1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 3-15 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Gilstrap (0-2)
Coach: John Payne (3-13)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1996 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 3 wins and 15 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.
The Rough Riders managed just 353 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad surrendered 524. David Archer directed the offense, slinging for 3,977 yards. Joseph Rogers led all receivers, grabbing 79 receptions for 1,253 yards. Bob Gordon contributed to the receiving game, too.
Dave Dinnall carried the ball for a team-high 404 yards for Ottawa.
Tommy Henry picked off 5 opponent throws. Jeff Cummins sacked opposing passers 8 times.
Jim Gilstrap and John Payne coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | David Archer | 523 | 292 | 55.8 | 3977 | 7.6 | 23 | 4.4 | 17 | 3.3 | 90 | 81.4 | Steve Taylor | 132 | 70 | 53.0 | 977 | 7.4 | 3 | 2.3 | 13 | 9.8 | 55 | 45.1 | Wayne Lammle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 657 | 362 | 55.1 | 4954 | 7.5 | 26 | 4.0 | 30 | 4.6 | 90 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dave Dinnall | 49 | 404 | 8.2 | 69 | 4 | Profail Grier | 53 | 255 | 4.8 | 38 | 1 | Steve Taylor | 25 | 196 | 7.8 | 24 | 2 | David Archer | 38 | 143 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | Troy Mills | 39 | 139 | 3.6 | 19 | 1 | Andre Bolduc | 32 | 121 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | Reggie Barnes | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 | Shawn Daniels | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | Lee Knight | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 | Wayne Lammle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Sean Reade | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 | Al Shipman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | Jermaine Chaney | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | Willie Hinchcliff | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 302 | 1465 | 4.9 | 69 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joseph Rogers | 79 | 1253 | 15.9 | 90 | 8 | Bob Gordon | 70 | 1049 | 15.0 | 55 | 8 | Andre Bolduc | 32 | 287 | 9.0 | 24 | 1 | Billy Hess | 22 | 327 | 14.9 | 35 | 1 | Troy Mills | 20 | 258 | 12.9 | 40 | 0 | Willie Hinchcliff | 17 | 368 | 21.6 | 46 | 1 | James Ellingson | 16 | 208 | 13.0 | 35 | 1 | Reggie Barnes | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | Wayne Walker | 13 | 240 | 18.5 | 49 | 3 | Shawn Daniels | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 | Lee Knight | 10 | 182 | 18.2 | 46 | 2 | Kelvin Means | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 43 | 0 | Travis Anderson | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 38 | 0 | Profail Grier | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 23 | 1 | Jermaine Chaney | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 | Dave Dinnall | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 42 | 0 | Steve Clay | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 | Eddie Britton | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 | Johnson Joseph | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | Joe Kralik | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | Kerry Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Al Shipman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Totals | 362 | 4927 | 13.6 | 90 | 26 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Wayne Lammle | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 11 | 68 | 3872 | 56.9 | 95 | 1 | 101 |
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| Totals | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 11 | 68 | 3872 | 56.9 | 95 | 1 | 101 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Kenny Wilhite | 70 | 718 | 10.3 | 60 | 0 | Bob Gordon | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | Steve Clay | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 | Tommy Henry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | Dave Dinnall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Eddie Britton | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | James Ellingson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 99 | 839 | 8.5 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Kenny Wilhite | 57 | 1167 | 20.5 | 55 | 0 | Tommy Henry | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 38 | 0 | Bob Gordon | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 | Joseph Rogers | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 36 | 0 | Profail Grier | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 | Dave Dinnall | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | Jeff Cummins | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 | Kelvin Means | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | Steve Clay | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Travis Anderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Swift Burch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | Nick Richards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Jermaine Younger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 86 | 1624 | 18.9 | 55 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Kenny Wilhite | 10 | 360 | 36.0 | 117 | 1 | Lee Knight | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 11 | 360 | 32.7 | 117 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tommy Henry | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 54 | 1 | Joe Mero | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | Kenny Wilhite | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 75 | 0 | Leonard Humphries | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 39 | 1 | Jayson Dzikowicz | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | Lubo Zizakovic | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Sammie Brennan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Lamar McGriggs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 20 | 355 | 17.8 | 75 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Jeff Cummins | 8.0 | 62.0 | 7.8 | Swift Burch | 6.0 | 44.0 | 7.3 | Lubo Zizakovic | 4.0 | 30.0 | 7.5 | Obie Spanic | 4.0 | 29.0 | 7.2 | Ray Bernard | 3.0 | 13.0 | 4.3 | Stacy Evans | 2.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | DeWayne Knight | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Jermaine Younger | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | Lamar McGriggs | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
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| Totals | 32.0 | 210 | 6.6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
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 | Wayne Lammle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 18 | 107 | Joseph Rogers | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Bob Gordon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Dave Dinnall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Wayne Walker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Lee Knight | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Profail Grier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Steve Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Andre Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Willie Hinchcliff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | James Ellingson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Billy Hess | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jermaine Younger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Troy Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Kenny Wilhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Leonard Humphries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tommy Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 343 |
