
1971 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Team Record: 9-6-1 19
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Dave Skrien (9-6-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1971 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Roughriders moved the ball well, scoring 347 points, and the defensive squad yielded 316. George Reed ran for a team-high 1,146 yards for Saskatchewan.
Ron Lancaster threw for 2,759 yards. Bobby Thompson hauled in 48 receptions for 774 yards. Nolan Bailey contributed to the receiving game, too.
Bruce Bennett intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Dave Skrien coached the team. The 1971 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 | 375 | 192 | 51.2 | 2759 | 7.4 | 16 | 4.3 | 23 | 6.1 | 97 | 64.1 |
Bubba Wyche | 58 | 25 | 43.1 | 368 | 6.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 2 | 3.4 | 48 | 61.6 |
Bob Pearce | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 46.5 |
Al Ford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 437 | 218 | 49.9 | 3139 | 7.2 | 18 | 4.1 | 25 | 5.7 | 97 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Reed | 218 | 1146 | 5.3 | 56 | 12 |
Bobby Thompson | 121 | 591 | 4.9 | 34 | 2 |
Silas McKinnie | 63 | 392 | 6.2 | 72 | 2 |
Steve Molnar | 24 | 148 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 |
Nolan Bailey | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 31 | 0 |
Bob Pearce | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
Bubba Wyche | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 1 |
Al Ford | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
Ron Lancaster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 457 | 2437 | 5.3 | 72 | 18 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Thompson | 48 | 774 | 16.1 | 97 | 6 |
Nolan Bailey | 36 | 597 | 16.6 | 61 | 2 |
Al Ford | 32 | 525 | 16.4 | 43 | 5 |
Gord Barwell | 30 | 429 | 14.3 | 48 | 2 |
Silas McKinnie | 30 | 392 | 13.1 | 37 | 2 |
George Reed | 24 | 258 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
Bill Manchuk | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 29 | 1 |
Steve Molnar | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
Bob Pearce | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
Ron Lancaster | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
John Steele | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Totals | 218 | 3139 | 14.4 | 97 | 18 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Abendschan | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 12 | 31 | 1792 | 57.8 | 85 | 2 | 94 |
John Steele | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Totals | 40 | 38 | 95.0 | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 12 | 31 | 1792 | 57.8 | 85 | 2 | 103 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Molnar | 59 | 541 | 9.2 | 30 | 0 |
Jim Walter | 49 | 383 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
Ted Dushinski | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 |
Bob Kosid | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Gig Perez | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Totals | 121 | 1028 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silas McKinnie | 14 | 394 | 28.1 | 66 | 0 |
Jim Walter | 18 | 373 | 20.7 | 34 | 0 |
Bob Pearce | 6 | 187 | 31.2 | 33 | 0 |
Bobby Thompson | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 115 | 1 |
Steve Molnar | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 37 | 0 |
Homer Cavitte | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
Don Seaman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
Charlie Collins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 53 | 1325 | 25.0 | 115 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Bennett | 8 | 189 | 23.6 | 51 | 1 |
Jim Walter | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 31 | 0 |
Ted Dushinski | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 40 | 0 |
Bob Kosid | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 71 | 1 |
Wally Dempsey | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Wayne Shaw | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
Charlie Collins | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Bob Pearce | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 29 | 0 |
Tim Roth | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
Totals | 32 | 523 | 16.3 | 71 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Shaw | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Charlie Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ralph Galloway | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Bob Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ed McQuarters | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Tim Roth | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Wally Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Bruce Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
John Steele | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Jim Walter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Jack Abendschan | 17 | 29 | 14 | 94 | ||||||||||
George Reed | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
Bobby Thompson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
Al Ford | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||
Silas McKinnie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
Nolan Bailey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Gord Barwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
John Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
Ed McQuarters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Bill Manchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Bob Kosid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Bubba Wyche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Steve Molnar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Bruce Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 345 |