1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Dickson (0-2)
Coach: Bob Shaw (8-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Hamilton struggled to score 269 points, worst in the circuit, while the defensive squad conceded 348. Jimmy Jones passed for 1,773 yards. Jimmy Edwards grabbed 57 receptions, while M.L. Harris contributed 550 receiving yards.

Jimmy Edwards carried the ball for a team-high 1,046 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Lew Porter picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Dickson and Bob Shaw coached the team. The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jimmy Jones	290	144	49.7	1773	6.1	12	4.1	9	3.1	76	69.8
Rick Cassata	89	46	51.7	543	6.1	4	4.5	5	5.6	37	62.1
Randy Mattingly	37	18	48.6	177	4.8	1	2.7	2	5.4	28	49.0
Tom Shuman	11	3	27.3	45	4.1	0	0.0	1	9.1	20	6.3
Totals	427	211	49.4	2538	5.9	17	4.0	17	4.0	76

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Edwards	194	1046	5.4	87	7
Angelo Santucci	89	441	5.0	30	1
Jimmy Jones	44	96	2.2	16	1
Les Strayhorn	14	92	6.6	37	1
Ken Clark	3	27	9.0	19	0
Jimmie Jones	6	20	3.3	8	0
Bill Harrison	2	15	7.5	15	0
Jimmy DeRatt	4	7	1.8	3	0
Paul Whaley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Randy Mattingly	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rick Cassata	4	0	0.0	5	0
M.L. Harris	5	-1	-0.2	0	1
Totals	367	1745	4.8	87	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Edwards	57	457	8.0	36	4
Angelo Santucci	34	224	6.6	16	1
Slade Willis	25	296	11.8	43	0
M.L. Harris	24	550	22.9	76	3
Terry Evanshen	20	307	15.4	26	3
Lawrie Skolrood	15	226	15.1	43	2
Glenn Scolnik	8	134	16.8	28	1
Walt Bauer	8	91	11.4	17	0
Les Strayhorn	5	53	10.6	14	0
Jimmie Jones	4	53	13.2	21	0
Len Platt	4	31	7.8	13	1
Lew Porter	3	53	17.7	24	0
Ken Clark	2	33	16.5	27	2
Paul Whaley	2	30	15.0	18	0
Totals	211	2538	12.0	76	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Ken Clark	23	22	95.7	22	9	40.9	8	44	2514	57.1	79	57
Joe Perri	4	4	100.0	1	0	0.0	0					4
Walt Bauer	3	3	100.0	2	0	0.0	0					3
Totals	30	29	96.7	25	9	36.0	8	44	2514	57.1	79	64

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ken Clark	139	6531	47.0	94	16
Totals	139	6531	47.0	94	16

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Edwards	53	690	13.0	103	1
Lew Porter	52	363	7.0	29	0
David Shaw	3	17	5.7	12	0
Lewis Cook	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	109	1070	9.8	103	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
David Shaw	23	726	31.6	71
Jimmy Edwards	13	372	28.6	59
Lew Porter	10	260	26.0	46
Bill Harrison	4	77	19.2	25
Larry Brune	5	53	10.6	22
Jimmie Jones	2	52	26.0	26
M.L. Harris	3	51	17.0	19
Bart Evans	2	17	8.5	17
Dave Boone	1	1	1.0	1
Ed Chalupka	1	0	0.0	0
Walt Bauer	1	0	0.0	0
Sam Britts	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Totals	66	1607	24.3	71

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lew Porter	6	82	13.7	45	1
Larry Brune	5	67	13.4	20	0
David Shaw	4	50	12.5	22	0
Lewis Cook	4	11	2.8	11	0
Dave Montagano	3	18	6.0	15	0
Jimmy DeRatt	1	12	12.0	12	0
Ian Bryans	1	7	7.0	7	0
Mike Samples	1	4	4.0	4	0
Joe Harris	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	251	9.7	45	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Joe Harris				5	69	1
Elton Brown				3	0	0
Sam Britts				2	5	0
Mike Samples				2	6	0
Dave Boone				2	0	0
Larry Bailey				1	32	0
Lewis Cook				1	0	0
Durfey Thompson				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	17	112	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ken Clark	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	22	24			85
Jimmy Edwards	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
M.L. Harris	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Terry Evanshen	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Angelo Santucci	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lawrie Skolrood	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Len Platt	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lew Porter	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Jimmy Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Glenn Scolnik	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Les Strayhorn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Perri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0			4
Walt Bauer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0			3
Totals	11	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	9	29	24	0	0	266