1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-12-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-12-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties for 7 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
Winnipeg managed just 192 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defensive unit gave up 359. Wally Gabler passed for 2,194 yards. Ken Nielsen led the receiving corps, catching 49 balls for 617 yards, while Dave Washington was targeted regularly as well.
Bob Houmard rushed for a team-high 506 yards for the Blue Bombers, while Butch Pressley and Amos Van Pelt also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ernie Pitts picked off 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Gabler | 338 | 168 | 49.7 | 2194 | 6.5 | 7 | 2.1 | 24 | 7.1 | 68 | 47.9 |
| Don Weiss | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 419 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.6 | 5 | 8.1 | 50 | 45.0 |
| John Schneider | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 39.6 |
| Rick Cassata | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 411 | 203 | 49.4 | 2626 | 6.4 | 8 | 1.9 | 29 | 7.1 | 68 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Houmard | 106 | 506 | 4.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Amos Van Pelt | 121 | 504 | 4.2 | 41 | 3 |
| Butch Pressley | 88 | 404 | 4.6 | 51 | 4 |
| Wally Gabler | 44 | 209 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Weiss | 29 | 196 | 6.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Dave Raimey | 20 | 89 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Cassata | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Atamian | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Brule | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 414 | 1955 | 4.7 | 51 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Nielsen | 49 | 617 | 12.6 | 37 | 2 |
| Dave Washington | 35 | 587 | 16.8 | 39 | 4 |
| Bob Houmard | 34 | 323 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Butch Pressley | 32 | 440 | 13.8 | 40 | 2 |
| Amos Van Pelt | 24 | 245 | 10.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Tom Busch | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Grant | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Glen Orris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 194 | 2486 | 12.8 | 40 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Guindon | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 3 | 26 | 1426 | 54.8 | 73 | 0 | 64 |
| Rick Cassata | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 20 | 17 | 85.0 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 3 | 26 | 1426 | 54.8 | 73 | 0 | 65 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Brule | 63 | 498 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 56 | 375 | 6.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Tommy Grant | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Cassata | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 131 | 911 | 7.0 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Pressley | 22 | 537 | 24.4 | 60 | 0 |
| Amos Van Pelt | 13 | 341 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 8 | 159 | 19.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Darwin Gonnerman | 5 | 151 | 30.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Paul Brule | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Houmard | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Collins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1329 | 22.9 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Pitts | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rick Cassata | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Phil Minnick | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Breding | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Whisler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 211 | 10.0 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Whisler | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Phil Minnick | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Ed Breding | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Glen Schapansky | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Francis | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Critchlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Pierre Guindon | 15 | 16 | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Butch Pressley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Dave Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Amos Van Pelt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Ken Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Phil Minnick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Houmard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Wally Gabler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Weiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Doug Strong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ed Ulmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Rick Cassata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
