1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Dickson (0-2)
Coach: Bob Shaw (8-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats RosterTeam Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Dickson (0-2)
Coach: Bob Shaw (8-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Hamilton struggled to score 269 points, worst in the circuit, while the defensive squad conceded 348. Jimmy Jones passed for 1,773 yards. Jimmy Edwards grabbed 57 receptions, while M.L. Harris contributed 550 receiving yards.
Jimmy Edwards carried the ball for a team-high 1,046 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
Lew Porter picked off 6 opponent throws.
George Dickson and Bob Shaw coached the team. The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Jones | 290 | 144 | 49.7 | 1773 | 6.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 9 | 3.1 | 76 | 69.8 |
| Rick Cassata | 89 | 46 | 51.7 | 543 | 6.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.6 | 37 | 62.1 |
| Randy Mattingly | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 177 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.7 | 2 | 5.4 | 28 | 49.0 |
| Tom Shuman | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 20 | 6.3 |
| Totals | 427 | 211 | 49.4 | 2538 | 5.9 | 17 | 4.0 | 17 | 4.0 | 76 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Edwards | 194 | 1046 | 5.4 | 87 | 7 |
| Angelo Santucci | 89 | 441 | 5.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 44 | 96 | 2.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Les Strayhorn | 14 | 92 | 6.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Ken Clark | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmie Jones | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Harrison | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Whaley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Mattingly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Cassata | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 367 | 1745 | 4.8 | 87 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Edwards | 57 | 457 | 8.0 | 36 | 4 |
| Angelo Santucci | 34 | 224 | 6.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Slade Willis | 25 | 296 | 11.8 | 43 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 24 | 550 | 22.9 | 76 | 3 |
| Terry Evanshen | 20 | 307 | 15.4 | 26 | 3 |
| Lawrie Skolrood | 15 | 226 | 15.1 | 43 | 2 |
| Glenn Scolnik | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 28 | 1 |
| Walt Bauer | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmie Jones | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Len Platt | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Lew Porter | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Clark | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Paul Whaley | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 211 | 2538 | 12.0 | 76 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Clark | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 8 | 44 | 2514 | 57.1 | 79 | 0 | 57 |
| Joe Perri | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Walt Bauer | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 30 | 29 | 96.7 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 8 | 44 | 2514 | 57.1 | 79 | 0 | 64 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Edwards | 53 | 690 | 13.0 | 103 | 1 |
| Lew Porter | 52 | 363 | 7.0 | 29 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Lewis Cook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 109 | 1070 | 9.8 | 103 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shaw | 23 | 726 | 31.6 | 71 | 0 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 13 | 372 | 28.6 | 59 | 0 |
| Lew Porter | 10 | 260 | 26.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bill Harrison | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Larry Brune | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmie Jones | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bart Evans | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Boone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Chalupka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Britts | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 1607 | 24.3 | 71 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Porter | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 45 | 1 |
| Larry Brune | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 20 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Lewis Cook | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Montagano | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ian Bryans | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Samples | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 45 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Harris | 5 | 69 | 1 | ||||
| Elton Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Britts | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Samples | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Boone | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Bailey | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Lewis Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Durfey Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 112 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ken Clark | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 85 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Terry Evanshen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Angelo Santucci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Lawrie Skolrood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Len Platt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lew Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Joe Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Glenn Scolnik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Les Strayhorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Joe Perri | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Walt Bauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 266 |
