1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jim Spavital (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jim Spavital (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Offensively, Winnipeg led the league with 401 points. At the same time, the defensive squad allowed 300 points. Don Jonas triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,583 yards. Jim Thorpe led pass catchers, catching 70 balls for 1,260 yards. Paul Williams was targeted regularly, too.
Mack Herron rushed for a team-high 1,527 yards for the Blue Bombers.
Pete Ribbins picked off 9 opponent throws.
Jim Spavital coached the team. The 1972 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Conference Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Don Jonas | 447 | 252 | 56.4 | 3583 | 8.0 | 27 | 6.0 | 26 | 5.8 | 97 | 78.4 | Tommy Pharr | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 203 | 7.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 69 | 42.7 | Jim Thorpe | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 118.8 | Bob Kraemer | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 135.4 | Mack Herron | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 118.8 | Bob LaRose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 480 | 265 | 55.2 | 3929 | 8.2 | 29 | 6.0 | 29 | 6.0 | 97 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mack Herron | 258 | 1527 | 5.9 | 65 | 11 | Eddie Williams | 98 | 494 | 5.0 | 47 | 3 | Tommy Pharr | 21 | 186 | 8.9 | 40 | 1 | Mike Richardson | 24 | 109 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 | Don Jonas | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 21 | 1 | Paul Williams | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 68 | 1 | Clay McEvoy | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | Jim Thorpe | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Bob Kraemer | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | Paul Markle | 2 | -19 | -9.5 | -4 | 0 |
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| Totals | 443 | 2505 | 5.7 | 68 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Thorpe | 70 | 1260 | 18.0 | 97 | 11 | Paul Williams | 60 | 817 | 13.6 | 69 | 8 | Bob LaRose | 49 | 929 | 19.0 | 73 | 5 | Mack Herron | 39 | 451 | 11.6 | 55 | 4 | Paul Markle | 31 | 266 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | Bob Kraemer | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 20 | 0 | Eddie Williams | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 33 | 1 | Mike Richardson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 265 | 3929 | 14.8 | 97 | 29 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Don Jonas | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | Walt McKee | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 3 | 66 | 3721 | 56.4 | 90 | 0 | 12 |
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| Totals | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 7 | 66 | 3721 | 56.4 | 90 | 0 | 103 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Pete Ribbins | 55 | 309 | 5.6 | 41 | 0 | Lance Fletcher | 25 | 127 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 | Doug Strong | 24 | 89 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | Mike Law | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 9 | 0 | Bob Kraemer | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 | Larry Kerychuk | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Tom Oberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 124 | 601 | 4.8 | 41 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mack Herron | 17 | 552 | 32.5 | 120 | 1 | Paul Williams | 23 | 492 | 21.4 | 44 | 0 | Jim Thorpe | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | Clay McEvoy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | Eddie Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Mike Kuhn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Markle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 1122 | 23.4 | 120 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Pete Ribbins | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 23 | 0 | Grady Cavness | 8 | 146 | 18.2 | 53 | 0 | Tom Oberg | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | Tommy Pharr | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 63 | 0 | Doug Strong | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 31 | 1 | Phil Minnick | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Mickey Doyle | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Mike Dirks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Rob McLaren | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Joe Critchlow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Jim Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 35 | 448 | 12.8 | 63 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Jim Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | Grady Cavness | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mickey Doyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | Jim Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | Pete Ribbins | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jim Heighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mike Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tom Oberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | Phil Minnick | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 97 | Mack Herron | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | Jim Thorpe | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Paul Williams | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Bob LaRose | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Eddie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Walt McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | Clay McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Doug Strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tommy Pharr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 399 |
