1979 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 8-6-2 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (8-6-2)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1979 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and 2 ties for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Ottawa ran up 349 points, while the defense yielded 315. Condredge Holloway passed for 1,965 yards, and Jimmy Jones spent time under center, too. Tony Gabriel grabbed 48 receptions for 761 yards.
Mike Murphy carried the ball for a team-high 345 yards for the Rough Riders, while Richard Crump, Condredge Holloway and Emmett King each additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Mike Nelms picked off 10 opponent throws.
George Brancato coached the team. The 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Condredge Holloway | 238 | 128 | 53.8 | 1965 | 8.3 | 17 | 7.1 | 8 | 3.4 | 66 | 91.1 |
Jimmy Jones | 199 | 118 | 59.3 | 1342 | 6.7 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 53 | 67.9 |
Gerry Organ | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 109.7 |
Charlie Weatherbie | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 114.6 |
Peter Stenerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 443 | 249 | 56.2 | 3361 | 7.6 | 26 | 5.9 | 20 | 4.5 | 66 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Murphy | 88 | 345 | 3.9 | 16 | 2 |
Richard Crump | 71 | 331 | 4.7 | 21 | 3 |
Emmett King | 57 | 277 | 4.9 | 69 | 3 |
Condredge Holloway | 40 | 259 | 6.5 | 22 | 1 |
Cal Prince | 44 | 202 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 55 | 188 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
Jimmy Jones | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
Ian Mofford | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
Gerry Organ | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Bruce Walker | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | |
Larry Brune | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Ron Harris | 8 | 10 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
Peter Stenerson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 401 | 1807 | 4.5 | 69 | 12 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Gabriel | 48 | 761 | 15.9 | 44 | 8 |
Martin Cox | 32 | 546 | 17.1 | 66 | 7 |
Jeff Avery | 27 | 402 | 14.9 | 53 | 4 |
Mike Murphy | 24 | 204 | 8.5 | 22 | 0 |
Peter Stenerson | 20 | 312 | 15.6 | 40 | 2 |
Ross Clarkson | 20 | 265 | 13.2 | 27 | 1 |
Bruce Walker | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 24 | 0 |
Richard Crump | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 30 | 0 |
Emmett King | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
Cal Prince | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 44 | 2 |
Richard Holmes | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 60 | 1 |
Ian Mofford | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 29 | 0 |
John Kinch | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 1 |
Larry Brune | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Dave Quehl | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Ron Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Totals | 249 | 3361 | 13.5 | 66 | 26 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Organ | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 9 | 62 | 3319 | 53.5 | 70 | 0 | 98 |
Totals | 39 | 38 | 97.4 | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 9 | 62 | 3319 | 53.5 | 70 | 0 | 98 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Nelms | 106 | 1155 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 |
Richard Crump | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
Ian Mofford | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
Ron Meeks | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
Dave Quehl | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
Harry Kruger | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
John Glassford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 139 | 1372 | 9.9 | 71 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Mofford | 29 | 701 | 24.2 | 99 | 0 |
Ron Harris | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 29 | 0 |
Richard Crump | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 33 | 0 |
Mike Nelms | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 |
John Kinch | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
Richard Holmes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Ron Foxx | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Totals | 47 | 1102 | 23.4 | 99 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Nelms | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 |
Larry Brune | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
Harry Kruger | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
Steve Dennis | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 |
Kenny Downing | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 33 | 0 |
Jon Sutton | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 45 | 0 |
Ron Meeks | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Peter Crepin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Wonder Monds | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Tim Berryman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Brad Carr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Foxx | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 30 | 341 | 11.4 | 45 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Crepin | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Ray Nettles | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Brad Carr | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ron Foxx | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Mike Raines | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kenny Downing | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Mike Fanucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
John Glassford | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jim Piaskoski | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Mike Nelms | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Richard Crump | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ray Honey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Larry Brune | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 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 |
Gerry Organ | 0 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 101 | |||||||||
Tony Gabriel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
Martin Cox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
Jeff Avery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Emmett King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Richard Crump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
Mike Nelms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
Richard Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
Peter Stenerson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Cal Prince | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Mike Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Bruce Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Jimmy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Condredge Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Peter Crepin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Ross Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
John Kinch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 349 |