1974 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: John Payne (9-7)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1974 Saskatchewan Roughriders RosterTeam Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: John Payne (9-7)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1974 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Roughriders chalked up 305 points, and the defensive squad gave up 289. Ron Lancaster passed for 2,873 yards. Bobby Thompson hauled in 56 receptions for 711 yards.
George Reed ran for a team-high 1,447 yards for Saskatchewan.
Ted Provost and Ken McEachern each seized 4 opponent throws.
John Payne coached the team. The 1974 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Ron Lancaster | 395 | 222 | 56.2 | 2873 | 7.3 | 20 | 5.1 | 20 | 5.1 | 78 | 75.0 | Randy Mattingly | 65 | 35 | 53.8 | 553 | 8.5 | 4 | 6.2 | 6 | 9.2 | 55 | 64.5 | Bob Pearce | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 95.8 |
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| Totals | 462 | 258 | 55.8 | 3468 | 7.5 | 24 | 5.2 | 26 | 5.6 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | George Reed | 288 | 1447 | 5.0 | 26 | 5 | Bobby Thompson | 68 | 305 | 4.5 | 32 | 1 | Pete Watson | 48 | 253 | 5.3 | 79 | 1 | Steve Molnar | 36 | 195 | 5.4 | 31 | 1 | Randy Mattingly | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 | Terry Bulych | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 | Al Ford | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | Ron Lancaster | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 12 | 1 | Bob Pearce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 469 | 2329 | 5.0 | 79 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bobby Thompson | 56 | 711 | 12.7 | 66 | 5 | Tom Campana | 37 | 505 | 13.6 | 71 | 5 | George Reed | 36 | 223 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 | Pete Watson | 29 | 467 | 16.1 | 78 | 2 | Al Ford | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 | Steve Mazurak | 17 | 335 | 19.7 | 55 | 4 | Leif Pettersen | 15 | 237 | 15.8 | 31 | 3 | Rhett Dawson | 14 | 232 | 16.6 | 58 | 3 | Steve Molnar | 13 | 228 | 17.5 | 47 | 0 | Lawrie Skolrood | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 24 | 0 | Bob Pearce | 8 | 174 | 21.8 | 57 | 2 |
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| Totals | 258 | 3468 | 13.4 | 78 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Brian Berg | 37 | 35 | 94.6 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 2 | 55 | 2799 | 50.9 | 77 | 0 | 82 |
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| Totals | 37 | 35 | 94.6 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 2 | 55 | 2799 | 50.9 | 77 | 0 | 82 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Leif Pettersen | 51 | 269 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 | Steve Molnar | 27 | 174 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 | Lee Benard | 29 | 153 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 | Jim Elder | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 | Doug Strong | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | Steve Mazurak | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | Ken McEachern | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 124 | 668 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Elder | 24 | 517 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 | Bobby Thompson | 12 | 266 | 22.2 | 34 | 0 | Bob Pearce | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 63 | 0 | Marion Latimore | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Tom Campana | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | Leif Pettersen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 1025 | 22.8 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ted Provost | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 32 | 0 | Ken McEachern | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 37 | 1 | Lorne Richardson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 | Jim Elder | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | Pete Wysocki | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 | Bill Manchuk | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | Bobby Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Ted Dushinski | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Charlie Collins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Steve Smear | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 37 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Lorne Richardson | 4 | 48 | 2 | Ed McQuarters | 3 | 22 | 0 | Andy McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bill Manchuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | Ron Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ted Provost | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ken McEachern | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tim Roth | 1 | 13 | 1 | Steve Smear | 1 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Collins | 1 | -6 | 0 | Don Bahnuik | 1 | 0 | 0 | Pete Wysocki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 78 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Brian Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 82 | Bobby Thompson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | George Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Tom Campana | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Steve Mazurak | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Rhett Dawson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Leif Pettersen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Pete Watson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Lorne Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bob Pearce | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Ron Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Steve Molnar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tim Roth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ken McEachern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Al Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
