1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-12)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-12)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference. Ray Jauch coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Dieter Brock | 354 | 194 | 54.8 | 2383 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 75 | 75.8 | Bill Troup | 148 | 81 | 54.7 | 963 | 6.5 | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 5.4 | 53 | 59.0 |
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| Totals | 502 | 275 | 54.8 | 3346 | 6.7 | 18 | 3.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Washington | 204 | 918 | 4.5 | 31 | 1 | Larry Washington | 51 | 195 | 3.8 | 18 | 1 | Richard Holmes | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 | Dieter Brock | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 17 | 1 | Bill Troup | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | John McCorquindale | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Gary Rosolowich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Rick House | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Holmes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 337 | 1381 | 4.1 | 31 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Holmes | 60 | 1034 | 17.2 | 75 | 10 | Walt Passaglia | 51 | 626 | 12.3 | 62 | 2 | Gord Paterson | 40 | 454 | 11.4 | 31 | 1 | Jim Washington | 37 | 259 | 7.0 | 32 | 2 | Brian Gervais | 35 | 413 | 11.8 | 38 | 1 | Rick House | 15 | 261 | 17.4 | 48 | 1 | Bob O'Doherty | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 32 | 0 | Larry Washington | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | John McCorquindale | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 | Tennie Pierce | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 | Richard Holmes | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 | Joe Poplawski | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 | Billy Howard | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
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| Totals | 275 | 3346 | 12.2 | 75 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. | Bernie Ruoff | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 52 | 39 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2976 | 59.5 | 85 | 5 | 148 |
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| Totals | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 52 | 39 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2976 | 59.5 | 85 | 5 | 148 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Holmes | 43 | 300 | 7.0 | 41 | 0 | Ricky Wesson | 25 | 205 | 8.2 | 40 | 0 | Vince Phason | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 48 | 0 | Gary Rosolowich | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | Ron Mabra | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 | Reggie Pierson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Charles Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 103 | 753 | 7.3 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Vince Phason | 18 | 434 | 24.1 | 44 | 0 | Mike Holmes | 15 | 401 | 26.7 | 47 | 0 | Ricky Wesson | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 39 | 0 | Richard Holmes | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 | Duncan MacKinlay | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 | Brian Gervais | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | John Bonk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | John McCorquindale | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 50 | 1179 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ricky Wesson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | Reggie Pierson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 | Gary Rosolowich | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | Frank Dark | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | Vince Phason | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | James Reed | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Harry Kruger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Leo Ezerins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Bob Toogood | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 144 | 9.0 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Leo Ezerins | 4 | 4 | 0 | James Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | John Helton | 2 | 0 | 0 | Billy Howard | 2 | 10 | 0 | Greg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | Reggie Pierson | 1 | 11 | 0 | Gary Rosolowich | 1 | 13 | 0 | Tom Schulz | 1 | 0 | 0 | Leon Lyszkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | Harry Kruger | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ron Mabra | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 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 | Bernie Ruoff | 39 | 18 | 16 | 151 | Mike Holmes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Jim Washington | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Walt Passaglia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Rick House | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Brian Gervais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tennie Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gord Paterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dieter Brock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bill Troup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Larry Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
