1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Dave Skrien (8-8)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders RosterTeam Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Dave Skrien (8-8)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1972 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Saskatchewan scored 330 points, while the defense surrendered 283. Ron Lancaster passed for 2,942 yards. Bobby Thompson led pass catchers, hauling in 51 receptions for 821 yards, while Tom Campana and Bob Pearce were targeted regularly also.
George Reed ran for a team-high 1,069 yards for the Roughriders.
Lewis Cook picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Dave Skrien coached the team. The 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lancaster | 357 | 208 | 58.3 | 2942 | 8.2 | 23 | 6.4 | 20 | 5.6 | 74 | 83.1 |
| Bubba Wyche | 73 | 31 | 42.5 | 458 | 6.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 8.2 | 78 | 33.9 |
| Bob Pearce | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 114 | 28.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 135.4 |
| Totals | 434 | 241 | 55.5 | 3514 | 8.1 | 25 | 5.8 | 26 | 6.0 | 91 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Reed | 224 | 1069 | 4.8 | 59 | 13 |
| Bobby Thompson | 97 | 461 | 4.8 | 69 | 0 |
| Tom Campana | 74 | 365 | 4.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Steve Molnar | 27 | 88 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bubba Wyche | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Pearce | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Edgar Scott | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 436 | 2028 | 4.7 | 69 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thompson | 51 | 821 | 16.1 | 91 | 7 |
| Tom Campana | 45 | 719 | 16.0 | 57 | 2 |
| Al Ford | 36 | 511 | 14.2 | 43 | 2 |
| George Reed | 36 | 285 | 7.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Bob Pearce | 34 | 667 | 19.6 | 63 | 8 |
| Gord Barwell | 25 | 340 | 13.6 | 78 | 6 |
| Steve Molnar | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Bubba Wyche | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Manchuk | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nolan Bailey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rob Pyne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 241 | 3514 | 14.6 | 91 | 25 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Abendschan | 41 | 38 | 92.7 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 5 | 57 | 3271 | 57.4 | 90 | 1 | 74 |
| John Steele | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Totals | 50 | 47 | 94.0 | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 57 | 3271 | 57.4 | 90 | 1 | 83 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Walter | 59 | 406 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Molnar | 51 | 385 | 7.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Kosid | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Charlie Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 118 | 855 | 7.2 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Campana | 23 | 676 | 29.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 4 | 117 | 29.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Al Ford | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Edgar Scott | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Roy Robinson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Lewis Cook | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Molnar | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 988 | 27.4 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cook | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 98 | 1 |
| Charlie Collins | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Bruce Bennett | 3 | 170 | 56.7 | 112 | 1 |
| Bill Manchuk | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Kosid | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Dushinski | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Wayne Shaw | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Walter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 542 | 25.8 | 112 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Svitak | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ted Dushinski | 2 | 57 | 0 | ||||
| Rock Perdoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Manchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Kosid | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Al Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wally Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Roth | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Seaman | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| John Steele | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Baker | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Don Bahnuik | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| George Reed | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| Jack Abendschan | 10 | 38 | 6 | 74 | ||||||||||
| Bob Pearce | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Gord Barwell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Tom Campana | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Al Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |||||||
| John Steele | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Bruce Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lewis Cook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 333 |
