
1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Jerry Williams (7-9)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Tiger-Cats ran up 279 points, but the defense surrendered 313. Bill Etter threw for 1,446 yards, and Chuck Ealey played quarterback, too. Tony Gabriel grabbed 61 receptions for 795 yards. Garney Henley provided receiving help also.
Andy Hopkins carried the ball for a team-high 943 yards for Hamilton.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 53 turnovers, topping in the league. Lew Porter and Al Brenner each intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Jerry Williams coached the team. The 1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Etter | 183 | 109 | 59.6 | 1446 | 7.9 | 4 | 2.2 | 9 | 4.9 | 46 | 71.4 |
Chuck Ealey | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 1012 | 7.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 6.2 | 44 | 59.5 |
Don Jonas | 121 | 52 | 43.0 | 732 | 6.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 10 | 8.3 | 51 | 39.7 |
Mike Haggard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 435 | 232 | 53.3 | 3190 | 7.3 | 10 | 2.3 | 27 | 6.2 | 51 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Hopkins | 232 | 943 | 4.1 | 36 | 4 |
Bill Etter | 52 | 320 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 |
Dave Fleming | 61 | 247 | 4.0 | 35 | 5 |
Chuck Ealey | 58 | 238 | 4.1 | 37 | 1 |
Don Jonas | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 15 | 2 |
Mike Walker | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Haggard | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 431 | 1816 | 4.2 | 37 | 12 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Gabriel | 61 | 795 | 13.0 | 46 | 3 |
Andy Hopkins | 42 | 325 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 |
Garney Henley | 41 | 714 | 17.4 | 46 | 4 |
Dave Fleming | 30 | 545 | 18.2 | 51 | 0 |
Terry Evanshen | 29 | 431 | 14.9 | 33 | 1 |
Mike Haggard | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 30 | 1 |
Gary Kuzyk | 11 | 137 | 12.5 | 19 | 1 |
Bob Richardson | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 37 | 0 |
Mike Walker | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 232 | 3190 | 13.8 | 51 | 10 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Sunter | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 53 | 35 | 66.0 | 8 | 38 | 2084 | 54.8 | 80 | 0 | 135 |
Totals | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 53 | 35 | 66.0 | 8 | 38 | 2084 | 54.8 | 80 | 0 | 135 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Sunter | 151 | 5840 | 38.7 | 74 | 6 |
Mike Walker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Totals | 152 | 5855 | 38.5 | 74 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Walker | 51 | 318 | 6.2 | 25 | 0 |
Dave Easley | 34 | 162 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
Harry Abofs | 31 | 108 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
Tommy Campbell | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 25 | 0 |
Brian Donnelly | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
Dave Fleming | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
George Greves | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
Lou Clare | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Al Brenner | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
John Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 142 | 793 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Campbell | 18 | 425 | 23.6 | 45 | 0 |
Lew Porter | 14 | 345 | 24.6 | 35 | 0 |
Dave Fleming | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 36 | 0 |
Andy Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Gabriel | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 42 | 956 | 22.8 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lew Porter | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 33 | 0 |
Al Brenner | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 |
Lou Clare | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
Tommy Campbell | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 |
Jamie Rotella | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
John Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Dick Aldridge | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Totals | 24 | 303 | 12.6 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Abofs | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Ezil Bibbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ed Chalupka | 2 | 0 | |||||
Gary Kuzyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lou Clare | 2 | 39 | 1 | ||||
Jamie Rotella | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lew Porter | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Bob Krouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
John Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Mike Samples | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Tony Gabriel | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Dave Easley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Larry Brame | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tommy Campbell | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Ian Sunter | 35 | 22 | 14 | 141 | ||||||||||
Dave Fleming | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Garney Henley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Andy Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
Tony Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Don Jonas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Gary Kuzyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Chuck Ealey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Terry Evanshen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Lou Clare | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Mike Haggard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 279 |