1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Blue Bombers scored 302 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 325. Roger Hagberg rushed for a team-high 695 yards for Winnipeg, and Leo Lewis additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Kenny Ploen threw for 2,026 yards. Farrell Funston led all receivers, catching 60 balls for 835 yards.

Dick Thornton intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kenny Ploen	226	132	58.4	2026	9.0	14	6.2	15	6.6	70	81.1
Hal Ledyard	90	45	50.0	707	7.9	4	4.4	4	4.4	44	72.8
Leo Lewis	6	4	66.7	58	9.7	0	0.0	1	16.7	28	58.3
Dick Thornton	9	4	44.4	57	6.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	65.5
Totals	331	185	55.9	2848	8.6	18	5.4	20	6.0	70

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roger Hagberg	164	695	4.2	22	2
Leo Lewis	133	691	5.2	92	3
Kenny Ploen	64	316	4.9	81	0
George Fleming	61	227	3.7	21	3
Joe Williams	40	143	3.6	15	3
Dick Thornton	10	72	7.2	14	0
Hal Ledyard	4	38	9.5	19	0
Jerry Jones	3	10	3.3	4	0
Ian Monteith	5	9	1.8	4	0
Pepe Latourelle	1	2	2.0	2	0
Henry Janzen	3	-2	-0.7	3	0
Frank Fraser	3	-4	-1.3	3	0
Totals	491	2197	4.5	92	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Farrell Funston	60	835	13.9	36	9
Leo Lewis	27	390	14.4	40	2
Roger Hagberg	23	206	9.0	25	0
Ernie Pitts	22	387	17.6	44	2
George Fleming	21	566	27.0	70	5
Roger Locke	12	178	14.8	30	0
Joe Williams	8	79	9.9	20	0
Noel Dunford	5	52	10.4	15	0
Dick Thornton	2	55	27.5	30	0
Kenny Ploen	2	35	17.5	28	0
Pepe Latourelle	2	30	15.0	19	0
Frank Fraser	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	185	2827	15.3	70	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
George Fleming	30	25	83.3	30	15	50.0	10	19	1117	58.8	77	1	81
Gordie Rowland	5	3	60.0	0	0		0	30	1273	42.4	85	1	4
Totals	35	28	80.0	30	15	50.0	10	49	2390	48.8	85	2	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Jack Delveaux	68	3047	44.8	72	4
Dick Thornton	62	2358	38.0	62	1
Roger Hagberg	2	100	50.0	54	0
Totals	132	5505	41.7	72	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Janzen	60	295	4.9	19
Gordie Rowland	37	178	4.8	20
Frank Fraser	25	137	5.5	12
Pepe Latourelle	5	35	7.0	10
Nick Miller	3	13	4.3	6
Dick Thornton	2	12	6.0	11
Totals	132	670	5.1	20

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leo Lewis	29	796	27.4	50	0
George Fleming	16	496	31.0	93	1
Joe Williams	6	157	26.2	48	0
Roger Hagberg	5	58	11.6	20	0
Dick Thornton	1	26	26.0	26	0
Jack Delveaux	1	8	8.0	8	0
Hal Ledyard	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	59	1547	26.2	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Thornton	6	200	33.3	65	3
Jerry Jones	2	37	18.5	37	1
Norm Rauhaus	2	25	12.5	23	0
Henry Janzen	2	12	6.0	12	0
Brian Palmer	1	28	28.0	28	0
Doug Daigneault	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jack Delveaux	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	15	302	20.1	65	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dick Thornton				3	85	1
Norm Rauhaus				1	24	0
Steve Patrick				1	0	0
Neil Thomas				1	11	0
Sherwyn Thorson				1	0	0
Nick Miller				1	0	0
Herb Gray				1	14	0
Totals	0	0	0	9	134	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Fleming	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	25	11			135
Farrell Funston	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Leo Lewis	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dick Thornton	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1			25
Joe Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Roger Hagberg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ernie Pitts	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jerry Jones	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jack Delveaux	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4			4
Gordie Rowland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1			4
Totals	11	18	0	1	0	4	1	0	15	28	17	0	0	300