1965 Toronto Argonauts Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-11 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bob Shaw (3-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1965 Toronto Argonauts Roster
1965 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

Toronto stumbled, scoring only 193 points, while the leaky defense allowed 360. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-best 801 yards for the Argonauts.

Pete Liske threw for 1,847 yards. Pat Brosnan paced pass catchers, snagging 24 passes for 452 yards. Dave Thelen, Larry Ferguson and Dick Shatto each were targeted regularly, too.

Jackie Parker intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Bob Shaw coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Pete Liske	261	123	47.1	1847	7.1	10	3.8	17	6.5	104	56.5
Lamar McHan	34	12	35.3	200	5.9	1	2.9	0	0.0	50	65.8
Jackie Parker	34	14	41.2	169	5.0	1	2.9	3	8.8	31	30.1
Gord McTaggart	6	1	16.7	14	2.3	0	0.0	2	33.3	14	0.0
Dick Shatto	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Ron Calcagno	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Dave Mann	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	339	150	44.2	2230	6.6	12	3.5	23	6.8	104

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Thelen	152	801	5.3	38	3
Larry Ferguson	86	505	5.9	36	1
Dick Shatto	64	332	5.2	22	1
Pete Liske	38	196	5.2	23	2
Jackie Parker	12	88	7.3	20	0
Bobby Reed	11	30	2.7	9	0
Bobby Curington	4	18	4.5	14	0
Sherman Lewis	6	10	1.7	6	1
Gord McTaggart	3	6	2.0	4	0
Dave Mann	2	1	0.5	4	0
Lamar McHan	2	-1	-0.5	1	0
Totals	380	1986	5.2	38	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pat Brosnan	24	452	18.8	58	4
Dick Shatto	22	320	14.5	38	1
Dave Thelen	22	297	13.5	38	2
Larry Ferguson	20	225	11.2	104	1
Len Sparks	16	306	19.1	79	2
Pete Warren	13	192	14.8	27	0
Marv Luster	10	139	13.9	28	1
Jim Griffin	6	72	12.0	21	0
Dave Mann	5	57	11.4	17	1
Jim Rountree	3	64	21.3	31	0
Bill Blair	3	30	10.0	16	0
Dave Pivec	3	24	8.0	10	0
Bobby Reed	2	45	22.5	50	0
Bobby Curington	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	150	2230	14.9	104	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
John Vilunas	6	5	83.3	10	6	60.0	2	31	1579	50.9	67	25
Jackie Parker	16	16	100.0	3	1	33.3	0	1	36	36.0	36	19
Jackie Simpson	0	0		3	0	0.0	2					2
Dave Mann	0	0		1	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0
Totals	22	21	95.5	17	7	41.2	4	32	1615	50.5	67	46

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Dave Mann	123	5196	42.2	64	6
Lamar McHan	1	70	70.0	70	0
Pete Liske	1	54	54.0	54	0
Totals	125	5320	42.6	70	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Aldridge	35	218	6.2	22	0
Jim Copeland	25	172	6.9	15	0
John Wydareny	12	76	6.3	16	0
Jim Rountree	1	63	63.0	63	1
Jim Walter	9	63	7.0	11	0
Mike Wicklum	10	51	5.1	23	0
Ron Howell	9	34	3.8	11	0
Jackie Parker	2	11	5.5	6	0
Totals	103	688	6.7	63	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Shatto	14	374	26.7	50
Jim Rountree	11	313	28.5	40
Larry Ferguson	12	247	20.6	43
Jim Copeland	5	88	17.6	29
Bobby Reed	2	58	29.0	33
Bobby Curington	5	58	11.6	21
Sherman Lewis	1	33	33.0	33
Dave Corley	1	30	30.0	30
Pete Martin	2	15	7.5	12
Dick Aldridge	4	9	2.2	6
Gord McTaggart	1	5	5.0	5
Len Sparks	1	1	1.0	1
Francis LaRoue	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	60	1231	20.5	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jackie Parker	4	55	13.8	32	0
John Wydareny	3	42	14.0	35	0
Dick Aldridge	2	42	21.0	21	1
Jim Rountree	2	14	7.0	14	0
Ron Brewer	1	33	33.0	33	0
Pat Brosnan	1	3	3.0	3	0
Marv Luster	1	2	2.0	2	0
Pat Watson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Fuell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ron Howell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Pete Martin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	18	191	10.6	35	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Len Sparks				N/A		1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Thelen	3	2							0	0	0			30
John Vilunas									6	5	2			25
Pat Brosnan		4				0			0	0	0			24
Jackie Parker	0		0			0			1	16	0			19
Len Sparks		2		0			1		0	0	0			18
Dick Shatto	1	1		0					0	0	1			13
Larry Ferguson	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Dave Mann	0	1							0	0	6			12
Pete Liske	2								0	0	0			12
Jim Rountree		0	1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Sherman Lewis	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Marv Luster		1				0			0	0	0			6
Dick Aldridge			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Jackie Simpson									0	0	2			2
Totals	8	12	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	21	11	0	0	191