1966 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (11-3)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1966 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Ottawa moved the ball well, scoring 278 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 177. Bo Scott carried the pigskin for a team-high 648 yards for the Rough Riders, and Jim Dillard also aided the ground game.
Russ Jackson tossed for 2,400 yards. Whit Tucker grabbed 35 receptions for 804 yards.
Joe Poirier picked off 9 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1966 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Jackson | 276 | 142 | 51.4 | 2400 | 8.7 | 17 | 6.2 | 15 | 5.4 | 69 | 79.1 |
Ron Stewart | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 54.6 |
Billy Cline | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 11 | 1.7 |
Bob O'Billovich | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 108.3 |
Totals | 293 | 147 | 50.2 | 2473 | 8.4 | 17 | 5.8 | 16 | 5.5 | 69 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Scott | 140 | 648 | 4.6 | 33 | 2 |
Jim Dillard | 129 | 627 | 4.9 | 41 | 7 |
Ron Stewart | 89 | 431 | 4.8 | 41 | 3 |
Russ Jackson | 65 | 396 | 6.1 | 26 | 3 |
Rick Black | 39 | 300 | 7.7 | 40 | 1 |
Gene Gaines | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 |
Don Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Cline | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 473 | 2430 | 5.1 | 41 | 16 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whit Tucker | 35 | 804 | 23.0 | 69 | 7 |
Ted Watkins | 24 | 549 | 22.9 | 58 | 3 |
Jim Dillard | 22 | 250 | 11.4 | 33 | 0 |
Ron Stewart | 19 | 275 | 14.5 | 50 | 2 |
Jay Roberts | 18 | 286 | 15.9 | 30 | 1 |
Bo Scott | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 39 | 3 |
Rick Black | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 25 | 1 |
Russ Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 |
Pete Thompson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 147 | 2473 | 16.8 | 69 | 17 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moe Racine | 33 | 28 | 84.8 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 7 | 49 | 2760 | 56.3 | 73 | 0 | 71 |
Rick Black | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Totals | 34 | 29 | 85.3 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 7 | 49 | 2760 | 56.3 | 73 | 0 | 72 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Cline | 119 | 4435 | 37.3 | 58 |
Totals | 119 | 4435 | 37.3 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Gilbert | 49 | 201 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
Rick Black | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
Billy Cline | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
Bob McCarthy | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 109 | 444 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Scott | 16 | 434 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 |
Ron Stewart | 7 | 182 | 26.0 | 44 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 30 | 0 |
Ted Watkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Jim Dillard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jay Roberts | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 806 | 23.7 | 58 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Poirier | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 55 | 1 |
Gene Gaines | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 48 | 0 |
Billy Cline | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
Ken Lehmann | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 33 | 0 |
Bob O'Billovich | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
Don Gilbert | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
Larry Degraw | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Ted Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Conroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Blum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 34 | 402 | 11.8 | 55 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Moe Racine | 12 | 28 | 7 | 71 | ||||||||||
Whit Tucker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
Jim Dillard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
Ron Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
Bo Scott | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
Ted Watkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Russ Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Rick Black | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
Jay Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Joe Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 276 |