1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Al Dorow (7-7)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.

The Tiger-Cats scored 242 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 246. Joe Zuger passed for 1,632 yards. Tommy Coffey led all receivers, grabbing 28 receptions for 423 yards, while Dave Fleming and Lew Porter contributed to the receiving game also.

Dick Wesolowski carried the ball for a team-high 332 yards for Hamilton, while Dave Fleming and Max Anderson additionally buoyed the ground attack.

The ball-hawking defense created 71 turnovers, best in the league. Al Brenner picked off 9 opponent throws.

Al Dorow coached the team. The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Conference Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Zuger	265	129	48.7	1632	6.2	8	3.0	19	7.2	108	48.5
Wally Gabler	38	16	42.1	237	6.2	2	5.3	4	10.5	55	41.1
Dave Buchanan	3	2	66.7	68	22.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	41	149.3
John Manel	12	5	41.7	57	4.8	0	0.0	2	16.7	21	17.0
Max Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	319	152	47.6	1994	6.3	11	3.4	25	7.8	108

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Wesolowski	81	332	4.1	31	0
Dave Fleming	88	287	3.3	26	1
Max Anderson	72	267	3.7	27	2
Dave Buchanan	62	213	3.4	23	0
Steve Worster	23	72	3.1	9	0
Lew Porter	8	51	6.4	47	1
Wally Gabler	2	23	11.5	21	0
Frank Quayle	14	12	0.9	8	1
Joe Zuger	22	12	0.5	7	1
Ed Turek	1	9	9.0	9	0
Saul Zemaitis	1	5	5.0	5	0
John Manel	3	-1	-0.3	4	0
Totals	377	1282	3.4	47	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Coffey	28	423	15.1	49	2
Dave Fleming	24	400	16.7	108	2
Lew Porter	23	347	15.1	41	3
Tony Gabriel	20	285	14.2	36	1
Dick Wesolowski	15	122	8.1	43	0
Gord Christian	11	146	13.3	21	1
Bobby Taylor	11	108	9.8	0	0
Dave Buchanan	8	56	7.0	20	1
Steve Worster	5	83	16.6	55	1
Max Anderson	4	-7	-1.8	8	0
Frank Quayle	1	22	22.0	22	0
Garney Henley	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	151	1994	13.2	108	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Tommy Coffey	27	26	96.3	27	11	40.7	5	0	0		0	0	64
Doug Mitchell	0	0		0	0		0	40	2303	57.6	86	2	2
Totals	27	26	96.3	27	11	40.7	5	40	2303	57.6	86	2	66

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Joe Zuger	141	6840	48.5	76	9
Paul McKay	7	316	45.1	70	1
Totals	148	7156	48.4	76	10

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Turek	65	266	4.1	21
Paul McKay	38	235	6.2	26
Garney Henley	11	171	15.5	33
Doug Mitchell	1	1	1.0	1
Gig Perez	1	-6	-6.0	-6
Totals	116	720	6.2	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Garney Henley	11	252	22.9	35
Lew Porter	9	238	26.4	34
Dave Fleming	5	131	26.2	29
Max Anderson	5	96	19.2	29
Dave Buchanan	5	94	18.8	26
Tony Gabriel	2	23	11.5	10
Doug Dersch	1	13	13.0	13
Dick Wesolowski	1	6	6.0	6
Al Brenner	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	853	21.3	35

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Brenner	9	178	19.8	51	1
Garney Henley	7	116	16.6	29	1
John Williams	5	110	22.0	83	1
Paul McKay	3	14	4.7	12	0
Seth Miller	2	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Blum	2	0	0.0	0	0
Gig Perez	1	31	31.0	31	0
Bob Krouse	1	11	11.0	11	0
Gerry Sternberg	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	31	463	14.9	83	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Blum				5	20	0
Garney Henley				4	33	0
Gerry Sternberg				3	0	0
Emery Hicks				3	0	1
Gig Perez				2	56	1
Angelo Mosca				2	16	0
Al Brenner				2	46	1
John Baker				2	58	1
Jon Hohman				1	0	0
Gary Inskeep				1	0	0
Paul Johnson				1	0	0
Bob Steiner				1	0	0
Bob Krouse				1	24	0
Doug Mitchell				1	0	0
Seth Miller				1	0	0
Doug Dersch				1	0	0
Dick Wesolowski				1	0	1
Ed Chalupka				1	30	1
Saul Zemaitis				1	10	0
Totals	0	0	0	34	293	6	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tommy Coffey		2							11	26	5			76
Lew Porter	1	3		0					0	0	0			24
Dave Fleming	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Joe Zuger	1								0	0	9			15
Max Anderson	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Al Brenner				0		1	1		0	0	0			12
Frank Quayle	1	0							0	0	0			6
Gig Perez			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
John Williams			0			1			0	0	0			6
Dick Wesolowski	0	0		0			1		0	0	0			6
Emery Hicks							1		0	0	0			6
Steve Worster	0	1							0	0	0			6
Garney Henley		0	0	0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Tony Gabriel		1		0					0	0	0			6
Ed Chalupka							1		0	0	0			6
Dave Buchanan	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Gord Christian		1							0	0	0			6
John Baker							1		0	0	0			6
Doug Mitchell			0				0		0	0	2			2
Paul McKay			0			0			0	0	1			1
Totals	6	11	0	0	0	3	6	0	11	26	17	0	0	232