1971 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Sam Etcheverry (6-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1971 Montreal Alouettes Roster
1971 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The Alouettes scored only 226 points, worst in the league, and the defense conceded 248. Sonny Wade tossed for 2,090 yards. Terry Evanshen grabbed 50 passes for 852 yards, while Bruce Van Ness contributed to the receiving game as well.

Bill Massey carried the ball for a team-best 655 yards for Montreal, while Bruce Van Ness and Moses Denson also contributed to the rushing attack.

Bobby Thompson intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Sam Etcheverry coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Wade	338	155	45.9	2090	6.2	8	2.4	27	8.0	91	40.7
Jim Chasey	111	52	46.8	642	5.8	3	2.7	6	5.4	65	51.7
Bruce Van Ness	10	5	50.0	153	15.3	2	20.0	1	10.0	43	95.8
Jim Foley	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	460	212	46.1	2885	6.3	13	2.8	34	7.4	91

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Massey	101	655	6.5	66	0
Bruce Van Ness	125	559	4.5	41	5
Moses Denson	97	498	5.1	17	1
Sonny Wade	20	142	7.1	18	0
Jim Chasey	16	89	5.6	28	0
Jim Foley	8	18	2.2	5	0
Brad Upshaw	1	2	2.0	2	0
Brian Kelsey	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Terry Evanshen	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	370	1955	5.3	66	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Evanshen	50	852	17.0	65	5
Bruce Van Ness	39	512	13.1	38	1
Tom Pullen	34	487	14.3	74	3
Garry Lefebvre	20	294	14.7	43	1
Jim Foley	20	252	12.6	28	2
Peter Dalla Riva	18	212	11.8	24	0
Moses Denson	12	84	7.0	15	0
Bill Massey	8	69	8.6	19	0
John Carlos	5	44	8.8	20	0
Brad Upshaw	4	41	10.2	29	1
Brian Kelsey	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	212	2847	13.4	74	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Justin Canale	14	11	78.6	39	19	48.7	9	77
George Springate	7	5	71.4	4	1	25.0	2	10
Bill Massey	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	1
Totals	22	17	77.3	43	20	46.5	11	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Sonny Wade	79	3073	38.9	64	1
Garry Lefebvre	30	1149	38.3	59	1
Bill Massey	5	126	25.2	34	0
Bruce Van Ness	4	135	33.8	40	0
Peter Dalla Riva	4	119	29.8	37	0
Totals	122	4602	37.7	64	2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brad Upshaw	70	483	6.9	22
Jim Foley	42	353	8.4	27
Tony Proudfoot	28	186	6.6	14
Brian Kelsey	3	6	2.0	3
Gene Gaines	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	144	1028	7.1	27

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Foley	12	324	27.0	39
Bobby Thompson	7	200	28.6	38
John Carlos	5	117	23.4	35
Brad Upshaw	4	72	18.0	26
Moses Denson	2	52	26.0	38
Bruce Van Ness	2	47	23.5	26
Merl Code	2	42	21.0	26
Bill Massey	1	24	24.0	24
Ed Hayes	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	36	893	24.8	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Thompson	6	34	5.7	29	0
Merl Code	4	11	2.8	9	0
Gene Gaines	3	61	20.3	30	0
Al Phaneuf	3	38	12.7	23	0
Larry Fairholm	1	86	86.0	86	1
Mark Kosmos	1	46	46.0	46	1
Joe Blake	1	18	18.0	18	0
Tony Proudfoot	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ed Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	308	14.7	86	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Widger				4	69	1
Bill Whisler				1	2	0
Bruce Van Ness				1	0	0
Steve Smear				1	0	0
Mark Kosmos				1	0	0
Gord Judges				1	23	0
Walt Balasiuk				1	10	0
Ted Collins				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	11	104	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Justin Canale									19	11	9			77
Bruce Van Ness	5	1		0			0		0	0	0			36
Terry Evanshen	0	5							0	0	0			30
Tom Pullen		3							0	0	0			18
Jim Foley	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
George Springate									1	5	2			10
Garry Lefebvre		1							0	0	1			7
Moses Denson	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Larry Fairholm						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Widger							1		0	0	0			6
Mark Kosmos						1	0		0	0	0			6
Brad Upshaw	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Sonny Wade	0								0	0	1			1
Bill Massey	0	0		0					0	1	0			1
Totals	6	13	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	17	13	0	0	222