1971 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 7-8-1 15
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Jim Spavital (7-8-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1971 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties for 15 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Blue Bombers lit up the scoreboard for 366 points, and the porous defense gave up 349. Don Jonas led the charge, throwing for 4,036 yards. Jim Thorpe caught 70 balls for 1,436 yards. Bob LaRose contributed to the receiving game, too.
Mack Herron rushed for a team-high 900 yards for Winnipeg, while Eddie Williams also buoyed the ground attack.
Paul Williams intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Jim Spavital coached the team. The 1971 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Don Jonas | 485 | 253 | 52.2 | 4036 | 8.3 | 27 | 5.6 | 31 | 6.4 | 94 | 72.2 | Benjy Dial | 41 | 15 | 36.6 | 252 | 6.1 | 2 | 4.9 | 3 | 7.3 | 63 | 44.0 | Jim Thorpe | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 118.8 | Bob Kraemer | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 79.2 |
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| Totals | 531 | 270 | 50.8 | 4332 | 8.2 | 30 | 5.6 | 34 | 6.4 | 94 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mack Herron | 198 | 900 | 4.5 | 33 | 5 | Eddie Williams | 110 | 688 | 6.3 | 41 | 4 | Clay McEvoy | 20 | 135 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | Charlie Bryant | 29 | 107 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 | Don Jonas | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 25 | 4 | Larry Slagle | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Benjy Dial | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 | Paul Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Jim Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Kraemer | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 10 | 0 |
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| Totals | 391 | 1940 | 5.0 | 41 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Thorpe | 70 | 1436 | 20.5 | 94 | 9 | Bob LaRose | 58 | 1080 | 18.6 | 70 | 7 | Bob Kraemer | 39 | 468 | 12.0 | 27 | 2 | Mack Herron | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 63 | 4 | Paul Markle | 30 | 406 | 13.5 | 38 | 3 | Paul Williams | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 45 | 4 | Eddie Williams | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 26 | 1 | Pete Ribbins | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 32 | 0 | Charlie Bryant | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 67 | 0 | Clay McEvoy | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 270 | 4332 | 16.0 | 94 | 30 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Don Jonas | 44 | 40 | 90.9 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 12 | 9 | 521 | 57.9 | 90 | 0 | 97 |
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| Totals | 44 | 40 | 90.9 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 12 | 9 | 521 | 57.9 | 90 | 0 | 97 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS | Ed Ulmer | 53 | 2166 | 40.9 | 60 | 2 | Jim Thorpe | 49 | 1802 | 36.8 | 54 | 0 | Larry Kerychuk | 19 | 660 | 34.7 | 52 | 0 | Benjy Dial | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 | 1 | Don Jonas | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
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| Totals | 123 | 4747 | 38.6 | 90 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Paul Brule | 63 | 385 | 6.1 | 40 | 0 | Doug Strong | 64 | 366 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 | Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 128 | 751 | 5.9 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mack Herron | 35 | 1019 | 29.1 | 62 | 0 | Eddie Williams | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 | Charlie Bryant | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 0 | Paul Williams | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | Clay McEvoy | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 | Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | Paul Robson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Paul Brule | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 53 | 1284 | 24.2 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Paul Williams | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 | Paul Brule | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 52 | 0 | Mickey Doyle | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 | Doug Strong | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 | Gene Lakusiak | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | Paul Robson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | Rex Pitts | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 | Emery Hicks | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Ed Ulmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Larry Kerychuk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Rob McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Oberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 28 | 373 | 13.3 | 52 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Rob McLaren | 3 | 0 | 0 | Frank Reid | 3 | 9 | 0 | Ray Watrin | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jim Heighton | 1 | 2 | 0 | Larry Kerychuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rock Perdoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lance Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tom Oberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | Doug Strong | 1 | 0 | 0 | Craig McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | Joe Critchlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Carl Crennel | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jim Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bob Lueck | 1 | 2 | 0 | Paul Brule | 1 | 0 | 0 | Paul Markle | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 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 | Don Jonas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 121 | Mack Herron | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Jim Thorpe | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Bob LaRose | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Eddie Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Paul Williams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Paul Markle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Bob Kraemer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Rex Pitts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ed Ulmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Benjy Dial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
