1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1956 Ottawa Rough Riders RosterTeam Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Rough Riders racked up 326 points, and the defensive squad gave up 359. Tommy Lewis carried the ball for a team-high 645 yards for Ottawa.
Hal Ledyard tossed for 3,151 yards. Bob Simpson grabbed 47 receptions for 1,030 yards.
Tirrel Burton intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Ledyard | 363 | 175 | 48.2 | 3151 | 8.7 | 17 | 4.7 | 28 | 7.7 | 93 | 61.9 |
| Avatus Stone | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 95.8 |
| Chuck Harding | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Don Pinhey | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 66.7 |
| Totals | 377 | 178 | 47.2 | 3214 | 8.5 | 17 | 4.5 | 29 | 7.7 | 93 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Lewis | 123 | 645 | 5.2 | 34 | 7 |
| Don St. John | 95 | 377 | 4.0 | 24 | 8 |
| Hal Ledyard | 51 | 353 | 6.9 | 25 | 1 |
| Avatus Stone | 40 | 252 | 6.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Karl Hilzinger | 39 | 218 | 5.6 | 18 | 2 |
| Don Pinhey | 32 | 195 | 6.1 | 30 | 2 |
| Chuck Harding | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Tirrel Burton | 29 | 155 | 5.3 | 18 | 3 |
| Boris Kotoff | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Don Guest | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 465 | 2542 | 5.5 | 35 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Simpson | 47 | 1030 | 21.9 | 58 | 7 |
| Don St. John | 27 | 397 | 14.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Don Pinhey | 23 | 369 | 16.0 | 93 | 4 |
| Tom Adams | 17 | 350 | 20.6 | 69 | 3 |
| Tommy Lewis | 16 | 183 | 11.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Tirrel Burton | 14 | 319 | 22.8 | 68 | 1 |
| Avatus Stone | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 81 | 1 |
| Boris Kotoff | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Karl Hilzinger | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chuck Harding | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 178 | 3214 | 18.1 | 93 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Korchak | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 31 |
| Tom Tracy | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Don St. John | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 43 | 35 | 81.4 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 48 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatus Stone | 100 | 4499 | 45.0 | 71 | 11 |
| Don St. John | 24 | 928 | 38.7 | 53 | 1 |
| Totals | 124 | 5427 | 43.8 | 71 | 12 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pinhey | 52 | 416 | 8.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 16 | 178 | 11.1 | 60 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 767 | 8.1 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pinhey | 20 | 572 | 28.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 10 | 282 | 28.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Tirrel Burton | 11 | 175 | 15.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Avatus Stone | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommy Lewis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Adams | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Upton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1313 | 21.9 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirrel Burton | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chuck Harding | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Tommy Lewis | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Bob Simpson | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Merv Collins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don St. John | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Vargo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Cannamela | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Bitkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Hilzinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Pinhey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 265 | 7.2 | 27 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Don St. John | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | |||||||
| Tommy Lewis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Bob Simpson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| Don Pinhey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| Bud Korchak | 3 | 21 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Tirrel Burton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Avatus Stone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | ||||||
| Tom Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Tom Tracy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Karl Hilzinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Gary Schreider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Ted Smale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Hal Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lou Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
