1982 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (8-7-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1982 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1982 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Tiger-Cats racked up 396 points, and the defense allowed 401. Tom Clements directed the offense, slinging for 4,706 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 85 receptions, while Keith Baker contributed 1,282 receiving yards.

Mark Bragagnolo carried the ball for a team-high 384 yards for Hamilton, while Rufus Crawford also contributed to the rushing attack.

Mike McIntyre intercepted 5 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks.

Bud Riley coached the team. The 1982 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
Tom Clements	546	356	65.2	4706	8.6	26	4.8	23	4.2	72	90.7
Dave Marler	43	21	48.8	372	8.7	3	7.0	3	7.0	75	73.0
Keith Baker	2	1	50.0	15	7.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	15	114.6
Bernie Ruoff	1	1	100.0	12	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	116.7
Pete Gales	6	1	16.7	11	1.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	39.6
Totals	598	380	63.5	5116	8.6	30	5.0	26	4.3	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Bragagnolo	99	384	3.9	19	3
Rufus Crawford	56	290	5.2	47	2
Kyle Stevens	42	174	4.1	17	0
Obie Graves	41	153	3.7	24	0
Tom Clements	34	137	4.0	42	2
Dave Graffi	13	37	2.8	8	2
Dave Marler	4	22	5.5	11	0
Keith Baker	5	19	3.8	15	0
Steve Stapler	1	4	4.0	4	0
Ron Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	296	1217	4.1	47	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rocky DiPietro	85	1160	13.6	49	5
Keith Baker	80	1282	16.0	75	8
Steve Stapler	44	588	13.4	45	3
Mark Bragagnolo	38	470	12.4	60	4
Ron Johnson	37	505	13.6	55	5
Rufus Crawford	33	452	13.7	62	1
Kyle Stevens	25	232	9.3	34	0
Steve Kearns	16	213	13.3	39	2
Obie Graves	9	103	11.4	28	1
Dave Purves	8	66	8.2	19	0
Dave Graffi	5	33	6.6	9	1
Mike McIntyre	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	381	5116	13.4	75	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	36	34	94.4	51	30	58.8	13	62	3561	57.4	90	2	139
Totals	36	34	94.4	51	30	58.8	13	62	3561	57.4	90	2	139

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	116	5256	45.3	79	3
Totals	116	5256	45.3	79	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
David Shaw	40	421	10.5	31
Howard Fields	23	222	9.7	35
Rufus Crawford	28	197	7.0	14
Keith Baker	10	69	6.9	29
Steve Stapler	6	60	10.0	39
Felix Wright	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	108	972	9.0	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Howard Fields	20	458	22.9	41
Rufus Crawford	14	272	19.4	29
Kyle Stevens	10	234	23.4	33
Steve Stapler	13	223	17.2	27
Keith Baker	1	26	26.0	26
Ed Gataveckas	2	24	12.0	13
Harold Woods	1	12	12.0	12
Carm Carteri	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	1249	19.8	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike McIntyre	5	41	8.2	26	0
Ben Zambiasi	4	77	19.2	36	1
David Shaw	4	36	9.0	36	0
Leroy Paul	3	74	24.7	38	0
Gerald Bess	2	45	22.5	45	1
Felix Wright	2	32	16.0	24	0
Howard Fields	2	15	7.5	8	0
Joe Kuklo	1	0	0.0	0	0
Hazen Henderson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	320	13.3	45	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Grover Covington	12.5	0.0
Mike Walker	6.5	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	4.0	0.0
Carm Carteri	3.0	0.0
Jim Muller	3.0	0.0
Jeff Blanchard	3.0	0.0
Jim Ramey	2.0	0.0
Howard Fields	1.0	0.0
Steven Parker	1.0	0.0
Totals	36.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Leroy Paul				3	0
Howard Fields				2	4
Gerald Bess				2	21
Claude Mathews				1	0
John Priestner				1	0
Hazen Henderson				1	3
Ben Zambiasi				1	0
David Shaw				1	0
Jim Muller				1	6
Carm Carteri				1	0
Jeff Arp				1	0
Mike Walker				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	34	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bernie Ruoff									30	34	18			142
Keith Baker	0	8	0	0					0	0	0			48
Mark Bragagnolo	3	4							0	0	0	1		44
Rocky DiPietro		5							0	0	0			30
Ron Johnson	0	5							0	0	0			30
Steve Stapler	0	3	0	0					0	0	0	1		20
Dave Graffi	2	1							0	0	0			18
Rufus Crawford	2	1	0	0					0	0	0			18
Tom Clements	2								0	0	0	1		14
Steve Kearns		2							0	0	0			12
Obie Graves	0	1							0	0	0			6
Gerald Bess						1	0		0	0	0			6
Ben Zambiasi						1	0		0	0	0			6
Totals	9	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	30	34	18	3	0	394