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, the Roughriders earned 369 points, tops in the circuit. Defensively, Saskatchewan 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. Gord Barwell and Nolan Bailey contributed to the receiving game 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 |
