1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Jerry Williams (5-10-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Tiger-Cats chalked up 284 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 395, most in the circuit. Jerry Keeling tossed for 1,851 yards. Terry Evanshen led all receivers, grabbing 55 receptions for 970 yards.
Andy Hopkins carried the ball for a team-high 463 yards for Hamilton, while Angelo Santucci additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Tommy Campbell, Lew Porter and Garney Henley each intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Jerry Williams coached the team. The 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Semifinal.
Click on column headings to sort.
Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Keeling | 263 | 145 | 55.1 | 1851 | 7.0 | 12 | 4.6 | 12 | 4.6 | 81 | 73.6 |
| Jim McMillan | 155 | 64 | 41.3 | 868 | 5.6 | 6 | 3.9 | 17 | 11.0 | 53 | 33.1 |
| Garney Henley | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 64.6 |
| Bill Etter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 421 | 211 | 50.1 | 2736 | 6.5 | 18 | 4.3 | 29 | 6.9 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Hopkins | 97 | 463 | 4.8 | 47 | 4 |
| Angelo Santucci | 101 | 452 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Jim McMillan | 47 | 297 | 6.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Charles Jessamy | 58 | 206 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Datrice | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Keeling | 37 | 72 | 1.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Mike Walker | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Clark | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Etter | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Garney Henley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrie Skolrood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 452 | 1968 | 4.4 | 52 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Evanshen | 55 | 970 | 17.6 | 81 | 13 |
| Lawrie Skolrood | 32 | 400 | 12.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Speedy Thomas | 28 | 421 | 15.0 | 62 | 2 |
| Angelo Santucci | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Garney Henley | 21 | 358 | 17.0 | 45 | 2 |
| Andy Hopkins | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Charles Jessamy | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Walker | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Datrice | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Lew Porter | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ken Clark | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 211 | 2736 | 13.0 | 81 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Sunter | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 7 | 61 | 3476 | 57.0 | 87 | 1 | 109 |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 7 | 61 | 3476 | 57.0 | 87 | 1 | 109 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Porter | 48 | 585 | 12.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Angelo Santucci | 23 | 254 | 11.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Walker | 27 | 219 | 8.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Lou Clare | 9 | 121 | 13.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Garney Henley | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 50 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 35 | 0 |
| David Lane | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Andy Hopkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ernie Palango | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 127 | 1412 | 11.1 | 50 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Porter | 21 | 501 | 23.9 | 54 | 0 |
| Tommy Campbell | 22 | 498 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Angelo Santucci | 11 | 251 | 22.8 | 41 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Walker | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Samples | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 1470 | 21.9 | 54 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Porter | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Garney Henley | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Tommy Campbell | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Rich Griffiths | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Krouse | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Pritchett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Morris Noble | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 214 | 11.9 | 52 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kruspe | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rich Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Perea | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Mark Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Krouse | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Garney Henley | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Pate | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lew Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Samples | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Henry Waszczuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Clare | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Tommy Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ian Sunter | 28 | 17 | 8 | 109 | ||||||||||
| Terry Evanshen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | ||||||||
| Andy Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Speedy Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Garney Henley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Tony Perea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Angelo Santucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jerry Keeling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lou Clare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Lawrie Skolrood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Krouse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim McMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ken Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 282 |
