1978 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Joe Scannella (8-7-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1978 Montreal Alouettes Results
The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Joe Scannella coached the team. The 1978 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Joe Barnes | 137 | 72 | 52.6 | 1177 | 8.6 | 10 | 7.3 | 9 | 6.6 | 82 | 78.6 | Gerry Dattilio | 142 | 78 | 54.9 | 1120 | 7.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 6.3 | 59 | 66.1 | Sonny Wade | 77 | 39 | 50.6 | 550 | 7.1 | 3 | 3.9 | 5 | 6.5 | 64 | 60.0 | Tom Shuman | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 210 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 69.6 | Larry Lawrence | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 100.7 | Wally Buono | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 93.8 |
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| Totals | 390 | 205 | 52.6 | 3112 | 8.0 | 18 | 4.6 | 23 | 5.9 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | John O'Leary | 146 | 584 | 4.0 | 15 | 4 | Ken Starch | 109 | 429 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 | David Green | 62 | 309 | 5.0 | 45 | 2 | Gerry Dattilio | 31 | 212 | 6.8 | 27 | 1 | Joe Barnes | 32 | 147 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 | Larry Smith | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | Joe Mitchell | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 | Ian Mofford | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 | Sonny Wade | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | Bob Gaddis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Tom Shuman | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | Chuck McMann | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 410 | 1817 | 4.4 | 51 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Gaddis | 45 | 814 | 18.1 | 64 | 3 | Larry Smith | 35 | 528 | 15.1 | 52 | 3 | Peter Dalla Riva | 33 | 557 | 16.9 | 42 | 4 | John O'Leary | 24 | 445 | 18.5 | 57 | 1 | Brock Aynsley | 20 | 375 | 18.8 | 82 | 3 | Ken Starch | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 | Chuck McMann | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 18 | 1 | Ian Mofford | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 | David Green | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 11 | 1 | Vic Anonsen | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | Gerry Dattilio | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Craig Labbett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 | Joe Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 205 | 3112 | 15.2 | 82 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Don Sweet | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 35 | 30 | 85.7 | 2 | 56 | 3154 | 56.3 | 71 | 0 | 123 |
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| Totals | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 35 | 30 | 85.7 | 2 | 56 | 3154 | 56.3 | 71 | 0 | 123 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Wally Buono | 120 | 5241 | 43.7 | 90 | 8 | Sonny Wade | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 50 | 0 | Chuck Zapiec | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
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| Totals | 127 | 5550 | 43.7 | 90 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Randy Rhino | 76 | 868 | 11.4 | 49 | 0 | Dickie Harris | 19 | 163 | 8.6 | 78 | 1 | Jim Burrow | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 | Ian Mofford | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | Bob Gaddis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | David Green | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Larry Uteck | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | John O'Leary | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Carl Crennel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 110 | 1158 | 10.5 | 78 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ian Mofford | 27 | 579 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 | David Green | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 33 | 0 | John O'Leary | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | Randy Rhino | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 | Bob Gaddis | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 | Terry Peters | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | Carl Crennel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Wally Buono | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Tony Proudfoot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 46 | 921 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Burrow | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 20 | 1 | Wally Buono | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 33 | 0 | Dickie Harris | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 58 | 0 | Larry Uteck | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 42 | 0 | Randy Rhino | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | Carl Crennel | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | Tony Proudfoot | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 21 | 312 | 14.9 | 58 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Glen Weir | 4 | 19 | 0 | Carl Crennel | 3 | 0 | Wally Buono | 2 | 0 | 0 | Gord Judges | 2 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 69 | 0 | Dickie Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ty Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | Eletise Fiatoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dwayne Crump | 1 | 7 | 0 | Al Cowlings | 1 | 22 | 1 | Clifton Alapa | 1 | 0 | 0 | Junior Ah You | 1 | 18 | 1 | Jim Burrow | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 146 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Don Sweet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 123 | John O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Peter Dalla Riva | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | David Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Larry Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Brock Aynsley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Ken Starch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Bob Gaddis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Wally Buono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | Joe Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dickie Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chuck McMann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Joe Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Junior Ah You | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Burrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gerry Dattilio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Al Cowlings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Craig Labbett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 331 |
