1978 Toronto Argonauts Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bud Riley (1-6)
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-6)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1978 Toronto Argonauts Roster
1978 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The Argonauts labored to change the scoreboard with just 234 points, while the defensive squad gave up 389. Chuck Ealey tossed for 1,420 yards. Peter Muller paced the receiving corps, snagging 45 passes, while Slade Willis accumulated 587 receiving yards. M.L. Harris provided receiving help, too.

Terry Metcalf carried the ball for a team-best 669 yards for Toronto.

Eric Harris picked off 3 opponent throws.

Bud Riley and Leo Cahill coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Chuck Ealey	206	112	54.4	1420	6.9	8	3.9	6	2.9	71	76.9
Alvin White	135	65	48.1	936	6.9	3	2.2	13	9.6	80	38.9
Rodney Allison	100	51	51.0	498	5.0	1	1.0	5	5.0	37	47.8
Ken Clark	1	1	100.0	27	27.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	118.8
Terry Metcalf	4	1	25.0	16	4.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	43.8
Ian Sunter	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	447	230	51.5	2897	6.5	12	2.7	24	5.4	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Metcalf	169	669	4.0	26	2
Mark Bragagnolo	82	377	4.6	19	3
Chuck Ealey	52	373	7.2	37	1
Phil Rogers	25	105	4.2	15	0
John Kinch	21	82	3.9	13	0
Rodney Allison	13	49	3.8	23	0
Neil Lumsden	12	48	4.0	9	1
Alvin White	15	47	3.1	15	3
Dwight Edwards	4	24	6.0	8	0
M.L. Harris	5	16	3.2	11	0
Buddy Hardeman	7	13	1.9	4	0
Ken Clark	1	7	7.0	7	0
Peter Muller	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	407	1806	4.4	37	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Peter Muller	45	585	13.0	42	1
Slade Willis	38	587	15.4	37	3
M.L. Harris	32	496	15.5	43	3
Terry Metcalf	31	269	8.7	34	1
Mark Bragagnolo	25	160	6.4	30	2
Dwight Edwards	17	404	23.8	71	1
Phil Rogers	13	86	6.6	13	0
Terry Evanshen	11	136	12.4	30	1
John Kinch	8	14	1.8	12	0
Buddy Hardeman	4	37	9.2	22	0
Neil Lumsden	3	7	2.3	8	0
Ken Clark	1	80	80.0	80	0
Billy Hardee	1	27	27.0	27	0
Dave Thomas	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	230	2897	12.6	80	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Ian Sunter	22	22	100.0	33	16	48.5	11	43	2316	53.9	90	1	82
Totals	22	22	100.0	33	16	48.5	11	43	2316	53.9	90	1	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ken Clark	98	4337	44.3	0	5
Ian Sunter	41	1599	39.0	89	1
Neil Lumsden	3	464	154.7	0	0
Totals	142	6400	45.1	89	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Bennett	46	365	7.9	28
Terry Metcalf	27	239	8.9	35
Dave Thomas	15	113	7.5	30
Dwight Hicks	6	60	10.0	19
Mike Williams	6	40	6.7	15
David Rigg	1	31	31.0	31
Billy Hardee	5	25	5.0	10
Gordie Knowlton	2	9	4.5	7
Gary Weinlein	2	2	1.0	3
Totals	110	884	8.0	35

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Bennett	32	757	23.7	47
Terry Metcalf	18	446	24.8	54
Dwight Edwards	6	104	17.3	24
Buddy Hardeman	3	85	28.3	42
Mike Williams	2	33	16.5	17
Neil Lumsden	1	29	29.0	29
Phil Rogers	1	21	21.0	21
M.L. Harris	1	20	20.0	20
Billy Hardee	2	18	9.0	10
James Marshall	1	17	17.0	17
Dave Thomas	1	17	17.0	17
Wayne Allison	1	15	15.0	15
Eric Harris	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	70	1562	22.3	54

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eric Harris	3	27	9.0	14
Paul Bennett	2	72	36.0	41
Dwight Hicks	2	0	0.0	0
James Marshall	2	0	0.0	0
Larry Brame	1	14	14.0	14
David Rigg	1	3	3.0	3
Al Romano	1	3	3.0	3
Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	119	9.2	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rick Sowieta				4	18	0
Gordie Knowlton				3	2	0
Bruce Smith				2	0	0
Brad Cousino				2	7	0
Tom Poe				2	0	0
Eric Harris				1	12	0
Anthony Dickerson				1	0	0
Wayne Smith				1		0
David Rigg				1	4	0
Greg Fairchild				1	0	0
Rick Razzano				1		0
Ike Thomas				1	0	0
Paul Bennett				1	0	0
Tim Allan				1	0	1
Dave Thomas				1		0
Wayne Allison				1	0	0
Mike Williams				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	25	43	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ian Sunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22	13			83
Mark Bragagnolo	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Terry Metcalf	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Alvin White	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
M.L. Harris	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Slade Willis	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Terry Evanshen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Peter Muller	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dwight Edwards	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chuck Ealey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Neil Lumsden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tim Allan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Ken Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5			5
Totals	10	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	22	18	0	0	226