1972 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Sam Etcheverry (4-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1972 Montreal Alouettes Roster
1972 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses for 8 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Montreal scored only 246 points, worst in the league, while the defense surrendered 353. Ike Brown carried the ball for a team-best 817 yards for the Alouettes, and Moses Denson also aided the ground game.

Sonny Wade threw for 1,537 yards. Peter Dalla Riva grabbed 44 passes for 607 yards. Terry Evanshen provided receiving help as well.

Al Butler and Dickie Harris each snatched 7 opponent throws.

Sam Etcheverry coached the team. The 1972 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sonny Wade	219	118	53.9	1537	7.0	9	4.1	26	11.9	50	50.3
George Mira	146	61	41.8	887	6.1	8	5.5	14	9.6	44	40.9
Jerry Rhome	11	3	27.3	40	3.6	0	0.0	1	9.1	20	4.4
Ike Brown	1	1	100.0	9	9.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	104.2
Jim Chasey	4	1	25.0	3	0.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	39.6
Bruce Van Ness	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	382	184	48.2	2476	6.5	17	4.5	41	10.7	50

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ike Brown	140	817	5.8	73	3
Moses Denson	157	754	4.8	46	4
Larry Smith	54	246	4.6	15	3
Sonny Wade	17	104	6.1	19	1
George Mira	10	67	6.7	19	0
Jim Chasey	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jerry Rhome	1	6	6.0	6	0
Bruce Van Ness	6	5	0.8	4	0
Totals	386	2010	5.2	73	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Peter Dalla Riva	44	607	13.8	44	5
Terry Evanshen	33	407	12.3	35	3
Ike Brown	24	269	11.2	28	3
Moses Denson	23	263	11.4	36	0
Jim Foley	20	236	11.8	42	2
John Eason	19	407	21.4	46	4
Ron Perowne	9	122	13.6	27	0
Larry Smith	7	90	12.9	25	0
Bruce Van Ness	2	15	7.5	14	0
Dickie Harris	1	50	50.0	50	0
Sonny Wade	1	9	9.0	9	0
Dave Braggins	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	184	2476	13.5	50	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Don Sweet	30	21	70.0	20	8	40.0	7	22	1105	50.2	73	52
George Springate	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0					4
Totals	31	22	71.0	21	9	42.9	7	22	1105	50.2	73	56

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Sonny Wade	86	3402	39.6	69	3
Wally Buono	33	1156	35.0	48	0
Gene Gaines	1	20	20.0	20	0
Totals	120	4578	38.2	69	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Perowne	41	180	4.4	18
Brad Upshaw	27	80	3.0	17
Paul Brule	7	73	10.4	15
Jim Foley	17	73	4.3	19
Larry Fairholm	3	20	6.7	18
Totals	95	426	4.5	19

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dickie Harris	21	440	21.0	41
Larry Smith	11	247	22.5	33
Ike Brown	7	132	18.9	34
Brad Upshaw	5	131	26.2	35
Moses Denson	2	31	15.5	22
Ed Hayes	2	28	14.0	20
John Eason	3	5	1.7	5
Ron Perowne	1	-3	-3.0	-3
Totals	52	1011	19.4	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dickie Harris	7	214	30.6	118	1
Al Butler	7	78	11.1	36	1
Gene Gaines	4	77	19.2	22	0
Carl Crennel	3	34	11.3	18	0
Larry Fairholm	3	2	0.7	2	0
Paul Brule	2	59	29.5	30	0
Mike Widger	2	51	25.5	30	0
Brad Upshaw	1	41	41.0	41	1
Tony Proudfoot	1	25	25.0	25	0
John Huard	1	7	7.0	7	0
Ed Hayes	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	32	591	18.5	118	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Mike Widger				3	18
Mike Maloney				2	0
Barry Randall				2	0
Carl Crennel				2	0
Brian Marcil				1	0
Dickie Harris				1	4
Jim Foley				1	0
John Eason				1	0
Junior Ah You				1	0
Ed Hayes				1	0
Al Butler				1	0
Phil Vandersea				1	0
Totals	0	0	0	17	22	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Sweet									8	21	7			52
Ike Brown	3	3		0					0	0	0			36
Peter Dalla Riva		5							0	0	0			30
John Eason		4		0			0		0	0	0			24
Moses Denson	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Larry Smith	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Terry Evanshen		3							0	0	0			18
Jim Foley		2	0				0		0	0	0			12
Sonny Wade	1	0							0	0	3			9
Brad Upshaw			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Dickie Harris		0		0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Al Butler						1	0		0	0	0			6
George Springate									1	1	0			4
Totals	11	17	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	22	10	0	0	245