1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-4 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Carl Voyles (8-4)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Hamilton scored 271 points, while the solid defense surrendered 193. Lou Kusserow carried the ball for a team-high 743 yards for the Tiger-Cats, while Hal Waggoner and Bucky McElroy also contributed to the rushing attack.

Norbert Wirkowski threw for 1,329 yards. Ray Truant led pass catchers, grabbing 19 receptions for 332 yards.

Gerry Sazio picked off 5 opponent throws.

Carl Voyles coached the team. The 1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Norbert Wirkowski	188	89	47.3	1329	7.1	6	3.2	9	4.8	47	61.7
Carl Garrigus	37	23	62.2	308	8.3	0	0.0	3	8.1	53	54.8
Lou Kusserow	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	118.8
Totals	226	113	50.0	1652	7.3	6	2.7	12	5.3	53

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lou Kusserow	127	743	5.9	68	7
Bucky McElroy	121	632	5.2	37	6
Hal Waggoner	110	617	5.6	42	6
Johnny Fedosoff	44	241	5.5	81	4
Steve Oneschuk	41	233	5.7	30	2
Carl Garrigus	35	226	6.5	38	2
Ron Howell	17	135	7.9	50	1
Ray Truant	3	17	5.7	9	0
Jim Kincaid	2	15	7.5	12	0
Norbert Wirkowski	8	12	1.5	5	0
Totals	508	2871	5.7	81	28

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Truant	19	332	17.5	47	0
Ray Ramsey	18	194	10.8	16	0
Lou Kusserow	14	195	13.9	27	1
Hal Waggoner	14	178	12.7	25	0
Frank McDonald	12	202	16.8	53	2
Bucky McElroy	8	85	10.6	20	0
Ron Howell	6	162	27.0	41	2
Paul Bischoff	6	63	10.5	20	1
Johnny Fedosoff	5	75	15.0	38	0
Steve Oneschuk	5	39	7.8	17	0
Jack Logan	2	48	24.0	39	0
Ralph Toohy	2	48	24.0	31	0
Jim Kincaid	1	20	20.0	20	0
Cam Fraser	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	113	1652	14.6	53	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Steve Oneschuk	0	0		5	4	80.0	1	13
Jack Logan	22	21	95.5	5	3	60.0	0	30
Ray Truant	17	15	88.2	1	1	100.0	0	18
Totals	39	36	92.3	11	8	72.7	1	61

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Cam Fraser	125	5920	47.4	84	11
Totals	125	5920	47.4	84	11

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Howell	53	580	10.9	90	1
Johnny Fedosoff	43	501	11.7	46	0
Paul Bischoff	1	5	5.0	5	0
Carl Garrigus	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	98	1090	11.1	90	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hal Waggoner	18	522	29.0	58
Bucky McElroy	6	130	21.7	34
Lou Kusserow	5	98	19.6	28
Ron Howell	3	59	19.7	26
Ralph Toohy	4	32	8.0	15
Johnny Fedosoff	3	24	8.0	18
Paul Bischoff	1	15	15.0	15
Ray Ramsey	1	2	2.0	2
Ray Collins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	42	882	21.0	58

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gerry Sazio	5	6	1.2	5
Hal Waggoner	4	27	6.8	18
Ray Ramsey	4	27	6.8	20
Paul Bischoff	3	66	22.0	66
Johnny Fedosoff	3	23	7.7	20
Ray Truant	3	19	6.3	12
Carl Garrigus	1	19	19.0	19
Ed Clemens	1	16	16.0	16
Lou Kusserow	1	12	12.0	12
Tom Louderback	1	4	4.0	4
Frank McDonald	1	2	2.0	2
Frank Dempsey	1	0	0.0	0
Ralph Toohy	1	0	0.0	0
Steve Oneschuk	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	30	221	7.4	66

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Frank McDonald				N/A		1
Pete Neumann				N/A		1
Gerry Sazio				N/A		1
Ralph Toohy				N/A		1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Kusserow	7	1		0		0			0	0	0			40
Hal Waggoner	6	0		0		0			0	0	0			30
Bucky McElroy	6	0		0					0	0	0			30
Jack Logan		0							3	21	0			30
Steve Oneschuk	2	0				0			4	0	1			23
Ron Howell	1	2	1	0					0	0	0			20
Johnny Fedosoff	4	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			20
Ray Truant	0	0				0			1	15	0			18
Frank McDonald		2				0	1		0	0	0			15
Carl Garrigus	2		0			0			0	0	0			10
Cam Fraser		0							0	0	11			11
Ralph Toohy		0		0		0	1		0	0	0			5
Paul Bischoff		1	0	0		0			0	0	0			5
Pete Neumann							1		0	0	0			5
Gerry Sazio						0	1		0	0	0			5
Totals	28	6	1	0	0	0	4	0	8	36	12	0	0	267