1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Team Record: 14-2 28
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Eagle Keys (14-2)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1970 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses for 28 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
On offense, Saskatchewan earned 369 points, tops in the circuit. The defense proved to be a force, as the Roughriders yielded 206 points, fewest in the circuit. George Reed ran for a team-high 821 yards.
Ron Lancaster threw for 2,779 yards. Silas McKinnie hauled in 39 receptions for 682 yards. Nolan Bailey and Gord Barwell were targeted regularly as well.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 61 turnovers. Ted Dushinski intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1970 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 | 330 | 175 | 53.0 | 2779 | 8.4 | 16 | 4.8 | 22 | 6.7 | 94 | 69.7 |
| Gary Lane | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 165 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.5 | 31 | 24.2 |
| Don Weiss | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 140 | 9.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 26 | 73.6 |
| Bob Pearce | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| Al Ford | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 374 | 198 | 52.9 | 3158 | 8.4 | 17 | 4.5 | 28 | 7.5 | 94 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Reed | 193 | 821 | 4.3 | 21 | 5 |
| Silas McKinnie | 109 | 612 | 5.6 | 21 | 3 |
| Bobby Thompson | 45 | 336 | 7.5 | 65 | 2 |
| Steve Molnar | 62 | 272 | 4.4 | 34 | 3 |
| R.C. Gamble | 35 | 221 | 6.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Pearce | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Weiss | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Ron Lancaster | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 20 | 2 |
| Al Ford | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Gary Lane | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Nolan Bailey | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Hank Dorsch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 534 | 2671 | 5.0 | 65 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas McKinnie | 39 | 682 | 17.5 | 91 | 5 |
| Gord Barwell | 37 | 618 | 16.7 | 67 | 6 |
| Nolan Bailey | 30 | 475 | 15.8 | 31 | 1 |
| George Reed | 21 | 198 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 18 | 379 | 21.1 | 94 | 2 |
| Dave Denny | 15 | 274 | 18.3 | 45 | 2 |
| Bob Pearce | 13 | 176 | 13.5 | 38 | 1 |
| Al Ford | 9 | 162 | 18.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Steve Molnar | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Al Rankin | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 37 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 198 | 3137 | 15.8 | 94 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Abendschan | 42 | 36 | 85.7 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 8 | 54 | 2987 | 55.3 | 75 | 0 | 116 |
| Totals | 42 | 36 | 85.7 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 8 | 54 | 2987 | 55.3 | 75 | 0 | 116 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Walter | 79 | 642 | 8.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Molnar | 43 | 342 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Kosid | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Ted Dushinski | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Degraw | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 140 | 1139 | 8.1 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silas McKinnie | 21 | 530 | 25.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Al Ford | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Pearce | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Steve Molnar | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Hank Dorsch | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| George Reed | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clyde Brock | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 836 | 23.9 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Dushinski | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Bob Kosid | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Wayne Shaw | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Al Ford | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 47 | 0 |
| Hank Dorsch | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Bruce Bennett | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Walter | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Chuck Kyle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Reed | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 396 | 13.2 | 52 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Frith | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Don Bahnuik | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Don Seaman | 2 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| George Reed | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bruce Bennett | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ted Dushinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed McQuarters | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Denny | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jack Abendschan | 24 | 36 | 8 | 116 | ||||||||||
| Silas McKinnie | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Gord Barwell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| George Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| R.C. Gamble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Steve Molnar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Ron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dave Denny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Hank Dorsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Don Seaman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Pearce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Nolan Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gary Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ted Dushinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Al Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 369 |
