1961 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Rough Riders moved the ball well, scoring 359 points, and the defensive squad yielded 285. Dave Thelen carried the pigskin for a team-high 1,032 yards for Ottawa.
Russ Jackson threw for 1,048 yards. Bob Simpson grabbed 20 receptions for 428 yards.
Doug Daigneault intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Russ Jackson | 117 | 59 | 50.4 | 1048 | 9.0 | 8 | 6.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 61 | 79.3 | Ron Lancaster | 100 | 49 | 49.0 | 966 | 9.7 | 9 | 9.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 63 | 79.8 | Chuck Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | Jim Conroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | Dick Desmarais | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 222 | 108 | 48.6 | 2014 | 9.1 | 17 | 7.7 | 15 | 6.8 | 63 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dave Thelen | 180 | 1032 | 5.7 | 47 | 3 | Ron Stewart | 107 | 706 | 6.6 | 72 | 6 | Russ Jackson | 67 | 472 | 7.0 | 24 | 6 | Dick Desmarais | 53 | 345 | 6.5 | 41 | 3 | Chuck Stanley | 34 | 334 | 9.8 | 62 | 1 | Ernie White | 30 | 271 | 9.0 | 45 | 1 | Joe Kelly | 36 | 191 | 5.3 | 22 | 3 | Ron Lancaster | 17 | 122 | 7.2 | 23 | 1 | Doug Daigneault | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | Gerry Nesbitt | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 2 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Bob Simpson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Bill Sowalski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Totals | 543 | 3564 | 6.6 | 72 | 27 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bob Simpson | 20 | 428 | 21.4 | 63 | 3 | Bill Sowalski | 16 | 298 | 18.6 | 45 | 2 | Len Chandler | 12 | 220 | 18.3 | 46 | 2 | George Brancato | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 21 | 1 | Ron Stewart | 11 | 137 | 12.5 | 30 | 4 | Dick Desmarais | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 33 | 1 | Dave Thelen | 8 | 197 | 24.6 | 48 | 2 | Joe Kelly | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 31 | 0 | Davey West | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 61 | 1 | Doug Daigneault | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 23 | 0 | Ernie White | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | Jim Reynolds | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Ted Smale | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Chuck Stanley | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 108 | 2014 | 18.6 | 63 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. | Gary Schreider | 50 | 44 | 88.0 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 44 | 88.0 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 57 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Jim Conroy | 71 | 3092 | 43.5 | 86 | 3 | Gerry Nesbitt | 45 | 1778 | 39.5 | 64 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 116 | 4870 | 42.0 | 86 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Len Chandler | 68 | 372 | 5.5 | 23 | 0 | Ernie White | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 | Chuck Stanley | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | Doug Daigneault | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | Joe Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Poirier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 115 | 622 | 5.4 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ernie White | 14 | 325 | 23.2 | 44 | 0 | Dick Desmarais | 8 | 265 | 33.1 | 56 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 10 | 231 | 23.1 | 62 | 0 | Chuck Stanley | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 | Doug Daigneault | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 | Bob Simpson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | Gerry Nesbitt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Kaye Vaughan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Tom Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 1125 | 22.1 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Doug Daigneault | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 | Joe Poirier | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 88 | 0 | George Brancato | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 | Ernie White | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 40 | 0 | Jim Conroy | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Jim Reynolds | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Sam Scoccia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Nesbitt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 20 | 268 | 13.4 | 88 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Gilles Archambault | N/A | 2 | Jim Reynolds | N/A | 2 | Jerry Selinger | N/A | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | Ron Stewart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Gary Schreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 57 | Russ Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Dave Thelen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Dick Desmarais | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Bob Simpson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Joe Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Gerry Nesbitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | Jim Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Gilles Archambault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bill Sowalski | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Len Chandler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jerry Selinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ted Smale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | George Brancato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chuck Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ron Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Doug Daigneault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Davey West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ernie White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Conroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 359 |
