1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Rough Riders racked up 326 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 284. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 907 yards for Ottawa.
Russ Jackson tossed for 2,910 yards. Whit Tucker grabbed 41 receptions for 967 yards. Ted Watkins provided receiving help, too.
Larry Degraw picked off 5 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1963 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Russ Jackson | 259 | 152 | 58.7 | 2910 | 11.2 | 19 | 7.3 | 8 | 3.1 | 73 | 109.4 | Bob O'Billovich | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 17 | 32.9 | Ron Stewart | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 118.8 | Tommy Lee | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 | 18.8 |
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| Totals | 272 | 159 | 58.5 | 3002 | 11.0 | 19 | 7.0 | 10 | 3.7 | 73 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dave Thelen | 151 | 907 | 6.0 | 62 | 9 | Ron Stewart | 103 | 523 | 5.1 | 35 | 3 | Ernie White | 62 | 395 | 6.4 | 47 | 4 | Russ Jackson | 64 | 384 | 6.0 | 42 | 5 | Gene Gaines | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 | Bob O'Billovich | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 | Joe Williams | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | Rick Black | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | Don Derrick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Whit Tucker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Doug Daigneault | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Tommy Lee | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 422 | 2369 | 5.6 | 62 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Whit Tucker | 41 | 967 | 23.6 | 73 | 6 | Ted Watkins | 32 | 569 | 17.8 | 44 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 23 | 340 | 14.8 | 45 | 5 | Ernie White | 20 | 468 | 23.4 | 68 | 3 | George Belu | 15 | 228 | 15.2 | 50 | 1 | Dave Thelen | 12 | 213 | 17.8 | 47 | 2 | Joe Williams | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 19 | 0 | Gene Gaines | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 32 | 1 | Joe Poirier | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | Rick Black | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | Bill Quinter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 159 | 3002 | 18.9 | 73 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Moe Racine | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 5 | 44 | 2416 | 54.9 | 85 | 1 | 57 | Rick Black | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | George Belu | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 32 | 76.2 | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 6 | 44 | 2416 | 54.9 | 85 | 1 | 69 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Peter Quinn | 36 | 148 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | Rick Black | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | Bob O'Billovich | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | Gary Schreider | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | Gene Gaines | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Doug Daigneault | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Joe Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 80 | 382 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ernie White | 19 | 665 | 35.0 | 85 | 0 | Ron Stewart | 14 | 405 | 28.9 | 93 | 0 | Jim Conroy | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 18 | 0 | Ed Ulmer | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 32 | 0 | Gene Gaines | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | Whit Tucker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | George Belu | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Roger Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 1280 | 26.7 | 93 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Degraw | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 19 | 0 | Gene Gaines | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 37 | 1 | Don Derrick | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 | Ed Ulmer | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | Bob O'Billovich | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 | Peter Quinn | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | Joe Poirier | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | John Nichols | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Bill Quinter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Jim Conroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 19 | 287 | 15.1 | 37 | 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Moe Racine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 57 | Ron Stewart | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Ernie White | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Whit Tucker | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Russ Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Rick Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | Gene Gaines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | George Belu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Bob O'Billovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 326 |
