1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-9 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Chan Caldwell (3-9)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

The Rough Riders scored only 174 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 337, most in the circuit. Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-high 729 yards for Ottawa.

Jack Scarbath passed for 1,204 yards. Hugh Taylor led the receiving corps, grabbing 31 receptions, while Bob Simpson contributed 676 receiving yards.

Bob Simpson picked off 5 opponent throws.

Chan Caldwell coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Scarbath	156	74	47.4	1204	7.7	6	3.8	16	10.3	63	47.0
Duke Bailey	71	19	26.8	615	8.7	7	9.9	5	7.0	80	66.7
Geoff Crain	22	10	45.5	184	8.4	1	4.5	6	27.3	74	50.4
Bernie Custis	2	1	50.0	26	13.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	26	56.3
Don Pinhey	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Avatus Stone	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	253	104	41.1	2029	8.0	14	5.5	28	11.1	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Tracy	102	729	7.1	75	1
Avatus Stone	102	505	5.0	50	2
Don Pinhey	42	256	6.1	27	3
Duke Bailey	35	104	3.0	13	0
Jack Scarbath	26	103	4.0	22	2
Bernie Custis	17	66	3.9	10	0
Bob Cunningham	8	47	5.9	13	0
Joe Guido	6	15	2.5	5	0
Boris Kotoff	3	11	3.7	5	0
Karl Hilzinger	5	6	1.2	9	0
Geoff Crain	3	-4	-1.3	0	0
Totals	349	1838	5.3	75	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh Taylor	31	636	20.5	80	2
Bob Simpson	23	676	29.4	74	9
Don Pinhey	13	218	16.8	47	2
Avatus Stone	12	232	19.3	46	0
Bill Sowalski	7	92	13.1	42	0
Tom Tracy	6	32	5.3	18	0
Bernie Custis	4	52	13.0	24	1
Bob Cunningham	4	47	11.8	15	0
Karl Hilzinger	2	25	12.5	18	0
Ed Yablonski	2	19	9.5	10	0
Totals	104	2029	19.5	80	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tom Tracy	26	23	88.5	7	4	57.1	35
Don Pinhey	1	0	0.0	0	0		0
Totals	27	23	85.2	7	4	57.1	35

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Avatus Stone	118	5179	43.9	71	4
Tom Tracy	1	24	24.0	24	0
Totals	119	5203	43.7	71	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Pinhey	45	328	7.3	20	0
Bob Simpson	6	83	13.8	55	1
Karl Hilzinger	9	61	6.8	19	0
Pete Karpuk	7	51	7.3	11	0
Mike Maruska	4	36	9.0	10	0
Tom Tracy	1	19	19.0	19	0
Boris Kotoff	1	16	16.0	16	0
Avatus Stone	2	10	5.0	5	0
Totals	75	604	8.1	55	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Pinhey	26	632	24.3	53
Avatus Stone	8	201	25.1	40
Tom Tracy	8	169	21.1	31
Bernie Custis	3	69	23.0	27
Bob Simpson	5	57	11.4	18
Bob Cunningham	2	47	23.5	30
Karl Hilzinger	3	45	15.0	19
Hugh Taylor	1	28	28.0	28
Joe Guido	1	23	23.0	23
Boris Kotoff	1	11	11.0	11
Bill Sowalski	1	10	10.0	10
Pete Petkoff	1	5	5.0	5
Joe Moss	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	61	1297	21.3	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Simpson	5	135	27.0	50	2
Avatus Stone	4	14	3.5	14	0
Pete Karpuk	3	101	33.7	49	0
Don Pinhey	3	78	26.0	53	1
Bernie Custis	3	46	15.3	24	1
Joe Guido	2	25	12.5	14	0
Pete Ladygo	2	12	6.0	12	0
Bob Pinkney	1	16	16.0	16	0
Dick Barwegen	1	5	5.0	5	0
Joe Stracina	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ted Daffer	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Welton	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	435	16.1	53	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Simpson		9	1	0		2			0	0	0			60
Tom Tracy	1	0	0	0					4	23	0			40
Don Pinhey	3	2	0	0		1			0	0	0			30
Avatus Stone	2	0	0	0		0			0	0	4			14
Hugh Taylor		2		0					0	0	0			10
Bernie Custis	0	1		0		1			0	0	0			10
Jack Scarbath	2								0	0	0			10
Totals	8	14	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	23	4	0	0	174