1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Steve Owen (5-10-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders RosterTeam Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Steve Owen (5-10-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1961 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
Saskatchewan managed just 211 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defense surrendered 314. Ferd Burket ran for a team-high 583 yards for the Roughriders, while Ray Smith and Ray Purdin also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dave Grosz tossed for 1,341 yards. Jack Gotta led all receivers, hauling in 30 receptions for 619 yards, while Ray Purdin provided receiving help, too.
Gene Wlasiuk picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Grosz | 213 | 91 | 42.7 | 1341 | 6.3 | 8 | 3.8 | 20 | 9.4 | 52 | 37.3 |
| Bob Ptacek | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 317 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9.6 | 35 | 34.4 |
| Ferd Burket | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 266 | 120 | 45.1 | 1658 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 26 | 9.8 | 52 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferd Burket | 142 | 583 | 4.1 | 37 | 3 |
| Ray Smith | 128 | 557 | 4.4 | 25 | 3 |
| Ray Purdin | 95 | 473 | 5.0 | 69 | 3 |
| Billy Gray | 54 | 312 | 5.8 | 60 | 0 |
| Clair Branch | 26 | 149 | 5.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Bob Ptacek | 23 | 88 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Grosz | 47 | 78 | 1.7 | 13 | 2 |
| Don McKeta | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Vassos | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Dumelie | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 527 | 2276 | 4.3 | 69 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gotta | 30 | 619 | 20.6 | 48 | 5 |
| Ray Purdin | 27 | 281 | 10.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Ferd Burket | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 13 | 112 | 8.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Billy Gray | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 47 | 0 |
| P.L. Blake | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Don McKeta | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Dave Grosz | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Garner Ekstran | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Clair Branch | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Larry Dumelie | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Renn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 1658 | 13.8 | 52 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Whitehouse | 23 | 20 | 87.0 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 4 | 39 | 1837 | 47.1 | 70 | 0 | 60 |
| Totals | 23 | 20 | 87.0 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 4 | 39 | 1837 | 47.1 | 70 | 0 | 60 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Copeland | 59 | 384 | 6.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Gene Wlasiuk | 50 | 334 | 6.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Danny Banda | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Don | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Dumelie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Vassos | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Clair Branch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 773 | 6.3 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Purdin | 13 | 343 | 26.4 | 60 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 14 | 343 | 24.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Billy Gray | 12 | 311 | 25.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Larry Dumelie | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Wlasiuk | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Vassos | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ken Don | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jack Gotta | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ferd Burket | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Copeland | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Reg Whitehouse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 1270 | 23.5 | 60 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Wlasiuk | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 50 | 1 |
| Bill Burrell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Copeland | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 198 | 15.2 | 50 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Atchison | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Gene Wlasiuk | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Garner Ekstran | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Gotta | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Al Benecick | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Ptacek | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Dumelie | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Smith | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Don Vassos | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Burrell | 1 | 84 | 0 | ||||
| Reg Whitehouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clair Branch | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Len Legault | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 188 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Reg Whitehouse | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 60 | ||||||||
| Jack Gotta | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Ferd Burket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | |||||||
| Ray Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| Ray Purdin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Dave Grosz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Clair Branch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bob Ptacek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
