1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-13)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses for 6 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Winnipeg managed just 210 points, worst in the league, while the porous defense surrendered 374, most in the circuit. John Schneider threw for 1,949 yards. Ken Nielsen led all receivers, catching 68 balls for 1,031 yards.

Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 781 yards for the Blue Bombers.

Ernie Pitts picked off 7 opponent throws.

Joe Zaleski coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John Schneider	327	146	44.6	1949	6.0	8	2.4	28	8.6	48	36.6
Luther Selbo	54	23	42.6	380	7.0	0	0.0	8	14.8	72	27.3
Paul Brule	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Don Gilbert	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	384	169	44.0	2329	6.1	8	2.1	36	9.4	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Raimey	162	781	4.8	75	5
John Schneider	56	230	4.1	16	5
Gene Lakusiak	34	155	4.6	22	1
Walt Chadwick	35	126	3.6	33	1
Butch Pressley	19	123	6.5	26	0
John Farler	18	48	2.7	12	0
Paul Brule	13	32	2.5	9	1
Luther Selbo	8	30	3.8	9	0
Don Gilbert	8	29	3.6	11	0
Fred Figueroa	17	26	1.5	6	0
Pierre Guindon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	371	1580	4.3	75	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Nielsen	68	1031	15.2	72	5
Dave Raimey	43	509	11.8	40	2
Mitch Zalnasky	13	220	16.9	48	0
Noel Dunford	9	107	11.9	33	0
Bob Howard	6	146	24.3	41	0
Gene Lakusiak	6	71	11.8	36	0
Butch Pressley	5	68	13.6	30	1
Paul Brule	5	43	8.6	12	0
Don Gilbert	4	19	4.8	19	0
John Farler	3	41	13.7	26	0
Walt Chadwick	3	0	0.0	5	0
Gord Brown	2	53	26.5	30	0
Jim Avery	1	15	15.0	15	0
Fred Figueroa	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	169	2329	13.8	72	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Pierre Guindon	22	19	86.4	34	15	44.1	4	34	1889	55.6	73	0	68
Totals	22	19	86.4	34	15	44.1	4	34	1889	55.6	73	0	68

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ed Ulmer	138	5931	43.0	80	8
Pierre Guindon	1	21	21.0	21	0
Totals	139	5952	42.8	80	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Wozney	77	512	6.6	31
Paul Brule	40	304	7.6	25
John Bitchok	11	104	9.5	28
Peter Francis	1	25	25.0	25
Ed Ulmer	1	9	9.0	9
Don Gilbert	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	131	956	7.3	31

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Raimey	31	930	30.0	93	1
Don Gilbert	8	121	15.1	25	0
Butch Pressley	3	113	37.7	47	0
John Farler	6	108	18.0	31	0
Dick Wozney	2	48	24.0	30	0
Gene Lakusiak	4	47	11.8	16	0
Walt Chadwick	1	31	31.0	31	0
Ed Ulmer	1	17	17.0	17	0
Fred Figueroa	2	15	7.5	15	0
Gord Brown	1	9	9.0	9	0
Chip Barrett	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	60	1444	24.1	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ernie Pitts	7	84	12.0	33
Don Gilbert	6	45	7.5	27
Ed Ulmer	5	60	12.0	32
Chip Barrett	4	93	23.2	53
Phil Minnick	2	23	11.5	23
Gord Brown	1	7	7.0	7
Paul Brule	1	7	7.0	7
Jim Conroy	1	-4	-4.0	-4
Totals	27	315	11.7	53

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Chip Barrett				3	4
Phil Minnick				2	0
Bill Whisler				2	26
Don Gilbert				2	46
Fred Levinsky				1	0
Ernie Pitts				1	3
Dave Raimey				1	0
Jim Avery				1	21
Jim Conroy				1	3
Ed Ulmer				1	0
Gord Brown				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	103	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pierre Guindon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	19	4			68
Dave Raimey	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Ken Nielsen	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
John Schneider	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Ed Ulmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8			8
Butch Pressley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gene Lakusiak	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Walt Chadwick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Paul Brule	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	13	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	19	12	0	0	208