1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Al Bruno (1-2-1)
Coach: Bud Riley (4-8)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Hamilton ran up 389 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 498. Tom Clements threw for 2,416 yards, and Dieter Brock played quarterback, too. Keith Baker grabbed 66 receptions, while Ron Johnson contributed 914 receiving yards. Rocky DiPietro and Johnny Shepherd were targeted regularly also.

Johnny Shepherd carried the ball for a team-high 1,069 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Felix Wright picked off 6 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.

Al Bruno and Bud Riley coached the team. The 1983 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
Tom Clements	323	190	58.8	2416	7.5	19	5.9	15	4.6	86	82.5
Dieter Brock	197	114	57.9	1241	6.3	8	4.1	6	3.0	49	77.4
Jeff Tedford	34	17	50.0	214	6.3	0	0.0	4	11.8	67	30.4
Pete Gales	13	6	46.2	43	3.3	0	0.0	1	7.7	19	22.3
Bernie Ruoff	1	1	100.0	36	36.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	118.8
Keith Baker	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	569	328	57.6	3950	6.9	27	4.7	27	4.7	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Shepherd	197	1069	5.4	62	1
Mark Bragagnolo	40	197	4.9	12	0
Rufus Crawford	35	114	3.3	17	5
Rocky DiPietro	0	25		25	0
Dieter Brock	14	24	1.7	6	2
Tom Clements	12	18	1.5	8	0
Pete Gales	6	16	2.7	14	0
Dave Graffi	5	11	2.2	4	0
Keith Baker	2	10	5.0	16	0
Jeff Tedford	6	9	1.5	10	0
Bernie Ruoff	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	318	1498	4.7	62	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Baker	66	911	13.8	52	10
Johnny Shepherd	58	583	10.1	66	4
Rocky DiPietro	56	693	12.4	36	2
Ron Johnson	53	914	17.2	86	6
Rufus Crawford	44	350	8.0	46	1
Mark Bragagnolo	33	257	7.8	20	2
Scott Collie	11	152	13.8	30	2
Steve Kearns	3	25	8.3	16	0
Dom Vetro	2	47	23.5	39	0
Wayne Lee	1	12	12.0	12	0
Dave Graffi	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	328	3950	12.0	86	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	35	35	100.0	42	31	73.8	8	64	3687	57.6	90	3	139
Totals	35	35	100.0	42	31	73.8	8	64	3687	57.6	90	3	139

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	150	7108	47.4	96	10
Totals	150	7108	47.4	96	10

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Crawford	51	478	9.4	32
Howard Fields	47	465	9.9	60
Felix Wright	7	36	5.1	11
Mark Streeter	4	25	6.2	9
Keith Baker	5	21	4.2	11
Dom Vetro	1	14	14.0	14
John Priestner	2	11	5.5	9
Mark Young	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	118	1053	8.9	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Shepherd	28	738	26.4	61
Rufus Crawford	21	493	23.5	46
Howard Fields	4	73	18.2	32
Dave Graffi	4	35	8.8	15
Mark Young	1	15	15.0	15
Mark Streeter	1	14	14.0	14
Kelly Hamilton	1	14	14.0	14
John Priestner	2	14	7.0	8
Rocky DiPietro	1	11	11.0	11
Ed Gataveckas	1	8	8.0	8
Pat Brady	1	8	8.0	8
Leo Ezerins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	66	1423	21.6	61

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Felix Wright	6	140	23.3	62	1
Gerald Bess	4	145	36.2	102	2
Mark Streeter	3	45	15.0	38	1
Howard Fields	3	34	11.3	33	0
Mark Young	2	51	25.5	34	0
Ben Zambiasi	2	42	21.0	28	0
Mike McIntyre	2	36	18.0	29	0
Mitchell Price	1	8	8.0	8	0
John Priestner	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jeff Tedford	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	25	512	20.5	102	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Grover Covington	10.0	0.0
Mike Walker	8.0	0.0
Mitchell Price	6.5	0.0
John Priestner	4.0	0.0
Dave Sauve	3.5	0.0
Claude Mathews	3.5	0.0
Mike Barker	3.5	0.0
Leo Ezerins	3.0	0.0
Greg Gary	2.5	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	2.0	0.0
Felix Wright	1.5	0.0
Mickey Sutton	1.0	0.0
Totals	49.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Howard Fields				5	17
Felix Wright				3	10
Leo Ezerins				2	0
Ben Zambiasi				2	27
Mitchell Price				2	8
Greg Gary				1	0
Ed Gataveckas				1	0
Mark Streeter				1	0
Mickey Sutton				1	0
John Priestner				1	0
Dave Graffi				1	0
Alfonzo McMillian				1	0
Mike Barker				1	0
Mike McIntyre				1	7
Totals	0	0	0	23	69	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								31	35	21			149
Keith Baker	0	10	0						0	0	0	1		62
Ron Johnson		6							0	0	0			36
Rufus Crawford	5	1	0	0					0	0	0			36
Johnny Shepherd	1	4		0					0	0	0			30
Scott Collie		2							0	0	0			12
Dieter Brock	2								0	0	0			12
Mark Bragagnolo	0	2							0	0	0			12
Rocky DiPietro	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Gerald Bess						2			0	0	0			12
Felix Wright			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Mark Streeter			0	0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Steve Kearns		0							0	0	0	1		2
Totals	8	27	0	0	0	4	0	0	31	35	21	2	0	387