1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Allie Sherman (9-7)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Defensively, the Blue Bombers paced the circuit with just 228 points allowed. Winnipeg chalked up 315 points. Bob McNamara rushed for a team-high 1,101 yards.

Eagle Day passed for 1,814 yards. Bud Grant caught 63 balls for 970 yards.

Gordie Rowland intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Allie Sherman coached the team. The 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Eagle Day	254	137	53.9	1814	7.1	7	2.8	12	4.7	53	66.3
Buddy Leake	91	43	47.3	819	9.0	5	5.5	11	12.1	75	57.7
Barry Roseborough	10	5	50.0	70	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	72.9
Bob McNamara	1	1	100.0	6	6.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	91.7
Totals	356	186	52.2	2709	7.6	12	3.4	23	6.5	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob McNamara	178	1101	6.2	30	13
Bob Davenport	140	677	4.8	24	2
Buddy Leake	156	633	4.1	37	6
Eagle Day	164	477	2.9	53	4
Elton Taylor	11	65	5.9	11	0
Jack Hutchinson	9	63	7.0	12	0
Pepe Latourelle	5	18	3.6	5	0
Ron Kelly	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	664	3034	4.6	53	25

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bud Grant	63	970	15.4	53	1
Bob McNamara	36	512	14.2	75	4
Al Bruno	32	579	18.1	49	1
Buddy Leake	18	240	13.3	48	4
Bob Davenport	12	105	8.8	15	2
Glenn McWhinney	9	128	14.2	22	0
Tom Miner	5	67	13.4	28	0
Pepe Latourelle	4	30	7.5	22	0
Elton Taylor	3	35	11.7	19	0
Eagle Day	2	21	10.5	13	0
Ron Kelly	1	15	15.0	15	0
Norm Rauhaus	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	186	2709	14.6	75	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Tom Miner	6	2	33.3	15	8	53.3	2	51	2716	53.3	66	28
Buddy Leake	32	30	93.8	5	4	80.0	0	0	0		0	42
Bob McNamara	2	0	0.0	0	0		0					0
Totals	40	32	80.0	20	12	60.0	2	51	2716	53.3	66	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry Vincent	56	2131	38.1	63	1
Eagle Day	47	1795	38.2	59	1
Barry Roseborough	27	980	36.3	49	2
Buddy Leake	2	59	29.5	59	1
Totals	132	4965	37.6	63	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gordie Rowland	44	265	6.0	25
Pepe Latourelle	47	254	5.4	18
Glenn McWhinney	35	161	4.6	11
Al Bruno	2	13	6.5	13
Bud Grant	1	5	5.0	5
Stan Canakes	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	130	710	5.5	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob McNamara	9	253	28.1	41
Pepe Latourelle	10	201	20.1	34
Elton Taylor	8	173	21.6	30
Gordie Rowland	5	125	25.0	32
Bob Davenport	3	62	20.7	24
Buddy Leake	3	59	19.7	30
Bud Grant	1	29	29.0	29
Glenn McWhinney	1	18	18.0	18
Jack Hutchinson	1	16	16.0	16
Barry Roseborough	1	7	7.0	7
Tom Miner	1	6	6.0	6
Buddy Alliston	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	44	949	21.6	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gordie Rowland	5	54	10.8	28	0
Elton Taylor	4	108	27.0	70	1
Norm Rauhaus	4	35	8.8	18	0
Keith Pearce	3	23	7.7	17	0
Al Bruno	2	21	10.5	21	0
Buddy Alliston	2	15	7.5	15	0
Buddy Leake	2	7	3.5	7	0
Bud Grant	2	6	3.0	6	0
Nick Miller	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bob McNamara	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Haas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	29	269	9.3	70	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tom Miner				5	88	0
Herb Gray				3	3	0
Steve Patrick				3	0	0
Walt Bilicki				3	0	0
Gordie Rowland				2	0	0
Calvin Jones				2	0	0
George Druxman				2	0	0
Elton Taylor				2	0	0
Keith Pearce				2	5	0
Norm Rauhaus				1	0	0
Bob McNamara				1	0	0
Cec Luining				1	0	1
Roger Savoie				1	0	0
Gerry Vincent				1	0	0
Bud Grant				1	0	0
Buddy Alliston				1	0	0
Al Bruno				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	32	96	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Buddy Leake	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	1			103
Bob McNamara	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			102
Tom Miner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	2			28
Eagle Day	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			25
Bob Davenport	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bud Grant	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Cec Luining	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Al Bruno	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Elton Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Barry Roseborough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2			2
Gerry Vincent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	25	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	32	7	0	0	309