1978 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: George Brancato (11-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1978 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Rough Riders led the league with just 261 points allowed. Ottawa moved the ball well, scoring 395 points. Tom Clements tossed for 1,990 yards, and Condredge Holloway took a significant amount of snaps as well. Tony Gabriel grabbed 67 receptions for 1,070 yards, while Mike Murphy was targeted regularly, too.
Richard Holmes carried the pigskin for a team-high 607 yards, and Mike Murphy also aided the ground game.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Kenny Downing intercepted 7 opponent throws.
George Brancato coached the team. The 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clements | 239 | 152 | 63.6 | 1990 | 8.3 | 17 | 7.1 | 12 | 5.0 | 80 | 92.6 |
| Condredge Holloway | 214 | 132 | 61.7 | 1970 | 9.2 | 12 | 5.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 74 | 106.6 |
| Peter Stenerson | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 158.3 |
| Jeff Avery | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 456 | 287 | 62.9 | 4039 | 8.9 | 30 | 6.6 | 14 | 3.1 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Holmes | 142 | 607 | 4.3 | 54 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 136 | 538 | 4.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Condredge Holloway | 50 | 288 | 5.8 | 31 | 1 |
| Arthur Green | 58 | 238 | 4.1 | 64 | 3 |
| Tom Clements | 32 | 159 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ross Clarkson | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | |
| Peter Stenerson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 421 | 1866 | 4.4 | 64 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gabriel | 67 | 1070 | 16.0 | 80 | 11 |
| Mike Murphy | 59 | 584 | 9.9 | 44 | 1 |
| Jeff Avery | 50 | 767 | 15.3 | 68 | 3 |
| Arthur Green | 40 | 580 | 14.5 | 47 | 6 |
| Richard Holmes | 30 | 313 | 10.4 | 53 | 1 |
| Peter Stenerson | 20 | 278 | 13.9 | 35 | 5 |
| Ross Clarkson | 19 | 434 | 22.8 | 74 | 3 |
| Bill Hatanaka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Fournier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 287 | 4039 | 14.1 | 80 | 30 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Hay | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 14 | 73 | 3826 | 52.4 | 68 | 1 | 136 |
| Totals | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 14 | 73 | 3826 | 52.4 | 68 | 1 | 136 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Kunyk | 106 | 4265 | 40.2 | 60 | 1 |
| Jeff Avery | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 110 | 4403 | 40.0 | 60 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms | 49 | 408 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Larry Cates | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 62 | 1 |
| Arthur Green | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Mitchell | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenny Downing | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bill Hatanaka | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| John Glassford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Stenerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Clements | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 105 | 800 | 7.6 | 62 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Green | 21 | 500 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Mike Nelms | 8 | 191 | 23.9 | 52 | 0 |
| Bill Hatanaka | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Richard Holmes | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Doug McGee | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Cates | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 16 | 0 |
| John Glassford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1044 | 21.3 | 52 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Downing | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Nelms | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 42 | 1 |
| Larry Brune | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Charles Anthony | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Peter Crepin | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Brad Carr | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Cates | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wayne Tosh | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Fanucci | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Tim Berryman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 354 | 11.8 | 51 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Downing | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Mike Widger | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Brune | 2 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Mike Fanucci | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Nelms | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Stenerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Tosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Berryman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charles Anthony | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dan Fournier | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 90 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| J.T. Hay | 26 | 43 | 15 | 136 | ||||||||||
| Tony Gabriel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| Arthur Green | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| Peter Stenerson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Richard Holmes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Jeff Avery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Ross Clarkson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Dan Fournier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Larry Brune | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Condredge Holloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Nelms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Mike Murphy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Mike Fanucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Kenny Downing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Larry Cates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Gerald Kunyk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 395 |
