1958 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 6-8 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Clair (6-8)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Rough Riders labored to change the scoreboard with just 233 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 243. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 696 yards for Ottawa, while Ronnie Quillian and Bobby Judd also contributed to the rushing attack.
Hal Ledyard threw for 868 yards, and Russ Jackson played quarterback, too. Bobby Judd led pass catchers, grabbing 25 receptions, while Bob Simpson contributed 583 receiving yards. George Brancato provided receiving help as well.
George Brancato intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Ledyard | 107 | 48 | 44.9 | 868 | 8.1 | 5 | 4.7 | 13 | 12.1 | 77 | 49.3 |
| Russ Jackson | 112 | 61 | 54.5 | 858 | 7.7 | 3 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.4 | 69 | 66.0 |
| Tom Dimitroff | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 391 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.3 | 4 | 8.5 | 45 | 59.8 |
| Frank Fraser | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 95.8 |
| Bobby Judd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 269 | 135 | 50.2 | 2160 | 8.0 | 10 | 3.7 | 23 | 8.6 | 77 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thelen | 100 | 696 | 7.0 | 77 | 2 |
| Bobby Judd | 125 | 596 | 4.8 | 40 | 5 |
| Ronnie Quillian | 95 | 547 | 5.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Russ Jackson | 66 | 357 | 5.4 | 51 | 5 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 48 | 264 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 29 | 170 | 5.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Gary Schreider | 33 | 156 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Pinhey | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 21 | 2 |
| Ron Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Dimitroff | 45 | -31 | -0.7 | 15 | 2 |
| Hal Ledyard | 30 | -46 | -1.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 597 | 2799 | 4.7 | 77 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Judd | 25 | 272 | 10.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 23 | 583 | 25.3 | 77 | 3 |
| George Brancato | 21 | 405 | 19.3 | 46 | 4 |
| Frank Fraser | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Thelen | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Don Pinhey | 9 | 187 | 20.8 | 69 | 1 |
| Ronnie Quillian | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Mack Yoho | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Bill Sowalski | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Buddy Payne | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Milt Graham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 135 | 2160 | 16.0 | 77 | 10 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Yoho | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 5 | 28 |
| Gary Schreider | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 |
| Totals | 32 | 18 | 56.2 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 7 | 37 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Quillian | 86 | 3255 | 37.8 | 62 | 3 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 51 | 1811 | 35.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Bobby Judd | 13 | 482 | 37.1 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 150 | 5548 | 37.0 | 62 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Pinhey | 78 | 563 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 36 | 240 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Bobby Judd | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 143 | 978 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Judd | 20 | 439 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Frank Fraser | 12 | 246 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Thelen | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mack Yoho | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Stracina | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gilles Archambault | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 917 | 19.9 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brancato | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Bill Sowalski | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 66 | 1 |
| Bob Simpson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Hardiman Cureton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Thelen | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lou Bruce | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Frank Fraser | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Milt Graham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 306 | 13.3 | 66 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sowalski | N/A | 1 | |||||
| Milt Graham | N/A | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mack Yoho | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 34 | ||||||||
| Bobby Judd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Russ Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| George Brancato | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bob Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Don Pinhey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Gary Schreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | ||||||
| Bill Sowalski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Tom Dimitroff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dave Thelen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Ronnie Quillian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| Buddy Payne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Milt Graham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Frank Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
