1957 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1957 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1957 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Ottawa racked up 326 points, while the defensive squad conceded 237. Bobby Judd carried the ball for a team-high 653 yards for the Rough Riders.
Tom Dimitroff tossed for 1,750 yards. Al Pfeifer grabbed 44 receptions, while George Brancato contributed 776 receiving yards, while Bob Simpson provided receiving help, too.
George Brancato intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dimitroff | 199 | 98 | 49.2 | 1750 | 8.8 | 12 | 6.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 84 | 66.4 |
| Hal Ledyard | 105 | 55 | 52.4 | 982 | 9.4 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 5.7 | 68 | 79.9 |
| Frank Fraser | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 87.5 |
| Bobby Judd | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 91.7 |
| Bob Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 308 | 155 | 50.3 | 2759 | 9.0 | 18 | 5.8 | 23 | 7.5 | 84 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Judd | 120 | 653 | 5.4 | 37 | 5 |
| Tommy Lewis | 92 | 437 | 4.8 | 36 | 6 |
| Tom Dimitroff | 87 | 423 | 4.9 | 17 | 5 |
| Ronnie Quillian | 77 | 317 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Don St. John | 61 | 233 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 50 | 197 | 3.9 | 11 | 2 |
| Frank Fraser | 23 | 194 | 8.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Don Pinhey | 48 | 181 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Hal Ledyard | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Pinkney | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Karl Hilzinger | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Garbig | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Boris Kotoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nayland Moll | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 608 | 2809 | 4.6 | 40 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Pfeifer | 44 | 700 | 15.9 | 57 | 3 |
| Bob Simpson | 31 | 703 | 22.7 | 65 | 7 |
| George Brancato | 25 | 776 | 31.0 | 84 | 5 |
| Bobby Judd | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Tommy Lewis | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Don Pinhey | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Don St. John | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Ronnie Quillian | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Nayland Moll | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Bob Pinkney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Karl Hilzinger | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 155 | 2759 | 17.8 | 84 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Schreider | 44 | 33 | 75.0 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| Tommy Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 44 | 33 | 75.0 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Judd | 84 | 2986 | 35.5 | 58 | 1 |
| Ronnie Quillian | 51 | 1913 | 37.5 | 73 | 3 |
| Tom Dimitroff | 18 | 616 | 34.2 | 49 | 1 |
| Hal Ledyard | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 154 | 5563 | 36.1 | 73 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pinhey | 57 | 430 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 44 | 325 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Judd | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Nayland Moll | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Hardiman Cureton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 997 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Judd | 16 | 353 | 22.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Don Pinhey | 12 | 268 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Merv Collins | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 799 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brancato | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Judd | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Bill Sowalski | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 49 | 1 |
| Tommy Lewis | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 46 | 1 |
| Gary Schreider | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Hayes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Selinger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Pawlowski | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Merv Collins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Stracina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 441 | 11.6 | 50 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gary Schreider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 68 | ||||||
| Tommy Lewis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | |||||||
| Bobby Judd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | |||||
| Bob Simpson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Tom Dimitroff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||
| George Brancato | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Al Pfeifer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Ted Smale | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Joe Upton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Nayland Moll | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Frank Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bill Sowalski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ronnie Quillian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
