	10	1
Bill Danychuk				1	0	0
Angelo Mosca				1	18	0
Gerry Sternberg				1	0	0
Emery Hicks				1	24	0
Al Brenner				1	22	0
George Wells				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	114	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ian Sunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	44	7			93
Garney Henley	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Tommy Coffey	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Dave Buchanan	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Dave Fleming	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Tony Gabriel	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			30
Chuck Ealey	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Lew Porter	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			12
Wally Gabler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Richardson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Williams	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dick Wesolowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bruce Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Clarke	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Van Burkleo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2			2
Totals	15	24	0	2	0	1	4	0	14	44	9	0	0	371