1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bob Shaw (7-7-2)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

The Roughriders scored 223 points, and the defense yielded 266. George Reed ran for a team-high 751 yards for Saskatchewan.

Ron Lancaster threw for 1,727 yards. Jack Gotta led all receivers, hauling in 34 receptions for 478 yards. Hugh Campbell and Ray Purdin contributed to the receiving game as well.

Dale West seized 10 opponent throws.

Bob Shaw coached the team. The 1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Conference Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ron Lancaster	226	106	46.9	1727	7.6	11	4.9	19	8.4	86	54.2
Frank Tripucka	66	38	57.6	435	6.6	3	4.5	5	7.6	40	61.1
Bob Ptacek	24	12	50.0	131	5.5	1	4.2	2	8.3	28	45.7
M.C. Reynolds	12	4	33.3	53	4.4	0	0.0	1	8.3	21	13.5
Lee Grosscup	10	2	20.0	16	1.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	39.6
Totals	338	162	47.9	2362	7.0	15	4.4	27	8.0	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Reed	173	751	4.3	22	5
Ray Purdin	108	375	3.5	27	0
Billy Gray	59	316	5.4	75	1
Ron Lancaster	34	139	4.1	15	2
Bob Good	23	125	5.4	28	0
Ed Buchanan	23	104	4.5	20	0
Roy Cameron	23	84	3.7	8	0
Dale West	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bob Myers	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bob Ptacek	7	0	0.0	3	0
Frank Tripucka	4	-8	-2.0	2	0
M.C. Reynolds	2	-10	-5.0	-3	0
Totals	458	1881	4.1	75	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Gotta	34	478	14.1	38	4
Hugh Campbell	30	426	14.2	27	3
Ray Purdin	26	340	13.1	56	1
Billy Gray	20	268	13.4	45	1
George Reed	13	154	11.8	50	0
Dick Cohee	11	192	17.5	35	2
Dale West	5	174	34.8	86	3
Ed Buchanan	5	88	17.6	0	1
Martin Fabi	5	77	15.4	21	0
Bob Good	4	50	12.5	13	0
Dave Washington	3	59	19.7	38	0
Bob Ptacek	2	31	15.5	22	0
Bob Light	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jim Copeland	1	9	9.0	9	0
Clair Branch	1	8	8.0	8	0
Roy Cameron	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	162	2362	14.6	86	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Reg Whitehouse	19	10	52.6	11	6	54.5	2	20	898	44.9	62	30
Roy Cameron	2	0	0.0	1	1	100.0	0					3
Frank Tripucka	5	5	100.0	1	0	0.0	0					5
Don Walsh	0	0		1	0	0.0	1					1
Totals	26	15	57.7	14	7	50.0	3	20	898	44.9	62	39

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Martin Fabi	149	6556	44.0	76	15
Frank Tripucka	4	185	46.2	65	1
Dale West	2	63	31.5	33	0
Totals	155	6804	43.9	76	16

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Copeland	59	352	6.0	22
Gene Wlasiuk	55	325	5.9	24
Larry Dumelie	3	27	9.0	12
Roy Cameron	3	16	5.3	13
Dick Cohee	2	3	1.5	3
Totals	122	723	5.9	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Roy Cameron	14	347	24.8	48
George Reed	12	279	23.2	41
Ray Purdin	9	203	22.6	50
Ed Buchanan	3	96	32.0	0
Billy Gray	3	75	25.0	29
Dick Cohee	3	35	11.7	13
Bob Good	1	4	4.0	4
Don Walsh	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	46	1039	22.6	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dale West	10	226	22.6	70	1
Neil Habig	7	63	9.0	15	0
Gene Wlasiuk	4	73	18.2	43	0
Bob Ptacek	3	71	23.7	36	1
Dick Schnell	3	18	6.0	13	0
Jim Copeland	2	33	16.5	33	1
Larry Dumelie	1	36	36.0	36	0
Dick Cohee	1	35	35.0	35	0
Jack Gotta	1	34	34.0	34	1
Wayne Shaw	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bill Clarke	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	34	597	17.6	70	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Wayne Shaw				6	0	0
Larry Dumelie				2	33	0
Don Walsh				2	0	0
Gene Wlasiuk				1	0	0
Garner Ekstran				1	0	0
Dick Schnell				1	37	0
Len Legault				1	0	0
Ted Urness				1	0	0
Dale West				1	0	0
Dick Cohee				1	0	1
Ron Atchison				1	0	0
Ron Brooks				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	19	70	1	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	6	10	2			30
Jack Gotta	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			30
George Reed	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dale West	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			24
Hugh Campbell	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Dick Cohee	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			18
Martin Fabi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15			15
Billy Gray	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ron Lancaster	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jim Copeland	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ed Buchanan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Ptacek	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ray Purdin	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Frank Tripucka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1			6
Roy Cameron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			3
Don Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	8	15	0	0	0	4	1	0	7	15	19	0	0	223