1985 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Gotta (5-11)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1985 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1985 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's West Division.

Saskatchewan scored 320 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 462, most in the circuit. Joe Paopao triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,420 yards. Craig Ellis led pass catchers, hauling in 102 receptions, while Ray Elgaard contributed 1,193 receiving yards.

Craig Ellis ran for a team-high 569 yards for the Roughriders.

Fran McDermott intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rick Mohr topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.

Jack Gotta coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Paopao	447	270	60.4	3420	7.7	9	2.0	20	4.5	54	72.4
Homer Jordan	194	118	60.8	1610	8.3	4	2.1	8	4.1	65	77.0
Harold Smith	42	18	42.9	208	5.0	1	2.4	4	9.5	26	26.8
Gerry McGrath	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	684	406	59.4	5238	7.7	14	2.0	32	4.7	65

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Craig Ellis	149	569	3.8	45	14
Denny Ferdinand	56	289	5.2	50	1
Homer Jordan	35	160	4.6	21	1
David Conrad	10	48	4.8	16	0
Robert Reid	7	34	4.9	16	0
Joe Paopao	31	15	0.5	9	0
Harold Smith	5	14	2.8	3	0
Ray Elgaard	1	5	5.0	5	0
Chris DeFrance	1	3	3.0	3	0
Vic Stevenson	0	2		2	0
Daric Zeno	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	296	1141	3.9	50	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Craig Ellis	102	977	9.6	36	3
Ray Elgaard	79	1193	15.1	44	4
Chris DeFrance	56	696	12.4	34	0
Mike Elarms	51	811	15.9	65	3
David Conrad	26	257	9.9	26	0
Denny Ferdinand	20	243	12.2	45	0
Daric Zeno	18	338	18.8	41	3
Stephen Jones	18	311	17.3	46	1
Mike Collymore	11	133	12.1	22	0
Ken Moore	8	61	7.6	15	0
Stewart Fraser	6	60	10.0	17	0
Tony Dennis	5	85	17.0	23	0
Tracy Henderson	3	57	19.0	33	0
Robert Reid	2	17	8.5	12	0
Lawrie Skolrood	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	406	5238	12.9	65	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Ridgway	25	25	100.0	38	23	60.5	9	53	3146	59.4	89	6	109
Terry Leschuk	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0					0	4
Totals	26	26	100.0	39	24	61.5	9	53	3146	59.4	89	6	113

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry McGrath	80	3235	40.4	57	1
Terry Leschuk	44	1753	39.8	71	1
Joe Paopao	2	109	54.5	62	1
Totals	126	5097	40.5	71	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stewart Fraser	41	257	6.3	23
Fran McDermott	20	151	7.6	27
Daric Zeno	20	109	5.4	14
Jitter Fields	11	104	9.5	38
Craig Ellis	4	29	7.2	11
Stephen Jones	7	25	3.6	9
Tony Dennis	2	13	6.5	9
Bruce Miller	1	11	11.0	11
Denny Ferdinand	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	107	701	6.6	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jitter Fields	15	423	28.2	59
Mike Elarms	13	274	21.1	66
Craig Ellis	12	223	18.6	25
Denny Ferdinand	10	182	18.2	30
Daric Zeno	8	138	17.2	31
Stephen Jones	3	99	33.0	48
Ken Moore	1	4	4.0	4
Dave Sidoo	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	1355	21.5	66

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fran McDermott	6	101	16.8	38	0
Glen Suitor	5	50	10.0	24	0
Terry Irvin	5	41	8.2	36	1
Bruce Miller	3	20	6.7	11	0
Darrel Toussaint	2	7	3.5	4	0
Jitter Fields	1	30	30.0	30	1
Totals	22	249	11.3	38	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Rick Mohr	10.0	0.0
Rick Goltz	5.0	0.0
Gary Lewis	5.0	0.0
Cedric Kelly	4.0	0.0
Eddie Lowe	3.0	0.0
Billy Jackson	2.0	0.0
Scott Redl	2.0	0.0
Steve Wilburn	2.0	0.0
Darrel Toussaint	1.0	0.0
Jimmy Hunter	1.0	0.0
Al Johns	1.0	0.0
Dave Sidoo	1.0	0.0
Totals	37.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dave Sidoo				3	18	0
Scott Redl				2	0	0
Billy Jackson				2	8	0
James Capers				1	71	1
Dave Ridgway				1	0	0
Richard Olsen				1	0	0
Mike Anderson				1	0	0
Bernard King				1	0	0
Terry Irvin				1		0
Fran McDermott				1	0	0
Al Johns				1	0	0
Gary Lewis				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	97	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Ridgway							0		23	25	15			109
Craig Ellis	14	3	0	0					0	0	0			102
Ray Elgaard	0	4							0	0	0			24
Mike Elarms		3		0					0	0	0	1		20
Daric Zeno	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Denny Ferdinand	1	0	0	0					0	0	0	1		8
Terry Irvin						1	0		0	0	0			6
Stephen Jones		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
James Capers							1		0	0	0			6
Jitter Fields			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Homer Jordan	1								0	0	0			6
Terry Leschuk									1	1	1			5
Joe Paopao	0								0	0	1			1
Gerry McGrath									0	0	1			1
Totals	16	14	0	0	0	2	1	0	24	26	18	2	0	318