1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Harry Smith (8-6)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.

Saskatchewan racked up 277 points, while the defense gave up 219. Glenn Dobbs passed for 2,313 yards. Jack Russell hauled in 47 receptions for 818 yards, while Jack Nix provided receiving help as well.

Ken Charlton ran for a team-high 356 yards for the Roughriders.

Harry Smith coached the team. The 1951 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Glenn Dobbs	274	145	52.9	2313	8.4	28	10.2	12	4.4	0	97.2
Roy Wright	15	6	40.0	100	6.7	0	0.0	3	20.0	0	23.6
Ken Charlton	2	1	50.0	20	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	85.4
Totals	291	152	52.2	2433	8.4	28	9.6	15	5.2	20

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	TDs
Ken Charlton	80	356	4.4	1
Al Bodine	52	189	3.6	1
Sully Glasser	35	177	5.1	1
Nels Greene	45	177	3.9	1
Del Wardien	49	158	3.2	1
Ernie Becker	28	143	5.1	0
Bob Sandberg	42	136	3.2	0
Glenn Dobbs	38	94	2.5	7
Wilf Tremblay	3	20	6.7	1
Mickey Maguire	2	6	3.0	0
Roy Wright	2	2	1.0	0
Bob Pelling	4	-2	-0.5	0
Totals	380	1456	3.8	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jack Russell	47	818	17.4	0	9
Jack Nix	46	599	13.0	0	7
Ken Charlton	24	348	14.5	0	6
Bob Pelling	10	215	21.5	0	3
Del Wardien	7	82	11.7	0	1
Johnny Bell	5	35	7.0	0	0
Bob Sandberg	4	76	19.0	0	1
Ernie Becker	3	161	53.7	0	0
Sully Glasser	2	36	18.0	0	0
Al Bodine	2	17	8.5	0	1
Wilf Tremblay	1	29	29.0	29	0
Nels Greene	1	17	17.0	17	0
Totals	152	2433	16.0	29	28

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Don Ettinger	40	34	85.0	11	4	36.4	1	47
Totals	40	34	85.0	11	4	36.4	1	47

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Glenn Dobbs	90	3974	44.2	61	20
Ken Charlton	31	1139	36.7	0	2
Bob Sandberg	17	673	39.6	90	1
Totals	138	5786	41.9	90	23

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Charlton	41	388	9.5	0
Del Wardien	29	163	5.6	0
Roy Wright	15	119	7.9	0
Mickey Maguire	5	49	9.8	0
Sully Glasser	6	30	5.0	0
Wilf Tremblay	4	22	5.5	0
Don Ettinger	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	101	773	7.7	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Charlton	8	136	17.0	0
Al Bodine	7	117	16.7	0
Bob Sandberg	6	98	16.3	0
Del Wardien	5	95	19.0	0
Ernie Becker	4	89	22.2	0
Mickey Maguire	3	53	17.7	0
Sully Glasser	2	41	20.5	0
Nels Greene	1	13	13.0	13
Totals	36	642	17.8	13

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Glenn Dobbs	7								0	0	20			55
Jack Russell		9							0	0	0			45
Don Ettinger			0						4	34	1			47
Ken Charlton	1	6	0	0					0	0	2			37
Jack Nix		7							0	0	0			35
Bob Pelling	0	3							0	0	0			15
Al Bodine	1	1		0					0	0	0			10
Del Wardien	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			10
Bob Sandberg	0	1		0					0	0	1			6
Sully Glasser	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			5
Nels Greene	1	0		0					0	0	0			5
Wilf Tremblay	1	0	0						0	0	0			5
Totals	13	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	34	24	0	0	275