1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ron Lancaster (2-14)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Saskatchewan scored only 194 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 437, most in the circuit. Danny Sanders passed for 1,024 yards. Mike Strickland led the receiving corps, hauling in 43 receptions, while Joey Walters contributed 772 receiving yards.

Mike Strickland ran for a team-high 770 yards for the Roughriders.

Ken McEachern, Emil Nielsen and Frank Dark each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ron Lancaster coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Danny Sanders	133	65	48.9	1024	7.7	4	3.0	7	5.3	52	63.0
Tom Clements	159	81	50.9	994	6.3	2	1.3	11	6.9	49	46.0
Lloyd Patterson	113	40	35.4	533	4.7	1	0.9	12	10.6	70	14.6
Larry Dick	68	39	57.4	523	7.7	1	1.5	5	7.4	65	56.2
Craig Juntunen	20	8	40.0	191	9.6	1	5.0	3	15.0	96	52.3
Totals	493	233	47.3	3265	6.6	9	1.8	38	7.7	96

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Strickland	176	770	4.4	28	4
Harlan Huckleby	58	259	4.5	23	1
Lloyd Patterson	21	109	5.2	15	1
Tom Clements	22	101	4.6	18	0
John Kinch	23	92	4.0	21	0
Larry Dick	7	46	6.6	20	0
Reg Boudreau	6	30	5.0	12	0
Vickey Anderson	4	17	4.2	6	0
Jim Duncan	11	12	1.1	7	0
Danny Sanders	5	6	1.2	5	0
Craig Juntunen	1	4	4.0	4	0
Willie Wilder	2	-5	-2.5	11	0
Totals	336	1441	4.3	28	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Strickland	43	406	9.4	30	2
Joey Walters	40	772	19.3	52	4
Steve Mazurak	29	358	12.3	32	0
Gerry Fellner	19	260	13.7	32	0
Willie Wilder	14	397	28.4	96	2
Lawrie Skolrood	14	189	13.5	42	0
Freeman Johns	13	213	16.4	49	1
Rodney Parker	10	232	23.2	65	0
Dave Quehl	10	126	12.6	21	0
Harlan Huckleby	10	37	3.7	11	0
Kelvin Kirk	9	85	9.4	16	0
John Kinch	6	69	11.5	21	0
Brian O'Hara	5	34	6.8	9	0
Mark McDonald	3	36	12.0	18	0
Reg Boudreau	3	20	6.7	12	0
Molly McGee	3	5	1.7	5	0
Lloyd Henry	1	18	18.0	18	0
Jim Duncan	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	233	3265	14.0	96	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Bob Macoritti	10	10	100.0	26	14	53.8	10	6	291	48.5	67	62
Reg Boudreau	3	3	100.0	5	4	80.0	0					15
Al Chorney	1	1	100.0	4	1	25.0	2					6
Totals	14	14	100.0	35	19	54.3	12	6	291	48.5	67	83

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bob Macoritti	112	4999	44.6	82	4
Al Chorney	18	606	33.7	50	1
Emil Nielsen	1	40	40.0	40	0
Totals	131	5645	43.1	82	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Chorney	48	425	8.9	38
Kelvin Kirk	14	205	14.6	26
Joey Walters	5	62	12.4	16
Rodney Parker	9	62	6.9	15
Leroy Paul	5	36	7.2	15
Frank Dark	7	33	4.7	14
Ken McEachern	8	32	4.0	10
Homer Butler	1	25	25.0	25
Dave Quehl	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	98	888	9.1	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Chorney	15	352	23.5	33
Rodney Parker	11	275	25.0	41
Harlan Huckleby	11	212	19.3	30
Willie Wilder	8	185	23.1	36
Greg Anderson	4	78	19.5	26
Rick Moss	3	59	19.7	28
Brian O'Hara	2	50	25.0	25
Kelvin Kirk	2	39	19.5	29
John Kinch	1	9	9.0	9
Tommy Braden	3	6	2.0	8
Lawrie Skolrood	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	61	1278	21.0	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Dark	3	128	42.7	102	1
Ken McEachern	3	69	23.0	33	0
Emil Nielsen	3	14	4.7	14	0
Homer Butler	2	41	20.5	36	0
Rick Moss	1	66	66.0	66	0
Roger Goree	1	54	54.0	54	0
Steve Dennis	1	23	23.0	23	0
Leroy Paul	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	15	395	26.3	102	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Keith Miller				3	0	0
Roger Aldag				1	0	0
Roger Goree				1	2	0
Leroy Paul				1	0	0
Neil Quilter				1	0	0
Joe Miller				1	0	0
Al Chorney				1	0	0
John Kinch				1	0	0
Joey Walters				1	3	1
Anthony Parker				1	0	0
Blain Lamoureux				1	0	0
Homer Butler				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	14	5	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Macoritti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10	14			66
Mike Strickland	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Joey Walters	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			30
Reg Boudreau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0			15
Willie Wilder	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Al Chorney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3			7
Frank Dark	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Freeman Johns	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Harlan Huckleby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lloyd Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	6	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	14	17	0	0	190