1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.
The Rough Riders piled up points with 400 points, and the defense surrendered 283. Dave Thelen piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,407 yards for Ottawa, and Ron Stewart also aided the ground game.
Ron Lancaster passed for 1,843 yards. Bob Simpson led pass catchers, grabbing 30 receptions for 607 yards, while Joe Kelly contributed to the receiving game as well.
George Brancato intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lancaster | 201 | 101 | 50.2 | 1843 | 9.2 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 91 | 71.4 |
| Russ Jackson | 52 | 20 | 38.5 | 322 | 6.2 | 2 | 3.8 | 3 | 5.8 | 68 | 48.7 |
| Gerry Thompkins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 158.3 |
| Joe Kelly | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 93.8 |
| Ron Stewart | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Totals | 261 | 124 | 47.5 | 2242 | 8.6 | 19 | 7.3 | 23 | 8.8 | 91 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thelen | 245 | 1407 | 5.7 | 52 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 139 | 1020 | 7.3 | 59 | 15 |
| Joe Kelly | 75 | 441 | 5.9 | 31 | 6 |
| Russ Jackson | 52 | 381 | 7.3 | 25 | 6 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 28 | 179 | 6.4 | 25 | 2 |
| Ron Lancaster | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 40 | 0 |
| Mike Hagler | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Daigneault | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 587 | 3678 | 6.3 | 59 | 32 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Simpson | 30 | 607 | 20.2 | 57 | 6 |
| Joe Kelly | 27 | 459 | 17.0 | 68 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 15 | 240 | 16.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Davey West | 14 | 418 | 29.9 | 91 | 6 |
| Dave Thelen | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 19 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Bill Sowalski | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Mike Hagler | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Daigneault | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Curt Merz | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Russ Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 2242 | 18.1 | 91 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Schreider | 55 | 42 | 76.4 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 59 |
| Totals | 55 | 42 | 76.4 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 59 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Conroy | 80 | 2960 | 37.0 | 55 | 5 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 49 | 2016 | 41.1 | 63 | 3 |
| Totals | 129 | 4976 | 38.6 | 63 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 47 | 238 | 5.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Davey West | 23 | 130 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Hagler | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Daigneault | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Kelly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Poirier | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Milt Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 98 | 458 | 4.7 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stewart | 22 | 501 | 22.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Doug Daigneault | 12 | 327 | 27.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike Hagler | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Al Frazier | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Smale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Curt Merz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Milt Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1107 | 21.3 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brancato | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Poirier | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Gary Schreider | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 35 | 2 |
| Ron Lancaster | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Ronnie Koes | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerry Nesbitt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Daigneault | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Reynolds | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sam Scoccia | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Stracina | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 318 | 10.6 | 35 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ron Stewart | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||||
| Gary Schreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 71 | ||||||
| Joe Kelly | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Davey West | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Russ Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Bob Simpson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Dave Thelen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Gerry Nesbitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| George Brancato | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Ron Lancaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Bill Sowalski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Milt Graham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jim Conroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
