1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-9-1 13
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (6-9-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Hamilton scored 353 points, while the defensive squad gave up 439. Dieter Brock led the charge, slinging for 3,966 yards. Rocky DiPietro led the receiving corps, grabbing 71 receptions for 1,063 yards. Rufus Crawford was targeted regularly also.

Kelvin Lindsey carried the ball for a team-high 308 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 65 turnovers. Gerald Bess picked off 12 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped the defensive unit with 18.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 60 sacks.

Al Bruno coached the team. The 1984 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
Dieter Brock	561	320	57.0	3966	7.1	15	2.7	23	4.1	83	70.9
Pete Gales	45	19	42.2	334	7.4	1	2.2	1	2.2	80	66.3
Jeff Tedford	12	6	50.0	42	3.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	58.3
Totals	618	345	55.8	4342	7.0	16	2.6	24	3.9	83

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kelvin Lindsey	62	308	5.0	83	4
Mark Bragagnolo	54	223	4.1	19	3
Johnny Shepherd	59	206	3.5	27	1
Rufus Crawford	43	136	3.2	14	2
Dieter Brock	48	134	2.8	18	6
Dave Graffi	17	50	2.9	13	0
Donnie Craft	10	27	2.7	7	0
Steve Stapler	1	14	14.0	14	0
Pete Gales	4	-4	-1.0	7	0
Jeff Tedford	3	-6	-2.0	-3	0
DeWayne Jett	3	-25	-8.3	1	0
Totals	304	1063	3.5	83	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rocky DiPietro	71	1063	15.0	80	5
Rufus Crawford	66	864	13.1	47	3
Ron Johnson	50	681	13.6	64	2
Mark Bragagnolo	32	256	8.0	19	0
Keith Baker	24	352	14.7	70	2
Steve Stapler	21	361	17.2	83	2
Kelvin Lindsey	21	218	10.4	39	2
Johnny Shepherd	20	159	8.0	44	0
DeWayne Jett	16	149	9.3	13	0
Donnie Craft	8	56	7.0	12	0
Wayne Lee	7	95	13.6	19	0
Dave Graffi	6	54	9.0	13	0
Steve Kearns	3	34	11.3	12	0
Totals	345	4342	12.6	83	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	29	29	100.0	44	34	77.3	5	55	3363	61.1	92	4	140
Totals	29	29	100.0	44	34	77.3	5	55	3363	61.1	92	4	140

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	156	7302	46.8	77	5
Totals	156	7302	46.8	77	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Crawford	100	1107	11.1	63
Howard Fields	15	117	7.8	20
Paul Bennett	8	54	6.8	14
Mark Young	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	124	1283	10.3	63

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rufus Crawford	36	788	21.9	39
Howard Fields	9	257	28.6	46
Kelvin Lindsey	3	105	35.0	40
Less Browne	2	72	36.0	31
Dave Graffi	5	50	10.0	16
Donnie Craft	1	37	37.0	37
Keith Baker	2	32	16.0	23
Leo Ezerins	1	8	8.0	8
Rocky DiPietro	2	8	4.0	7
Johnny Shepherd	1	2	2.0	2
DeWayne Jett	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	1362	21.6	46

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald Bess	12	123	10.2	35	0
Felix Wright	7	100	14.3	30	1
Howard Fields	4	11	2.8	8	0
Leo Ezerins	3	17	5.7	15	0
Mike McIntyre	2	9	4.5	6	0
Mark Young	1	39	39.0	39	0
Ed Gataveckas	1	11	11.0	11	0
Ben Zambiasi	1	8	8.0	8	0
Rod Skillman	1	1	1.0	1	0
John Priestner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Streeter	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	34	319	9.4	39	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Grover Covington	18.5	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	7.0	0.0
Leon Lyszkiewicz	5.5	0.0
Mitchell Price	5.0	0.0
John Priestner	4.0	0.0
Rod Skillman	3.5	0.0
Mike Walker	3.0	0.0
Ed Gataveckas	2.5	0.0
Gord Elser	2.0	0.0
Greg Gary	2.0	0.0
Dave Sauve	2.0	0.0
Leo Ezerins	1.0	0.0
Mark Streeter	1.0	0.0
Mike Barker	1.0	0.0
Howard Fields	1.0	0.0
Gerald Bess	1.0	0.0
Totals	60.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Gerald Bess				4	0	1
Howard Fields				3	0	0
Mark Young				2	29	0
Felix Wright				2	0	0
Leon Lyszkiewicz				2	0	0
Rod Skillman				1	0	0
Johnny Shepherd				1	0	0
Pat Brady				1	0	0
Ben Zambiasi				1	7	0
Grover Covington				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	18	36	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									34	29	14			145
Kelvin Lindsey	4	2		0					0	0	0			36
Dieter Brock	6								0	0	0			36
Rocky DiPietro		5		0					0	0	0	1		32
Rufus Crawford	2	3	0	0					0	0	0			30
Mark Bragagnolo	3	0							0	0	0			18
Keith Baker		2		0					0	0	0			12
Steve Stapler	0	2							0	0	0			12
Ron Johnson		2							0	0	0			12
Gerald Bess						0	1		0	0	0			6
Felix Wright						1	0		0	0	0			6
Johnny Shepherd	1	0		0			0		0	0	0			6
Totals	16	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	34	29	14	1	0	351