1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Steve Owen (5-10-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Steve Owen coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Dave Grosz	213	91	42.7	1341	6.3	8	3.8	20	9.4	52	37.3
Bob Ptacek	52	29	55.8	317	6.1	0	0.0	5	9.6	35	34.4
Ferd Burket	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	266	120	45.1	1658	6.2	8	3.0	26	9.8	52

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ferd Burket	142	583	4.1	37	3
Ray Smith	128	557	4.4	25	3
Ray Purdin	95	473	5.0	69	3
Billy Gray	54	312	5.8	60	0
Clair Branch	26	149	5.7	28	1
Bob Ptacek	23	88	3.8	17	0
Dave Grosz	47	78	1.7	13	2
Don McKeta	7	20	2.9	6	0
Don Vassos	2	8	4.0	7	0
Larry Dumelie	3	8	2.7	5	0
Totals	527	2276	4.3	69	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Gotta	30	619	20.6	48	5
Ray Purdin	27	281	10.4	27	2
Ferd Burket	17	166	9.8	23	0
Ray Smith	13	112	8.6	14	1
Billy Gray	8	44	5.5	17	0
Bob Ptacek	6	112	18.7	47	0
P.L. Blake	3	84	28.0	52	0
Don McKeta	3	55	18.3	33	0
Dave Grosz	3	18	6.0	11	0
Garner Ekstran	2	42	21.0	22	0
Clair Branch	2	39	19.5	28	0
Bob Miller	2	38	19.0	27	0
Larry Dumelie	2	20	10.0	22	0
Bob Renn	1	14	14.0	14	0
Earl Smith	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	120	1658	13.8	52	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Reg Whitehouse	23	20	87.0	27	12	44.4	4	39	1837	47.1	70	0	60
Totals	23	20	87.0	27	12	44.4	4	39	1837	47.1	70	0	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ferd Burket	142	6361	44.8	75	13
Totals	142	6361	44.8	75	13

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Copeland	59	384	6.5	28
Gene Wlasiuk	50	334	6.7	27
Danny Banda	3	28	9.3	26
Ken Don	3	16	5.3	6
Larry Dumelie	1	7	7.0	7
Bob Miller	1	3	3.0	3
Don Vassos	3	2	0.7	6
Clair Branch	1	0	0.0	0
Ray Smith	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	122	773	6.3	28

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Purdin	13	343	26.4	60
Ray Smith	14	343	24.5	41
Billy Gray	12	311	25.9	44
Larry Dumelie	5	102	20.4	29
Bob Miller	2	45	22.5	19
Gene Wlasiuk	2	34	17.0	21
Don Vassos	1	30	30.0	30
Ken Don	1	23	23.0	23
Jack Gotta	1	19	19.0	19
Ferd Burket	1	17	17.0	17
Jim Copeland	1	3	3.0	3
Reg Whitehouse	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1270	23.5	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Wlasiuk	4	30	7.5	16	0
Bob Ptacek	3	94	31.3	50	1
Bill Burrell	3	37	12.3	18	0
Jim Copeland	3	37	12.3	22	0
Totals	13	198	15.2	50	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ron Atchison				3	14	0
Gene Wlasiuk				3	8	0
Garner Ekstran				3	20	0
Jack Gotta				2	13	1
Al Benecick				1	0	0
Bob Ptacek				1	0	0
Larry Dumelie				1	33	0
Ray Smith				1	16	1
Don Vassos				1	0	0
Bill Burrell				1	84	0
Reg Whitehouse				1	0	0
Clair Branch				1	0	0
Don Walsh				1	0	0
Len Legault				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	21	188	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Reg Whitehouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	20	4			60
Jack Gotta	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			36
Ferd Burket	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13			31
Ray Smith	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			30
Ray Purdin	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dave Grosz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Clair Branch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Ptacek	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	12	8	0	0	0	1	2	0	12	20	17	0	0	211