1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-11-1 13
Finishing 5th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Gotta (6-11-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1986 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 6 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's West Division.

Saskatchewan stumbled, scoring only 382 points, while the leaky defense conceded 517, most in the circuit. Joe Paopao threw for 2,647 yards, and Bernard Quarles played quarterback also. Ray Elgaard led the receiving corps, hauling in 55 receptions for 1,003 yards. Bobby Johnson, Tony Dennis and Daric Zeno each were targeted regularly, too.

Bobby Johnson ran for a team-high 869 yards for the Roughriders.

Trent Bryant picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Gary Lewis sacked opposing passers 9 times.

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	363	207	57.0	2647	7.3	13	3.6	24	6.6	60	64.4
Bernard Quarles	201	109	54.2	1672	8.3	6	3.0	6	3.0	85	79.4
Harold Smith	24	9	37.5	127	5.3	0	0.0	2	8.3	40	20.7
Mike Kelley	24	8	33.3	77	3.2	0	0.0	1	4.2	19	25.9
Mike McTague	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Gerry McGrath	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Glen Suitor	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Timmy McCray	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	616	333	54.1	4523	7.3	19	3.1	33	5.4	85

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Johnson	182	869	4.8	36	12
Denny Ferdinand	112	572	5.1	33	2
Bernard Quarles	33	247	7.5	34	0
Timmy McCray	36	178	4.9	61	3
David Conrad	30	139	4.6	13	0
Joe Paopao	17	27	1.6	2	0
Tony Dennis	2	7	3.5	7	0
Mike Kelley	2	5	2.5	7	0
Mike Elarms	1	3	3.0	3	0
Harold Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ray Elgaard	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Glen Suitor	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Totals	418	2045	4.9	61	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Elgaard	55	1003	18.2	59	4
Tony Dennis	53	806	15.2	85	3
Daric Zeno	49	624	12.7	32	3
Bobby Johnson	43	373	8.7	29	1
Mike Elarms	30	477	15.9	60	2
Denny Ferdinand	29	277	9.6	28	0
David Conrad	26	240	9.2	20	0
Timmy McCray	17	150	8.8	18	2
Mike McTague	14	261	18.6	39	1
Ron Brown	7	121	17.3	40	1
Tron Armstrong	5	144	28.8	44	2
Jeff Patterson	3	48	16.0	20	0
James Ellingson	1	10	10.0	10	0
Joe Paopao	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	333	4523	13.6	85	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Ridgway	35	34	97.1	50	37	74.0	8	77	4629	60.1	72	0	153
Totals	35	34	97.1	50	37	74.0	8	77	4629	60.1	72	0	153

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry McGrath	62	2526	40.7	63	1
Mike McTague	47	1816	38.6	69	1
Stan Gelbaugh	45	1811	40.2	60	1
Totals	154	6153	40.0	69	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Daric Zeno	69	442	6.4	21
Greg Holmes	9	71	7.9	16
Jeff Patterson	7	45	6.4	10
Harry Skipper	11	44	4.0	15
Joe Fuller	6	34	5.7	11
Fran McDermott	7	24	3.4	10
Tony Staten	1	8	8.0	8
Tony Dennis	1	7	7.0	7
Glen Suitor	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	112	671	6.0	21

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Timmy McCray	19	367	19.3	49
Mike Elarms	21	346	16.5	27
Daric Zeno	17	339	19.9	32
Joe Fuller	5	106	21.2	26
Jeff Patterson	3	56	18.7	20
Dave Albright	3	28	9.3	19
Ron Brown	1	25	25.0	25
Tony Staten	2	18	9.0	16
David Conrad	2	17	8.5	16
Gary Moten	1	14	14.0	14
Mark Nelson	1	5	5.0	5
Dave Sidoo	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	76	1322	17.4	49

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fran McDermott	6	68	11.3	30
Tony Slaton	1	25	25.0	25
Totals	7	93	13.3	30

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Trent Bryant	6	56	9.3	34	0
Mike McGruder	5	35	7.0	20	0
Eddie Lowe	4	73	18.2	27	0
Harry Skipper	2	72	36.0	41	1
Billy Jackson	2	53	26.5	30	0
Fran McDermott	2	23	11.5	23	0
Eddie Ray Walker	2	3	1.5	3	0
Gary Moten	1	8	8.0	8	0
Glen Suitor	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	323	12.9	41	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Gary Lewis	9.0	0.0
Nick Hebeler	8.0	0.0
Rick Goltz	6.0	0.0
Scott Virkus	6.0	0.0
Eddie Lowe	4.0	0.0
Bobby Jurasin	3.0	0.0
Fran McDermott	2.0	0.0
Al Johns	2.0	0.0
Billy Jackson	2.0	0.0
Dave Albright	2.0	0.0
Gary Moten	1.0	0.0
Eddie Ray Walker	1.0	0.0
Jimmy Hunter	1.0	0.0
Steve Wilburn	1.0	0.0
Steve Crane	1.0	0.0
Totals	49.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Glen Suitor				4	4
Dave Albright				2	0
Nick Hebeler				2	5
Ray Elgaard				2	0
Eddie Ray Walker				1	0
Gary Lewis				1	0
Bobby Jurasin				1	23
Al Johns				1	0
Billy Jackson				1	0
Mark Urness				1	0
Steve Crane				1	7
Mike McGruder				1	0
Trent Bryant				1	0
Rick Goltz				1	5
Totals	0	0	0	20	44	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Ridgway									37	34	8			153
Bobby Johnson	12	1							0	0	0			78
Timmy McCray	3	2		0					0	0	0			30
Ray Elgaard	0	4		0			0		0	0	0			24
Daric Zeno		3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Tony Dennis	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Denny Ferdinand	2	0							0	0	0			12
Tron Armstrong		2							0	0	0			12
Mike Elarms	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Mike McTague		1							0	0	1			7
Ron Brown		1		0					0	0	0			6
Harry Skipper			0			1			0	0	0			6
Gerry McGrath									0	0	1			1
Stan Gelbaugh									0	0	1			1
Totals	17	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	37	34	11	0	0	378