1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Final
Coach: Jim Trimble (7-7)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Tiger-Cats moved the ball well, scoring 383 points, but the defensive squad yielded 385. Tony Curcillo threw for 1,726 yards. Paul Dekker led all receivers, grabbing 27 receptions, while Hal Waggoner contributed 585 receiving yards.

Cookie Gilchrist carried the pigskin for a team-high 832 yards for Hamilton.

Ray Truant picked off 8 opponent throws.

Jim Trimble coached the team. The 1956 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tony Curcillo	152	83	54.6	1726	11.4	18	11.8	20	13.2	80	94.8
Norbert Wirkowski	133	73	54.9	999	7.5	11	8.3	8	6.0	82	81.6
Ronnie Knox	66	39	59.1	609	9.2	5	7.6	4	6.1	60	89.8
Bobby Dawson	15	7	46.7	95	6.3	1	6.7	0	0.0	23	89.6
Hal Waggoner	1	1	100.0	22	22.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	22	118.8
Cam Fraser	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	368	203	55.2	3451	9.4	35	9.5	32	8.7	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cookie Gilchrist	130	832	6.4	76	3
Theodore Robinson	100	577	5.8	52	3
Tony Curcillo	39	335	8.6	34	4
Tommy Grant	37	133	3.6	12	1
Hal Waggoner	37	132	3.6	23	1
Zollie Toth	22	113	5.1	14	2
Johnny Fedosoff	22	112	5.1	15	0
Ralph Goldston	18	74	4.1	22	1
Norbert Wirkowski	10	58	5.8	14	0
Steve Oneschuk	11	41	3.7	18	0
Ronnie Knox	14	35	2.5	16	0
Lou Kusserow	7	23	3.3	5	0
Ray Truant	3	5	1.7	3	0
Ralph Toohy	0	4		4	0
Davey West	1	1	1.0	1	0
Bobby Dawson	6	-9	-1.5	0	0
Totals	457	2466	5.4	76	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Dekker	27	477	17.7	61	2
Hal Waggoner	26	585	22.5	80	5
Ralph Goldston	20	397	19.8	75	7
Cookie Gilchrist	18	279	15.5	40	2
Theodore Robinson	18	242	13.4	82	3
Jack Bighead	16	228	14.2	26	1
Don Luft	15	224	14.9	24	2
Howard Schnellenberger	14	184	13.1	30	2
Tommy Grant	10	236	23.6	51	1
Davey West	10	205	20.5	34	5
Ron Howell	6	105	17.5	33	2
Steve Oneschuk	5	57	11.4	24	1
Lou Kusserow	5	42	8.4	13	0
Johnny Fedosoff	4	60	15.0	27	1
Zollie Toth	4	32	8.0	11	0
Ralph Toohy	3	74	24.7	36	1
Ray Truant	2	24	12.0	13	0
Totals	203	3451	17.0	82	35

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Steve Oneschuk	51	42	82.4	4	1	25.0	2	0	0	0	0	47
Chet Miksza	0	0		1	0	0.0	0				1	1
Cookie Gilchrist	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	51	42	82.4	5	1	20.0	2	0	0	0	2	49

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Cam Fraser	121	5566	46.0	77	10
Ronnie Knox	2	78	39.0	46	0
Totals	123	5644	45.9	77	10

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Fedosoff	49	386	7.9	31
Davey West	35	300	8.6	37
Ron Howell	14	107	7.6	26
Bobby Dawson	11	77	7.0	17
Ray Truant	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	110	875	8.0	37

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cookie Gilchrist	15	344	22.9	41
Tommy Grant	17	333	19.6	60
Hal Waggoner	10	238	23.8	52
Davey West	7	124	17.7	28
Steve Oneschuk	6	61	10.2	13
Theodore Robinson	3	44	14.7	22
Johnny Fedosoff	3	43	14.3	22
Zollie Toth	2	41	20.5	22
Ron Howell	1	38	38.0	28
Ralph Goldston	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	66	1266	19.2	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Truant	8	89	11.1	30	1
Theodore Robinson	3	79	26.3	32	1
Hal Waggoner	3	11	3.7	11	0
Bobby Dawson	2	52	26.0	27	0
Johnny Fedosoff	2	17	8.5	17	0
John Irvine	2	14	7.0	10	0
Cookie Gilchrist	2	7	3.5	6	0
Steve Oneschuk	1	29	29.0	29	0
Ralph Goldston	1	27	27.0	27	0
Totals	24	325	13.5	32	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ray Truant				N/A		1
Howard Schnellenberger				N/A		1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Steve Oneschuk	0	1		0		0			1	42	2			53
Ralph Goldston	1	7		0		0			0	0	0			48
Theodore Robinson	3	3		0		1			0	0	0			42
Hal Waggoner	1	5		0		0			0	0	0			36
Cookie Gilchrist	3	2		0		0			0	0	1			31
Davey West	0	5	0	0					0	0	0			30
Tony Curcillo	4								0	0	0			24
Howard Schnellenberger		2					1		0	0	0			18
Tommy Grant	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Zollie Toth	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Ron Howell		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Don Luft		2							0	0	0			12
Ray Truant	0	0	0			1	1		0	0	0			12
Paul Dekker		2							0	0	0			12
Cam Fraser									0	0	10			10
Johnny Fedosoff	0	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ralph Toohy	0	1							0	0	0			6
Jack Bighead		1							0	0	0			6
Chet Miksza									0	0	1			1
Totals	15	35	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	42	14	0	0	383