1966 Toronto Argonauts Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-9 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bob Shaw (5-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1966 Toronto Argonauts Roster
1966 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The Argonauts labored to change the scoreboard with just 182 points, and the defensive squad allowed 271. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-best 745 yards for Toronto.

Wally Gabler threw for 1,659 yards. Bobby Taylor paced pass catchers, snagging 56 passes for 827 yards.

Marv Luster picked off 7 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
Wally Gabler	219	99	45.2	1659	7.6	6	2.7	14	6.4	75	53.8
Eagle Day	107	60	56.1	781	7.3	6	5.6	3	2.8	27	86.2
Dave Mann	2	1	50.0	25	12.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	95.8
Larry Ferguson	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	112.5
Bill Van Burkleo	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	330	161	48.8	2476	7.5	12	3.6	18	5.5	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Thelen	167	745	4.5	29	5
Wally Gabler	67	373	5.6	27	1
Larry Ferguson	36	204	5.7	75	1
Billy Martin	47	184	3.9	21	1
Bob Swift	33	140	4.2	21	1
Dave Mann	8	67	8.4	40	0
Ray Jones	7	48	6.9	15	0
Monk Bailey	15	43	2.9	6	0
Bob Good	14	37	2.6	10	0
Kern Carson	5	18	3.6	6	0
Jim Copeland	4	14	3.5	5	0
Eagle Day	6	14	2.3	5	0
Bill Scott	4	13	3.2	9	0
Johnny Counts	8	-7	-0.9	4	0
Totals	421	1893	4.5	75	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Taylor	56	827	14.8	46	6
Mel Profit	32	473	14.8	53	0
Dave Thelen	17	248	14.6	49	0
Pete Manning	13	154	11.8	18	0
Al Irwin	12	399	33.2	75	4
Larry Ferguson	9	112	12.4	45	2
Billy Martin	9	108	12.0	33	0
Bob Good	4	35	8.8	20	0
Bill Scott	2	29	14.5	21	0
Kern Carson	2	25	12.5	21	0
Monk Bailey	1	43	43.0	43	0
Johnny Counts	1	9	9.0	9	0
Barry Mitchelson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Wally Gabler	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bill Frank	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	161	2476	15.4	75	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
John Vilunas	20	14	70.0	14	6	42.9	5	34	1751	51.5	70	37
Wolf Felgemacher	1	1	100.0	2	0	0.0	0					1
Totals	21	15	71.4	16	6	37.5	5	34	1751	51.5	70	38

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Dave Mann	127	5482	43.2	102	11
Bill Van Burkleo	3	185	61.7	82	1
Totals	130	5667	43.6	102	12

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Copeland	61	246	4.0	15
Dick Aldridge	24	123	5.1	13
Mike Wicklum	2	45	22.5	32
Marv Luster	5	18	3.6	9
Jim Rountree	1	6	6.0	6
Al Ecuyer	1	2	2.0	2
Dave Mann	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	95	440	4.6	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Copeland	17	393	23.1	36
Billy Martin	9	205	22.8	37
Jim Rountree	7	177	25.3	32
Bill Scott	3	64	21.3	24
Ron Arends	2	33	16.5	17
Kern Carson	1	32	32.0	32
Johnny Counts	1	25	25.0	25
Bob Swift	1	24	24.0	24
Dick Aldridge	2	22	11.0	20
Dave Mann	1	10	10.0	10
Mel Profit	1	5	5.0	5
Bob Good	1	0	0.0	0
Pete Martin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	47	990	21.1	37

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marv Luster	7	24	3.4	15	0
Mike Wicklum	6	45	7.5	17	0
Jim Rountree	4	127	31.8	47	1
Dick Aldridge	3	94	31.3	42	0
Al Ecuyer	3	25	8.3	14	0
Pete Manning	2	38	19.0	29	0
Gene Donaldson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	26	366	14.1	47	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Vilunas									6	14	5			37
Bobby Taylor		6							0	0	0			36
Dave Thelen	5	0							0	0	0			30
Al Irwin		4							0	0	0			24
Larry Ferguson	1	2							0	0	0			18
Dave Mann	0		0	0					0	0	11			11
Bob Swift	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Billy Martin	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Wally Gabler	1	0							0	0	0			6
Jim Rountree			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Wolf Felgemacher									0	1	0			1
Bill Van Burkleo									0	0	1			1
Totals	9	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	15	17	0	0	182