1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 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 2-1.
The Rough Riders chalked up 275 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 217. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 1,339 yards for Ottawa.
Frank Tripucka threw for 1,119 yards, and Russ Jackson threw the ball, too. Bob Simpson grabbed 36 receptions for 787 yards.
Al Romine seized 4 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Frank Tripucka | 145 | 79 | 54.5 | 1119 | 7.7 | 4 | 2.8 | 14 | 9.7 | 57 | 49.3 | Russ Jackson | 89 | 45 | 50.6 | 1009 | 11.3 | 7 | 7.9 | 7 | 7.9 | 59 | 84.9 | Babe Parilli | 52 | 23 | 44.2 | 373 | 7.2 | 4 | 7.7 | 4 | 7.7 | 55 | 62.4 | Ron Stewart | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 149.3 |
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| Totals | 289 | 149 | 51.6 | 2563 | 8.9 | 16 | 5.5 | 25 | 8.7 | 59 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dave Thelen | 228 | 1339 | 5.9 | 59 | 10 | Ron Stewart | 82 | 425 | 5.2 | 31 | 2 | Russ Jackson | 69 | 385 | 5.6 | 30 | 3 | Don Clark | 75 | 343 | 4.6 | 55 | 2 | Joe Kelly | 53 | 213 | 4.0 | 17 | 2 | Gerry Nesbitt | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 | Babe Parilli | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | Peter Joyce | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | Harry Lunn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | George Brancato | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Frank Tripucka | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 536 | 2841 | 5.3 | 59 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Simpson | 36 | 787 | 21.9 | 59 | 8 | Ted Smale | 24 | 490 | 20.4 | 49 | 2 | Davey West | 19 | 355 | 18.7 | 31 | 0 | Don Clark | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 57 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 15 | 150 | 10.0 | 28 | 1 | Joe Kelly | 14 | 336 | 24.0 | 55 | 3 | Dave Thelen | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 40 | 1 | Gerry Nesbitt | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 1 | Harry Lunn | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | Milt Graham | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | Al Romine | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | Russ Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 149 | 2563 | 17.2 | 59 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Gary Schreider | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 58 | 0 | 31 | Mack Yoho | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 | Davey West | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Totals | 37 | 28 | 75.7 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 58 | 0 | 40 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Babe Parilli | 65 | 2497 | 38.4 | 58 | 7 | Frank Tripucka | 52 | 2057 | 39.6 | 58 | 1 | Gerry Nesbitt | 24 | 923 | 38.5 | 48 | 1 | Ron Stewart | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
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| Totals | 142 | 5510 | 38.8 | 58 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Davey West | 58 | 315 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 40 | 271 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 | Harry Lunn | 30 | 198 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | Bob Simpson | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 | Russ Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Don Clark | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Joe Poirier | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | Al Romine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 144 | 883 | 6.1 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Don Clark | 13 | 289 | 22.2 | 46 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 13 | 265 | 20.4 | 38 | 0 | Joe Kelly | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 | Dave Thelen | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | Bob Simpson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 31 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Gerry Nesbitt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Ted Smale | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Kaye Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 845 | 19.7 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Al Romine | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 50 | 0 | Gerry Nesbitt | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 | George Brancato | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Larry Hayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Hardiman Cureton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
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| Totals | 11 | 167 | 15.2 | 50 | 1 |
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 | Dave Thelen | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Bob Simpson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 43 | Joe Kelly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Ron Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Russ Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Don Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Ted Smale | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mack Yoho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Gerry Nesbitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Babe Parilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Frank Tripucka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Davey West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
