1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bob Shaw (7-7-2)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders RosterTeam Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bob Shaw (7-7-2)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
Saskatchewan scored 223 points, while the defense yielded 266. George Reed ran for a team-high 751 yards for the Roughriders.
Ron Lancaster threw for 1,727 yards. Jack Gotta led all receivers, hauling in 34 receptions for 478 yards. Hugh Campbell and Ray Purdin were targeted regularly as well.
Dale West seized 10 opponent throws.
Bob Shaw coached the team. The 1963 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Conference Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lancaster | 226 | 106 | 46.9 | 1727 | 7.6 | 11 | 4.9 | 19 | 8.4 | 86 | 54.2 |
| Frank Tripucka | 66 | 38 | 57.6 | 435 | 6.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 7.6 | 40 | 61.1 |
| Bob Ptacek | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 131 | 5.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 28 | 45.7 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 21 | 13.5 |
| Lee Grosscup | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 338 | 162 | 47.9 | 2362 | 7.0 | 15 | 4.4 | 27 | 8.0 | 86 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Reed | 173 | 751 | 4.3 | 22 | 5 |
| Ray Purdin | 108 | 375 | 3.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Billy Gray | 59 | 316 | 5.4 | 75 | 1 |
| Ron Lancaster | 34 | 139 | 4.1 | 15 | 2 |
| Bob Good | 23 | 125 | 5.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Ed Buchanan | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dale West | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Myers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Tripucka | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 458 | 1881 | 4.1 | 75 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gotta | 34 | 478 | 14.1 | 38 | 4 |
| Hugh Campbell | 30 | 426 | 14.2 | 27 | 3 |
| Ray Purdin | 26 | 340 | 13.1 | 56 | 1 |
| Billy Gray | 20 | 268 | 13.4 | 45 | 1 |
| George Reed | 13 | 154 | 11.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Dick Cohee | 11 | 192 | 17.5 | 35 | 2 |
| Dale West | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 86 | 3 |
| Ed Buchanan | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin Fabi | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Good | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Light | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Copeland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clair Branch | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 2362 | 14.6 | 86 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Whitehouse | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 20 | 898 | 44.9 | 62 | 0 | 30 |
| Roy Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Frank Tripucka | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Don Walsh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 3 | 20 | 898 | 44.9 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Fabi | 149 | 6556 | 44.0 | 76 | 15 |
| Frank Tripucka | 4 | 185 | 46.2 | 65 | 1 |
| Dale West | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 155 | 6804 | 43.9 | 76 | 16 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Copeland | 59 | 352 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Wlasiuk | 55 | 325 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Larry Dumelie | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Cohee | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 122 | 723 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Cameron | 14 | 347 | 24.8 | 48 | 0 |
| George Reed | 12 | 279 | 23.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Ray Purdin | 9 | 203 | 22.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Ed Buchanan | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Gray | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dick Cohee | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Good | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1039 | 22.6 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale West | 10 | 226 | 22.6 | 70 | 1 |
| Neil Habig | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gene Wlasiuk | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Dick Schnell | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Copeland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Larry Dumelie | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dick Cohee | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Gotta | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Wayne Shaw | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Clarke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 597 | 17.6 | 70 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Shaw | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Dumelie | 2 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Don Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gene Wlasiuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Garner Ekstran | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Schnell | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Len Legault | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ted Urness | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dale West | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Cohee | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ron Atchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Reg Whitehouse | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Jack Gotta | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| George Reed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Dale West | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Hugh Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Dick Cohee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Martin Fabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| Billy Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Ron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jim Copeland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ed Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bob Ptacek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ray Purdin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roy Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Don Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
