1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1 17
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Joe Restic (8-5-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Tiger-Cats racked up 307 points, but the defense yielded 315. Joe Zuger passed for 1,562 yards, and John Eckman spent time under center, too. Tommy Coffey grabbed 71 receptions for 1,110 yards.

Dave Fleming carried the ball for a team-high 641 yards for Hamilton, while Willie Bethea also buoyed the ground attack.

John Williams and Ted Page each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Joe Restic coached the team. The 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Zuger	198	108	54.5	1562	7.9	14	7.1	6	3.0	68	91.4
John Eckman	158	86	54.4	1291	8.2	6	3.8	19	12.0	83	54.6
John Manel	13	6	46.2	79	6.1	1	7.7	0	0.0	20	91.5
Willie Bethea	1	1	100.0	27	27.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	118.8
Dave Fleming	2	1	50.0	4	2.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	4	16.7
Totals	372	202	54.3	2963	8.0	21	5.6	26	7.0	83

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Fleming	128	641	5.0	38	4
Willie Bethea	109	543	5.0	19	3
Ed Buchanan	62	281	4.5	20	1
John Eckman	32	187	5.8	19	0
Dick Wesolowski	34	170	5.0	19	0
Joe Zuger	26	102	3.9	15	2
Gord Christian	3	22	7.3	15	0
Garney Henley	3	21	7.0	18	0
John Manel	4	14	3.5	6	0
Ed Turek	1	5	5.0	5	0
Tommy Coffey	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Totals	404	1981	4.9	38	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Coffey	71	1110	15.6	68	11
Ed Buchanan	31	555	17.9	83	5
Willie Bethea	26	305	11.7	28	1
Dave Fleming	26	244	9.4	24	2
Dave Viti	18	234	13.0	28	0
Gord Christian	17	313	18.4	38	1
Garney Henley	9	166	18.4	33	1
Dick Wesolowski	3	32	10.7	14	0
Joe Zuger	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	202	2963	14.7	83	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Tommy Coffey	33	30	90.9	31	13	41.9	7	1	57	57.0	57	0	76
Doug Mitchell	0	0		0	0		0	34	2109	62.0	89	1	1
Totals	33	30	90.9	31	13	41.9	7	35	2166	61.9	89	1	77

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Joe Zuger	97	4676	48.2	73	6
Cam Fraser	20	747	37.4	48	0
Totals	117	5423	46.4	73	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Turek	47	229	4.9	16
Garney Henley	18	191	10.6	44
John Williams	13	112	8.6	16
Ted Page	18	87	4.8	23
Dave Fleming	10	86	8.6	14
Dan Eckstein	7	68	9.7	22
Frank Loria	6	34	5.7	12
John Krawczyk	4	26	6.5	8
Charlie Brown	1	5	5.0	5
Tommy Coffey	1	0	0.0	0
Barry Hansen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	126	838	6.7	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Buchanan	16	480	30.0	62	0
Charlie Brown	13	284	21.8	36	0
Ed Turek	11	191	17.4	25	0
Dick Wesolowski	4	97	24.2	33	0
Henry Sorrell	2	67	33.5	56	1
Dan Eckstein	3	48	16.0	38	0
John Manel	2	28	14.0	25	0
Dave Fleming	1	26	26.0	26	0
John Williams	1	25	25.0	25	0
Bob Steiner	1	7	7.0	7	0
Mike Strofolino	1	6	6.0	6	0
Garney Henley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bill Overton	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	57	1261	22.1	62	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ted Page	4	75	18.8	30	1
John Williams	4	39	9.8	19	0
Charlie Brown	2	127	63.5	115	1
Garney Henley	2	0	0.0	0	0
Barry Hansen	1	30	30.0	30	0
John Michaluk	1	25	25.0	25	0
Bill Overton	1	22	22.0	22	0
Roy Davis	1	17	17.0	17	0
Jerry Lawson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Henry Sorrell	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bob Krouse	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	348	18.3	115	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Billy Locklin				2	21	1
Henry Sorrell				2	0	0
Charlie Brown				2	0	0
Ted Page				1	2	0
Garney Henley				1	5	0
John Manel				1	0	0
Angelo Mosca				1	0	0
Tommy Coffey				1	0	1
Mike Strofolino				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	12	28	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tommy Coffey	0	11	0				1		13	30	7			148
Dave Fleming	4	2	0	0					0	0	0			36
Ed Buchanan	1	5		0					0	0	0			36
Willie Bethea	3	1							0	0	0			24
Joe Zuger	2	0							0	0	6			18
Garney Henley	0	1	0	0		0	0		0	0	0			6
Ted Page			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Gord Christian	0	1							0	0	0			6
Charlie Brown			0	0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Billy Locklin							1		0	0	0			6
Henry Sorrell				1		0	0		0	0	0			6
Doug Mitchell									0	0	1			1
Totals	10	21	0	1	0	2	2	0	13	30	14	0	0	299