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 Roster
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.

The Blue Bombers scored 283 points, but the defense allowed 340. Dieter Brock passed for 2,383 yards. Mike Holmes led pass catchers, catching 60 balls for 1,034 yards. Walt Passaglia contributed to the receiving game also.

Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 918 yards for Winnipeg.

Ricky Wesson picked off 4 opponent throws.

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
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
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
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
Totals	18	18	100.0	52	39	75.0	8	50	2976	59.5	85	5	148

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	133	5999	45.1	68	3
Totals	133	5999	45.1	68	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Holmes	43	300	7.0	41
Ricky Wesson	25	205	8.2	40
Vince Phason	10	153	15.3	48
Gary Rosolowich	19	52	2.7	11
Ron Mabra	4	32	8.0	19
Reggie Pierson	1	10	10.0	10
Charles Williams	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	103	753	7.3	48

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vince Phason	18	434	24.1	44
Mike Holmes	15	401	26.7	47
Ricky Wesson	9	200	22.2	39
Richard Holmes	3	88	29.3	50
Duncan MacKinlay	2	39	19.5	39
Brian Gervais	1	17	17.0	17
John Bonk	1	0	0.0	0
John McCorquindale	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	1179	23.6	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ricky Wesson	4	18	4.5	10
Reggie Pierson	3	24	8.0	20
Gary Rosolowich	2	25	12.5	25
Frank Dark	2	4	2.0	4
Vince Phason	1	26	26.0	26
James Reed	1	20	20.0	20
Harry Kruger	1	14	14.0	14
Leo Ezerins	1	8	8.0	8
Bob Toogood	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	16	144	9.0	26

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Leo Ezerins				4	4
James Reed				2	0
John Helton				2	0
Billy Howard				2	10
Greg Johnson				1	0
Reggie Pierson				1	11
Gary Rosolowich				1	13
Tom Schultz				1	0
Leon Lyszkiewicz				1	0
Harry Kruger				1	0
Ron Mabra				0	3
Totals	0	0	0	16	41	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bernie Ruoff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	18	16			151
Mike Holmes	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Jim Washington	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Walt Passaglia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rick House	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Brian Gervais	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tennie Pierce	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Gord Paterson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dieter Brock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Troup	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Larry Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	4	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	18	16	0	0	283