1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-6-1 19
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: George Brancato (9-6-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

The Rough Riders moved the ball well, scoring 411 points, and the defensive squad yielded 346. Tom Clements threw for 2,856 yards. Tony Gabriel led all receivers, grabbing 72 receptions for 1,320 yards. Jim Foley provided receiving help as well.

Arthur Green carried the pigskin for a team-high 1,257 yards for Ottawa.

The opportunistic defense created 64 turnovers, best in the league. Peter Stenerson and Larry Cameron each intercepted 5 opponent throws.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1976 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
Tom Clements	327	196	59.9	2856	8.7	20	6.1	13	4.0	75	92.2
Condredge Holloway	106	59	55.7	973	9.2	9	8.5	6	5.7	59	91.4
Bill Robinson	9	4	44.4	33	3.7	0	0.0	2	22.2	14	14.8
Jim Foley	4	2	50.0	32	8.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	77.1
Gerry Organ	2	1	50.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	56.3
Rod Woodward	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Gary Kuzyk	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	451	262	58.1	3894	8.6	29	6.4	21	4.7	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Arthur Green	234	1257	5.4	69	13
Condredge Holloway	43	340	7.9	32	1
Molly McGee	67	280	4.2	25	0
Tom Clements	37	260	7.0	30	4
John Palazeti	15	57	3.8	14	1
Moody Jackson	5	51	10.2	32	0
Jim Foley	11	38	3.5	10	0
Joe Colvey	6	32	5.3	8	0
Rod Woodward	2	12	6.0	24	0
Bill Robinson	4	5	1.2	5	0
Totals	424	2332	5.5	69	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Gabriel	72	1320	18.3	62	14
Jim Foley	56	847	15.1	50	4
Arthur Green	53	508	9.6	31	2
Moody Jackson	35	634	18.1	75	3
Jeff Avery	21	338	16.1	62	2
Molly McGee	17	175	10.3	57	2
John Palazeti	4	32	8.0	19	1
Gary Kuzyk	3	21	7.0	10	1
Condredge Holloway	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	262	3894	14.9	75	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Gerry Organ	45	45	100.0	38	19	50.0	10	83	4043	48.7	70	0	112
Totals	45	45	100.0	38	19	50.0	10	83	4043	48.7	70	0	112

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry Organ	97	3863	39.8	63	1
Totals	97	3863	39.8	63	1

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Moody Jackson	54	560	10.4	35
Bill Hatanaka	15	173	11.5	57
Arthur Green	15	146	9.7	24
Rod Woodward	4	52	13.0	19
Jeff Avery	6	34	5.7	13
Doug Falconer	5	28	5.6	12
Wonder Monds	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	100	996	10.0	57

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Molly McGee	28	724	25.9	43
Moody Jackson	19	415	21.8	40
Bill Hatanaka	9	211	23.4	44
Vern Roberson	5	123	24.6	31
Larry Cameron	3	63	21.0	26
Mark Kosmos	2	42	21.0	24
Doug Falconer	2	37	18.5	24
Joe Colvey	2	30	15.0	17
Rod Woodward	1	24	24.0	24
Tuufuli Uperesa	1	16	16.0	16
John Palazeti	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	73	1692	23.2	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Peter Stenerson	5	97	19.4	40	0
Larry Cameron	5	53	10.6	30	1
Wonder Monds	4	58	14.5	30	0
Rod Woodward	3	56	18.7	24	0
Wayne Tosh	3	47	15.7	28	0
Merl Code	2	21	10.5	13	0
Mark Kosmos	1	23	23.0	23	0
Steve Gelley	1	21	21.0	21	0
Al Brenner	1	15	15.0	15	0
Dick Adams	1	11	11.0	11	0
Doug Falconer	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	27	406	15.0	40	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Mark Kosmos				5	4
Doug Falconer				3	6
Jim Piaskoski				3	0
Wayne Tosh				2	-4
Al Brenner				2	16
Peter Stenerson				2	0
Brian Hedges				2	0
Rod Woodward				1	0
Wonder Monds				1	10
John Palazeti				1	0
Rudy Sims				1	0
Mike Raines				1	0
Bill Robinson				1	0
Dick Adams				1	12
Mike Fanucci				1	4
Marv Allemang				1	0
Larry Cameron				1	15
Totals	0	0	0	29	63	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry Organ									19	45	11			113
Arthur Green	13	2	0						0	0	0			90
Tony Gabriel		14							0	0	0			84
Jim Foley	0	4							0	0	0			24
Tom Clements	4								0	0	0			24
Moody Jackson	0	3	0	0					0	0	0	1		20
John Palazeti	1	1		0			0		0	0	0			12
Jeff Avery		2	0						0	0	0			12
Molly McGee	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Condredge Holloway	1	0							0	0	0	1		8
Gary Kuzyk		1							0	0	0			6
Larry Cameron				0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Totals	19	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	45	11	2	0	411