1978 Calgary Stampeders Statistics
Team Record: 9-4-3 21
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Jack Gotta (9-4-3)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1978 Calgary Stampeders Results
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 3 ties for 21 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Stampeders scored 381 points, and the defensive squad allowed 311. John Hufnagel passed for 2,663 yards. James Sykes led pass catchers, grabbing 50 receptions, while Willie Armstead contributed 881 receiving yards, while Tom Forzani contributed to the receiving game, too.
James Sykes carried the ball for a team-high 1,020 yards for Calgary.
Al Burleson and Terry Irvin each snatched 7 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1978 Calgary Stampeders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hufnagel | 315 | 169 | 53.7 | 2663 | 8.5 | 13 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.1 | 82 | 78.6 |
| Ken Johnson | 59 | 36 | 61.0 | 635 | 10.8 | 4 | 6.8 | 4 | 6.8 | 101 | 92.1 |
| Craig Juntunen | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 125 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16.7 | 45 | 33.1 |
| Matthew Reed | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 83.3 |
| Cyril McFall | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 407 | 224 | 55.0 | 3517 | 8.6 | 17 | 4.2 | 20 | 4.9 | 101 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sykes | 204 | 1020 | 5.0 | 31 | 13 |
| Willie Burden | 160 | 627 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 |
| John Hufnagel | 56 | 302 | 5.4 | 33 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| John Palazeti | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Rowland | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Matthew Reed | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Juntunen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Armstead | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kelvin Kirk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 2159 | 4.7 | 33 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sykes | 50 | 614 | 12.3 | 62 | 1 |
| Tom Forzani | 43 | 731 | 17.0 | 67 | 5 |
| Willie Armstead | 39 | 881 | 22.6 | 101 | 9 |
| Willie Burden | 31 | 307 | 9.9 | 54 | 1 |
| Bob Viccars | 25 | 369 | 14.8 | 40 | 1 |
| Kelvin Kirk | 23 | 487 | 21.2 | 71 | 0 |
| John Palazeti | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Rowland | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Vic Anonsen | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Alex Morris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark McDonald | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Thomas | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Totals | 224 | 3517 | 15.7 | 101 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril McFall | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 53 | 37 | 69.8 | 9 | 66 | 3898 | 59.1 | 90 | 1 | 157 |
| Totals | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 53 | 37 | 69.8 | 9 | 66 | 3898 | 59.1 | 90 | 1 | 157 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril McFall | 128 | 5769 | 45.1 | 95 | 6 |
| Robin Harber | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 5841 | 44.9 | 95 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Kirk | 36 | 367 | 10.2 | 31 | 0 |
| James Sykes | 21 | 241 | 11.5 | 67 | 1 |
| Tom Forzani | 37 | 230 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Reimer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 843 | 8.9 | 67 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sykes | 20 | 496 | 24.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Kelvin Kirk | 20 | 477 | 23.8 | 45 | 0 |
| John Palazeti | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Terry Irvin | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom Forzani | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Bernie Morrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1136 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Irvin | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 73 | 1 |
| Al Burleson | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Ray Odums | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 |
| John Palazeti | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ollie Bakken | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bernie Morrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Falconer | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Miles Gorrell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McAleney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 400 | 14.3 | 73 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ollie Bakken | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bernie Morrison | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Al Burleson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Helton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Holton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Andy Jonassen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed McAleney | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rob Kochel | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blain Lamoureux | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Palazeti | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Lubig | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Reimer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Cyril McFall | 37 | 36 | 16 | 163 | ||||||||||
| James Sykes | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| Willie Armstead | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Tom Forzani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Willie Burden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| John Hufnagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Viccars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Terry Irvin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Doug Falconer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
