
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (11-3)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 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.
The Rough Riders piled up points with 399 points, and the defense conceded 298. Russ Jackson directed the offense, slinging for 3,641 yards. Margene Adkins grabbed 56 receptions for 1,402 yards, while Vic Washington contributed to the receiving game also.
Vic Washington carried the ball for a team-high 717 yards for Ottawa, while Russ Jackson and Jim Mankins additionally aided the ground game.
Don Sutherin picked off 10 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1969 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Jackson | 358 | 193 | 53.9 | 3641 | 10.2 | 33 | 9.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 82 | 106.1 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 170 | 7.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 37 | 45.5 |
Jim Mankins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 118.8 |
Andy Walton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 384 | 204 | 53.1 | 3824 | 10.0 | 34 | 8.9 | 14 | 3.6 | 82 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Washington | 117 | 717 | 6.1 | 85 | 5 |
Jim Mankins | 122 | 710 | 5.8 | 44 | 0 |
Russ Jackson | 64 | 578 | 9.0 | 49 | 3 |
Ron Stewart | 29 | 151 | 5.2 | 26 | 1 |
Andy Walton | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
Bobby Morgan | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
Terry Black | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 362 | 2295 | 6.3 | 85 | 9 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margene Adkins | 56 | 1402 | 25.0 | 74 | 9 |
Vic Washington | 47 | 760 | 16.2 | 49 | 8 |
Whit Tucker | 37 | 855 | 23.1 | 82 | 8 |
Jim Mankins | 22 | 239 | 10.9 | 23 | 3 |
Tom Pullen | 17 | 220 | 12.9 | 60 | 1 |
Ron Stewart | 14 | 148 | 10.6 | 29 | 1 |
Jay Roberts | 8 | 148 | 18.5 | 29 | 3 |
Russ Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Totals | 202 | 3785 | 18.7 | 82 | 33 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Sutherin | 47 | 43 | 91.5 | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 12 | 65 | 3686 | 56.7 | 80 | 1 | 110 |
Totals | 47 | 43 | 91.5 | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 12 | 65 | 3686 | 56.7 | 80 | 1 | 110 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Van Burkleo | 86 | 3514 | 40.9 | 64 | 1 |
Greg Thompson | 14 | 493 | 35.2 | 52 | 0 |
Totals | 100 | 4007 | 40.1 | 64 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Ardern | 58 | 304 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 38 | 190 | 5.0 | 31 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 |
Terry Black | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 11 | 0 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Don Sutherin | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 114 | 673 | 5.9 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Washington | 18 | 509 | 28.3 | 107 | 1 |
Margene Adkins | 14 | 307 | 21.9 | 41 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 |
Ken Lehmann | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 22 | 0 |
Barry Ardern | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
Darwin Gonnerman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
Jim Mankins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
Totals | 49 | 1079 | 22.0 | 107 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Sutherin | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 50 | 1 |
Joe Poirier | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 45 | 0 |
Barry Ardern | 4 | 236 | 59.0 | 88 | 1 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 48 | 0 |
Jerry Campbell | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
Ed Joyner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Ken Lehmann | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 564 | 18.2 | 88 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Joyner | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Billy Booth | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Doug Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Joe Poirier | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Wayne Giardino | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Ron Stewart | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Jerry Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jim Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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 |
Don Sutherin | 0 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 116 | ||||||||
Vic Washington | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||
Margene Adkins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
Whit Tucker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
Jay Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Jim Mankins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Russ Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Ron Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Tom Pullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Wayne Giardino | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Barry Ardern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Bill Van Burkleo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Totals | 9 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 393 |