1972 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jack Gotta (11-3)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1972 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Rough Riders conceded 228 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Ottawa netted 298 points. Rick Cassata threw for 2,548 yards. Art Cantrelle grabbed 44 receptions, while Hugh Oldham contributed 719 receiving yards.
Art Cantrelle carried the ball for a team-high 652 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 65 turnovers. Jerry Campbell intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Cassata | 357 | 179 | 50.1 | 2548 | 7.1 | 13 | 3.6 | 22 | 6.2 | 73 | 60.1 |
| Paul Brothers | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 170 | 5.9 | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 6.9 | 28 | 38.0 |
| Hugh McKinnis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 387 | 189 | 48.8 | 2718 | 7.0 | 14 | 3.6 | 24 | 6.2 | 73 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Cantrelle | 160 | 652 | 4.1 | 55 | 2 |
| Rick Cassata | 85 | 442 | 5.2 | 43 | 2 |
| Bob Houmard | 61 | 226 | 3.7 | 20 | 2 |
| Terry Wellesley | 35 | 163 | 4.7 | 44 | 2 |
| Alan Thompson | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Hugh McKinnis | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rizzo | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Skip Eaman | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Brothers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 414 | 1734 | 4.2 | 55 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Cantrelle | 44 | 407 | 9.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Hugh Oldham | 36 | 719 | 20.0 | 60 | 7 |
| Tom Pullen | 26 | 353 | 13.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Rhome Nixon | 25 | 347 | 13.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Terry Wellesley | 22 | 395 | 18.0 | 73 | 3 |
| Billy Cooper | 17 | 356 | 20.9 | 63 | 1 |
| Skip Eaman | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Houmard | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Hugh McKinnis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rizzo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Organ | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 188 | 2718 | 14.5 | 73 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Organ | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 10 | 38 | 1520 | 40.0 | 65 | 0 | 125 |
| Moe Racine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 54.7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 10 | 41 | 1684 | 41.1 | 66 | 0 | 125 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | 124 | 4845 | 39.1 | 71 | 3 |
| Skip Eaman | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Gerry Organ | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Houmard | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 4983 | 38.9 | 71 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | 79 | 425 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 32 | 82 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Al Marcelin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 126 | 640 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Marcelin | 12 | 327 | 27.2 | 63 | 0 |
| Jim Elder | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Rod Woodward | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Hugh McKinnis | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Oldham | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Bob Houmard | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Adams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Rizzo | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Danny Dever | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Pullen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 827 | 20.7 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Campbell | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Adams | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Rod Woodward | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Wayne Tosh | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Wayne Giardino | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 33 | 1 |
| Al Marcelin | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Elder | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Rudy Sims | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulysses Young | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 619 | 15.5 | 58 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Smith | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Rudy Sims | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Giardino | 3 | 146 | 2 | ||||
| Chuck Zapiec | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rod Woodward | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Laputka | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Dever | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Ardern | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Charlie Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 206 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gerry Organ | 1 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 131 | |||||||||
| Hugh Oldham | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Terry Wellesley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Wayne Giardino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Tom Pullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Houmard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Art Cantrelle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Rick Cassata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dick Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| Billy Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Barry Ardern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Rudy Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
