1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (8-8)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Tiger-Cats racked up 377 points, while the defensive squad yielded 315. Ken Hobart passed for 2,522 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 52 receptions, while Steve Stapler contributed 690 receiving yards, while Rufus Crawford provided receiving help also.

Ken Hobart carried the ball for a team-high 928 yards for Hamilton.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 80 turnovers, topping in the league. Less Browne and Paul Bennett each seized 12 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks.

Al Bruno coached the team. The 1985 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
Ken Hobart	437	211	48.3	2522	5.8	19	4.3	14	3.2	67	67.5
Jeff Tedford	86	50	58.1	477	5.5	1	1.2	6	7.0	41	48.4
Tom Porras	17	12	70.6	134	7.9	0	0.0	1	5.9	28	69.2
George Works	1	1	100.0	27	27.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	118.8
Pete Gales	3	1	33.3	8	2.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	42.4
Totals	544	275	50.6	3168	5.8	20	3.7	21	3.9	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Hobart	118	928	7.9	44	6
George Works	49	263	5.4	60	0
Elmer James	62	241	3.9	25	3
Johnny Shepherd	65	189	2.9	15	0
Rufus Crawford	12	69	5.8	29	0
Dave Graffi	17	60	3.5	9	0
Derrek Peels	26	37	1.4	9	0
Jeff Tedford	12	28	2.3	9	1
Tom Porras	12	27	2.2	11	0
Nord Williams	2	4	2.0	3	0
Steve Jackson	2	3	1.5	2	0
Tony Champion	1	2	2.0	2	0
Ben Zambiasi	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Bernie Ruoff	2	-13	-6.5	6	0
Totals	381	1832	4.8	60	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rocky DiPietro	52	593	11.4	45	4
Rufus Crawford	43	441	10.3	26	2
Steve Stapler	40	690	17.2	57	9
Wayne Lee	24	245	10.2	28	0
Scott Collie	23	333	14.5	37	0
Johnny Shepherd	19	139	7.3	19	0
Dave Graffi	18	115	6.4	13	1
Ron Ingram	14	265	18.9	52	3
Tony Champion	13	203	15.6	67	1
Elmer James	12	62	5.2	21	0
Derrek Peels	8	33	4.1	8	0
George Works	7	35	5.0	18	0
Steve Jackson	2	14	7.0	12	0
Totals	275	3168	11.5	67	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	33	33	100.0	48	32	66.7	13	54	3231	59.8	90	1	143
Don Sweet	2	2	100.0	8	2	25.0	1	5	234	46.8	59	0	9
Totals	35	35	100.0	56	34	60.7	14	59	3465	58.7	90	1	152

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	130	5886	45.3	77	11
Don Sweet	21	843	40.1	53	0
Totals	151	6729	44.6	77	11

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Bennett	44	487	11.1	99	1
Rufus Crawford	48	333	6.9	75	1
Wayne Lee	10	117	11.7	26	0
Less Browne	5	42	8.4	25	0
Howard Fields	4	36	9.0	24	0
Derrek Peels	3	21	7.0	13	0
Totals	114	1036	9.1	99	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Howard Fields	23	535	23.3	54
Rufus Crawford	11	259	23.5	44
Elmer James	6	129	21.5	27
Tony Champion	3	86	28.7	33
Derrek Peels	4	86	21.5	25
Wayne Lee	4	81	20.2	46
Johnny Shepherd	3	46	15.3	18
Dave Graffi	3	18	6.0	10
Less Browne	2	13	6.5	10
Steve Kearns	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	60	1259	21.0	54

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Bennett	12	246	20.5	109	1
Less Browne	12	165	13.8	34	0
Donovan Rose	6	151	25.2	71	0
Leo Ezerins	3	55	18.3	45	0
Howard Fields	3	46	15.3	27	0
Ben Zambiasi	3	32	10.7	17	0
Mark Streeter	2	34	17.0	34	1
Greg Gary	2	24	12.0	16	0
Gerald Bess	2	18	9.0	18	0
Ed Gataveckas	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	46	786	17.1	109	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Grover Covington	16.0	0.0
Mitchell Price	10.0	0.0
Mike Walker	5.0	0.0
Greg Gary	3.0	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	2.0	0.0
Dave Sauve	2.0	0.0
Rod Skillman	2.0	0.0
Less Browne	1.0	0.0
Franklin King	1.0	0.0
Totals	42.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mark Streeter				2	0	0
Mike Walker				2	32	1
Ben Zambiasi				2		0
Greg Gary				2	20	0
Leo Ezerins				1	0	0
Reggie Mathis				1	19	0
Ed Gataveckas				1	0	0
Dave Graffi				1	0	0
Bernie Ruoff				1	0	0
John Priestner				1	0	0
Mitchell Price				1	27	0
Howard Fields				1	0	0
Pat Brady				1	0	0
Less Browne				1	0	0
Paul Bennett				1	0	0
Grover Covington				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	20	98	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						0		32	33	25			154
Steve Stapler		9							0	0	0			54
Ken Hobart	6								0	0	0			36
Rocky DiPietro		4							0	0	0			24
Elmer James	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Rufus Crawford	0	2	1	0					0	0	0			18
Ron Ingram		3							0	0	0			18
Paul Bennett			1			1	0		0	0	0			12
Don Sweet									2	2	1			9
Mark Streeter						1	0		0	0	0			6
Jeff Tedford	1								0	0	0			6
Tony Champion	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Mike Walker							1		0	0	0			6
Dave Graffi	0	1		0			0		0	0	0			6
Totals	10	20	2	0	0	2	1	0	34	35	26	0	0	373