1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: George Brancato (5-11)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Ottawa labored to change the scoreboard with just 278 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 618, most in the league. Jordan Case tossed for 1,521 yards. Tony Gabriel grabbed 73 receptions for 1,006 yards, while Kelvin Kirk was targeted regularly, too.

Richard Crump carried the ball for a team-high 440 yards for the Rough Riders, while Sam Platt additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Jon Sutton picked off 5 opponent throws. Greg Marshall sacked quarterbacks 9 times.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1981 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
Jordan Case	209	129	61.7	1521	7.3	10	4.8	7	3.3	52	85.8
J.C. Watts	142	77	54.2	957	6.7	3	2.1	11	7.7	53	50.1
Kevin Starkey	82	40	48.8	573	7.0	3	3.7	9	11.0	49	44.5
Ron Calcagni	62	35	56.5	548	8.8	2	3.2	6	9.7	43	57.1
Richard Crump	1	1	100.0	9	9.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	104.2
Jeff Avery	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	87.5
Gerry Organ	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	498	283	56.8	3613	7.3	18	3.6	33	6.6	53

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Richard Crump	97	440	4.5	23	3
Sam Platt	99	427	4.3	55	1
J.C. Watts	37	260	7.0	26	1
Jim Reid	30	183	6.1	19	0
Jordan Case	32	175	5.5	21	0
Ron Calcagni	9	87	9.7	20	0
John Park	17	77	4.5	14	0
Kevin Starkey	9	44	4.9	18	0
Calvin Fance	8	30	3.8	7	2
Gerry Organ	1	15	15.0	15	0
Kelvin Kirk	2	13	6.5	10	1
Totals	341	1751	5.1	55	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Gabriel	73	1006	13.8	46	5
Bruce Walker	44	482	11.0	52	3
Kelvin Kirk	38	804	21.2	53	6
Jim Reid	26	258	9.9	19	1
Pat Stoqua	20	326	16.3	40	0
Richard Crump	20	166	8.3	42	0
Sam Platt	20	83	4.2	16	1
Jeff Avery	14	151	10.8	21	1
John Park	12	98	8.2	42	0
Wiley Pitts	10	189	18.9	48	0
Martin Cox	3	26	8.7	11	0
Peter Stenerson	2	19	9.5	10	1
John Glassford	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	283	3613	12.8	53	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Gerry Organ	28	28	100.0	38	28	73.7	5	55	2972	54.0	88	1	118
Totals	28	28	100.0	38	28	73.7	5	55	2972	54.0	88	1	118

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry Organ	123	5167	42.0	64	4
Totals	123	5167	42.0	64	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Randy Rhino	73	918	12.6	56	0
Kelvin Kirk	23	322	14.0	92	1
Bruce Walker	6	55	9.2	23	0
Mike Davis	4	36	9.0	15	0
Carl Brazley	2	7	3.5	10	0
Totals	108	1338	12.4	92	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ricky Barden	18	416	23.1	41
Kelvin Kirk	15	336	22.4	35
Sam Platt	11	277	25.2	30
Mike Davis	7	170	24.3	35
Calvin Fance	3	103	34.3	36
Carl Brazley	5	96	19.2	28
Jim Reid	5	82	16.4	22
Derrek Peels	3	62	20.7	31
Richard Crump	2	46	23.0	27
John Park	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	70	1588	22.7	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jon Sutton	5	109	21.8	86	0
Jerome Stanton	3	61	20.3	34	0
Larry Brune	3	8	2.7	8	0
Billy Hardee	3	2	0.7	2	0
Jim Burrow	2	31	15.5	21	0
Randy Rhino	2	24	12.0	24	0
Greg Grimes	2	15	7.5	13	0
Ricky Barden	1	36	36.0	36	0
Mike Davis	1	30	30.0	30	0
Ron Foxx	1	10	10.0	10	1
John Glassford	1	5	5.0	5	0
Carl Brazley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	331	13.2	86	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Greg Marshall	9.0	0.0
Rick Sowieta	6.0	0.0
Ron Simmons	3.0	0.0
Mike Raines	2.5	0.0
Jim Piaskoski	2.0	0.0
Eric Manns	2.0	0.0
Larry Brune	2.0	0.0
Mike Peerman	1.0	0.0
Doug Seymour	1.0	0.0
John Glassford	1.0	0.0
Glenn Cook	1.0	0.0
Carl Brazley	1.0	0.0
Ron Foxx	0.5	0.0
Totals	32.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ron Foxx				2	-8	0
Ron Simmons				1	0	0
Rick Sowieta				1	0	0
Randy Rhino				1	97	1
John Glassford				1	0	0
Doug Seymour				1	0	0
Jim Piaskoski				1	7	0
Larry Brune				1	0	0
Ricky Barden				1	0	0
Greg Marshall				1	54	1
John Park				1	0	0
William Mitchell				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	13	150	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry Organ	0								28	28	10			122
Kelvin Kirk	1	6	1	0					0	0	0			48
Tony Gabriel		5							0	0	0			30
Richard Crump	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Bruce Walker		3	0						0	0	0			18
Calvin Fance	2			0					0	0	0			12
Sam Platt	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
J.C. Watts	1								0	0	0			6
Ron Foxx						1	0		0	0	0			6
Randy Rhino			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
Peter Stenerson		1							0	0	0			6
Jim Reid	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Greg Marshall							1		0	0	0			6
Jeff Avery		1							0	0	0			6
John Glassford		0				0	0		0	0	0	1		2
Totals	8	18	1	0	0	1	2	0	28	28	10	1	0	304