1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Tom Dimitroff (1-3-1)
Coach: John Payne (4-7)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 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.

Hamilton scored only 225 points, worst in the league, while the wobbly defensive unit surrendered 403. Jimmy Jones tossed for 2,060 yards. Leif Pettersen grabbed 41 receptions, while Lawrie Skolrood contributed 661 receiving yards, while Jimmy Edwards provided receiving help, too.

Jimmy Edwards carried the ball for a team-high 840 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Bill Armstrong, Zac Henderson, David Shaw and Ike Thomas each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Tom Dimitroff and John Payne coached the team. The 1978 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
Jimmy Jones	269	159	59.1	2060	7.7	9	3.3	11	4.1	75	77.4
Tom Shuman	107	47	43.9	705	6.6	5	4.7	7	6.5	57	54.5
Roy Henry	25	11	44.0	99	4.0	0	0.0	1	4.0	18	38.6
Jimmy Edwards	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	404	217	53.7	2864	7.1	14	3.5	19	4.7	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Edwards	197	840	4.3	32	2
Neil Lumsden	47	268	5.7	58	0
Jimmy Jones	43	204	4.7	28	1
Vince Allen	34	145	4.3	12	1
John Kinch	22	103	4.7	9	0
Tom Shuman	5	30	6.0	8	0
Bill Harrison	6	17	2.8	6	0
Roy Henry	1	2	2.0	2	0
Kerry Smith	1	-14	-14.0	0	0
Lawrie Skolrood	1	-14	-14.0	0	0
Totals	357	1581	4.4	58	4

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leif Pettersen	41	557	13.6	38	0
Lawrie Skolrood	40	661	16.5	57	4
Jimmy Edwards	33	296	9.0	75	4
Rocky DiPietro	29	463	16.0	42	2
John Kinch	16	109	6.8	17	3
Neil Lumsden	15	158	10.5	50	0
Dave Quehl	13	120	9.2	22	0
Kerry Smith	12	256	21.3	50	1
Bill Harrison	8	120	15.0	36	0
Vince Allen	6	78	13.0	52	0
Brock Aynsley	3	35	11.7	18	0
Bob Riley	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	217	2864	13.2	75	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Nick Jambrosic	13	12	92.3	23	11	47.8	9	38	2013	53.0	70	1	55
Neil Lumsden	3	3	100.0	2	0	0.0	2					0	5
Leif Pettersen	0	0		1	0	0.0	1					0	1
Totals	16	15	93.8	26	11	42.3	12	38	2013	53.0	70	1	61

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Nick Jambrosic	54	2353	43.6	68	3
Ken Clark	40	1885	47.1	76	1
Neil Lumsden	13	579	44.5	57	0
Zac Henderson	11	503	45.7	51	0
Bill Palmer	11	417	37.9	61	0
Totals	129	5737	44.5	76	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Edwards	39	250	6.4	22	0
Vince Allen	10	151	15.1	35	0
Mike Williams	8	128	16.0	98	1
Ron Meeks	13	85	6.5	16	0
Steve Ackroyd	7	52	7.4	13	0
Mike Siganos	8	36	4.5	15	0
David Shaw	4	25	6.2	9	0
Dave Quehl	2	17	8.5	15	0
Bill Harrison	1	4	4.0	4	0
Lawrie Skolrood	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	93	749	8.1	98	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Meeks	23	471	20.5	46
Jimmy Edwards	18	324	18.0	24
Mike Siganos	11	236	21.5	31
Vince Allen	4	81	20.2	27
Bill Harrison	4	53	13.2	28
Steve Ackroyd	1	10	10.0	10
Leif Pettersen	1	0	0.0	0
Larry Butler	1	0	0.0	0
Alan Moffat	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	1175	18.4	46

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Zac Henderson	2	71	35.5	45	1
Ike Thomas	2	45	22.5	30	0
David Shaw	2	30	15.0	30	0
Bill Armstrong	2	19	9.5	13	0
Ben Zambiasi	1	44	44.0	44	1
Tommy Mills	1	33	33.0	33	0
Ray Nettles	1	20	20.0	20	0
Randy Graham	1	3	3.0	3	0
Mike Siganos	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	13	265	20.4	45	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ray Nettles				3	11	0
Byron Hemingway				2	0	0
Ron Meeks				1	0	0
Mike Siganos				1	5	0
Marvin Davis				1	19	0
Steve Cockerham				1	1	0
Gary Robinson				1	0	0
Ben Zambiasi				1	0	0
Henry Waszczuk				1	0	1
Ike Thomas				1	30	1
John Martini				1	0	0
Marv Allemang				1		0
Totals	0	0	0	15	66	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Jambrosic									11	12	13			58
Jimmy Edwards	2	4	0	0					0	0	0	1		38
Lawrie Skolrood	0	4	0						0	0	0	3		30
John Kinch	0	3							0	0	0			18
Rocky DiPietro		2							0	0	0	1		14
Jimmy Jones	1								0	0	0	1		8
Ben Zambiasi						1	0		0	0	0			6
Kerry Smith	0	1							0	0	0			6
Zac Henderson						1			0	0	0			6
Henry Waszczuk							1		0	0	0			6
Ike Thomas						0	1		0	0	0			6
Mike Williams			1						0	0	0			6
Vince Allen	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Neil Lumsden	0	0							0	3	2			5
Leif Pettersen		0		0					0	0	1	1		3
Ken Clark									0	0	1			1
Totals	4	14	1	0	0	2	2	0	11	15	17	7	0	217