1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-3 Lost Final
Coach: Allie Sherman (7-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-3 Lost Final
Coach: Allie Sherman (7-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
The Blue Bombers scored 210 points, and the defense yielded 195. Gerry James rushed for a team-high 1,205 yards for Winnipeg.
Buddy Leake tossed for 1,370 yards. Bud Grant led all receivers, catching 36 balls for 556 yards.
Gordie Rowland intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Allie Sherman coached the team. The 1955 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Buddy Leake | 210 | 91 | 43.3 | 1370 | 6.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 8.6 | 62 | 32.8 | Billy Hooper | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 163 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 27 | 35.0 | Leo Lewis | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 102 | 11.3 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 125.9 | Tom Casey | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 70 | 35.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 158.3 | George Elliott | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 0.0 | Gerry James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 248 | 109 | 44.0 | 1708 | 6.9 | 5 | 2.0 | 24 | 9.7 | 62 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gerry James | 189 | 1205 | 6.4 | 60 | 7 | Leo Lewis | 135 | 834 | 6.2 | 41 | 5 | Lorne Benson | 85 | 460 | 5.4 | 18 | 1 | George Elliott | 42 | 229 | 5.5 | 28 | 2 | Tom Casey | 37 | 223 | 6.0 | 20 | 1 | Buddy Leake | 81 | 139 | 1.7 | 20 | 6 | Billy Hooper | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 46 | 1 | Bob McNamara | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | Bill Robinson | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 | Elton Taylor | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | Pat Oleksiak | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 618 | 3311 | 5.4 | 60 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bud Grant | 36 | 556 | 15.4 | 62 | 2 | Al Bruno | 19 | 282 | 14.8 | 56 | 1 | Glenn McWhinney | 17 | 220 | 12.9 | 28 | 0 | Leo Lewis | 11 | 345 | 31.4 | 59 | 1 | Gerry James | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 | Lorne Benson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 37 | 1 | Pat Oleksiak | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | George Elliott | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | Buddy Tinsley | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | Tom Casey | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | Bob McNamara | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 109 | 1708 | 15.7 | 62 | 5 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. | Buddy Leake | 30 | 28 | 93.3 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 6 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 28 | 93.3 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 6 | 55 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Tom Casey | 92 | 3932 | 42.7 | 78 | 4 | Gerry Vincent | 24 | 956 | 39.8 | 54 | 1 | Lorne Benson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 117 | 4926 | 42.1 | 78 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gordie Rowland | 49 | 428 | 8.7 | 29 | 0 | Glenn McWhinney | 58 | 379 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 | Gerry James | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 | Tom Casey | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 | George Elliott | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 | Lorne Benson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 130 | 940 | 7.2 | 29 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gerry James | 18 | 382 | 21.2 | 53 | 0 | George Elliott | 17 | 343 | 20.2 | 48 | 0 | Bill Robinson | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 | Gordie Rowland | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 | Bob McNamara | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 36 | 0 | Lorne Benson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 1054 | 21.1 | 53 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gordie Rowland | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | Tom Casey | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 44 | 1 | George Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Mulhern | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Billy Hooper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Lorne Benson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | Gene Mears | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Bill Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Elton Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Stan Canakes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 21 | 142 | 6.8 | 44 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Floyd Harrawood | 3 | 0 | 0 | Gordie Rowland | 2 | 30 | 0 | George Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roger Savoie | 1 | 0 | 0 | Gerry James | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bill Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | Keith Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | Leo Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Lumsden | 1 | 0 | 0 | Brian Mulhern | 1 | 30 | 0 | Bill Smitiuch | 1 | 0 | 0 | Elton Taylor | 1 | 13 | 0 | Stan Canakes | 1 | 13 | 0 | Tom Casey | 1 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 94 | 0 | 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 | Buddy Leake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 85 | Gerry James | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | Leo Lewis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Tom Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | Lorne Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Bud Grant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | George Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Al Bruno | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Elton Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Billy Hooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Gerry Vincent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
