1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: John Payne (8-7-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Hamilton labored to change the scoreboard with just 332 points, while the defensive squad conceded 377. Dave Marler passed for 1,914 yards. Rocky DiPietro led the receiving corps, grabbing 55 receptions for 869 yards, while John Holland provided receiving help, too.

Obie Graves carried the ball for a team-high 658 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Leroy Paul picked off 5 opponent throws.

John Payne coached the team. The 1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Dave Marler	265	139	52.5	1914	7.2	9	3.4	19	7.2	57	57.3
Bruce Lemmerman	112	62	55.4	775	6.9	3	2.7	10	8.9	51	48.8
Tom Rozantz	40	19	47.5	286	7.2	2	5.0	4	10.0	29	48.5
Charlie Weatherbie	25	13	52.0	203	8.1	2	8.0	4	16.0	44	66.3
Bernie Ruoff	1	1	100.0	18	18.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	118.8
Rufus Crawford	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	444	234	52.7	3196	7.2	16	3.6	37	8.3	57

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Obie Graves	126	658	5.2	40	0
Rufus Crawford	125	470	3.8	30	4
Dave Marler	43	245	5.7	22	2
John McCorquindale	34	178	5.2	35	1
Ron Rowland	50	175	3.5	15	4
Chris Cobb	12	61	5.1	11	0
Bernie Ruoff	2	37	18.5	19	0
Phil Colwell	13	29	2.2	6	0
Bruce Lemmerman	6	26	4.3	16	0
Charlie Weatherbie	4	21	5.2	10	0
Steve Powell	11	15	1.4	8	0
Tom Rozantz	3	14	4.7	11	0
Totals	429	1929	4.5	40	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rocky DiPietro	55	869	15.8	51	2
John Holland	50	791	15.8	57	3
Leif Pettersen	34	486	14.3	42	6
Ross Clarkson	21	346	16.5	44	3
Obie Graves	15	88	5.9	22	0
Marco Cyncar	13	180	13.8	27	0
Rufus Crawford	13	79	6.1	17	0
Ron Rowland	7	57	8.1	18	0
John McCorquindale	7	55	7.9	17	0
Gord Paterson	6	88	14.7	33	2
Brock Aynsley	5	75	15.0	18	0
Phil Colwell	2	15	7.5	13	0
Al Dosant	1	18	18.0	18	0
Don Ross	1	18	18.0	18	0
Rick Kuchma	1	12	12.0	12	0
Leo Lewis	1	9	9.0	9	0
Chris Cobb	1	8	8.0	8	0
Steve Powell	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	234	3196	13.7	57	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	26	26	100.0	46	32	69.6	10	55	3163	57.5	76	1	133
Marco Cyncar	3	2	66.7	0	0		0					0	2
Totals	29	28	96.6	46	32	69.6	10	55	3163	57.5	76	1	135

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	121	5118	42.3	75	3
Dave Marler	5	107	21.4	36	0
Marco Cyncar	2	54	27.0	28	0
Totals	128	5279	41.2	75	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
David Shaw	24	341	14.2	102	1
Rufus Crawford	38	273	7.2	94	1
Marco Cyncar	20	95	4.8	9	0
Obie Graves	12	78	6.5	14	0
Steve Powell	4	48	12.0	28	0
Leo Lewis	4	30	7.5	15	0
John Holland	7	23	3.3	14	0
Rocky DiPietro	1	3	3.0	3	0
Gord Paterson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jerry Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	112	893	8.0	102	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Harold Woods	26	549	21.1	44
Rufus Crawford	8	176	22.0	33
Marco Cyncar	7	139	19.9	24
Obie Graves	7	138	19.7	36
Ron Rowland	2	72	36.0	58
Leo Lewis	2	36	18.0	21
John Holland	2	25	12.5	20
Drew Taylor	1	10	10.0	10
Doug Redl	1	7	7.0	7
David Shaw	1	6	6.0	6
Linden Davidson	1	-8	-8.0	-8
Totals	58	1150	19.8	58

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Paul	5	56	11.2	30	0
David Shaw	4	63	15.8	34	0
Jerry Anderson	3	120	40.0	90	1
Randy Graham	3	42	14.0	20	0
Ben Zambiasi	3	32	10.7	18	0
Carl Crennel	2	15	7.5	12	0
Harold Woods	2	12	6.0	10	0
Bob Rozier	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	23	350	15.2	90	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Lou Clare				4	0	0
Carl Crennel				2	0	0
Jim Muller				2	0	0
Leroy Paul				2	0	0
Drew Taylor				2	1	0
Ben Zambiasi				1	0	0
Craig Labbett				1	0	1
Bob Rozier				1	0	0
Randy Graham				1	0	0
Jerry Anderson				1	0	0
Phil Colwell				1	25	0
Harold Woods				1	0	0
Jack Blair				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	20	26	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bernie Ruoff	0								32	26	14			136
Leif Pettersen		6							0	0	0			36
Rufus Crawford	4	0	1	0					0	0	0			30
Ron Rowland	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
John Holland		3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Ross Clarkson		3							0	0	0			18
Rocky DiPietro		2	0						0	0	0			12
Dave Marler	2								0	0	0			12
Gord Paterson		2	0						0	0	0			12
Craig Labbett							1		0	0	0			6
John McCorquindale	1	0							0	0	0			6
David Shaw			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Jerry Anderson			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Marco Cyncar		0	0	0					0	2	0			2
Totals	11	16	2	0	0	1	1	0	32	28	14	0	0	324