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.

The Roughriders managed just 211 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense surrendered 314. Ferd Burket ran for a team-high 583 yards for Saskatchewan, while Ray Purdin and Ray Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.

Dave Grosz tossed for 1,341 yards. Jack Gotta led all receivers, hauling in 30 receptions for 619 yards. Ray Purdin contributed to the receiving game, too.

Gene Wlasiuk picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

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