1972 Toronto Argonauts Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-11 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1972 Toronto Argonauts RosterTeam Record: 3-11 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1972 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
Toronto chalked up 254 points, while the defensive squad conceded 298. Wally Gabler threw for 1,348 yards, and Joe Theismann played quarterback, too. Eric Allen paced the receiving corps, snagging 53 passes for 1,067 yards. Mike Eben was targeted regularly as well.
Leon McQuay carried the ball for a team-best 745 yards for the Argonauts.
Marv Luster picked off 5 opponent throws.
Leo Cahill coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Gabler | 182 | 87 | 47.8 | 1348 | 7.4 | 7 | 3.8 | 16 | 8.8 | 0 | 49.0 |
| Joe Theismann | 127 | 77 | 60.6 | 1157 | 9.1 | 10 | 7.9 | 13 | 10.2 | 62 | 77.2 |
| Greg Barton | 82 | 32 | 39.0 | 335 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 11.0 | 40 | 12.0 |
| Jim Chasey | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 261 | 8.2 | 3 | 9.4 | 2 | 6.2 | 56 | 80.3 |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 424 | 211 | 49.8 | 3101 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.7 | 40 | 9.4 | 62 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon McQuay | 148 | 745 | 5.0 | 50 | 2 |
| Bill Symons | 58 | 235 | 4.1 | 29 | 3 |
| Eric Allen | 50 | 220 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Jim Chasey | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Dave Cranmer | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Langcaster | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Barton | 7 | -13 | -1.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 319 | 1543 | 4.8 | 66 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Allen | 53 | 1067 | 20.1 | 62 | 8 |
| Mike Eben | 46 | 551 | 12.0 | 41 | 4 |
| Leon McQuay | 32 | 418 | 13.1 | 43 | 3 |
| Bill Symons | 28 | 317 | 11.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Tony Moro | 23 | 364 | 15.8 | 27 | 2 |
| Dave Cranmer | 17 | 310 | 18.2 | 48 | 1 |
| Ray Langcaster | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Mack | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bruce Bergey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Harry Abofs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 211 | 3101 | 14.7 | 62 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan MacMillan | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 6 | 40 | 2276 | 56.9 | 65 | 0 | 27 |
| Totals | 27 | 25 | 92.6 | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 13 | 40 | 2276 | 56.9 | 65 | 0 | 80 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 125 | 5626 | 45.0 | 75 | 8 |
| Wally Gabler | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 127 | 5659 | 44.6 | 75 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmars Sprogis | 79 | 458 | 5.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Peter Paquette | 42 | 151 | 3.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Eben | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chip Barrett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmy Dye | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 131 | 643 | 4.9 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Allen | 18 | 405 | 22.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Bill Symons | 19 | 405 | 21.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Peter Paquette | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 957 | 19.9 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Luster | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Peter Paquette | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Chip Barrett | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Gene Mack | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Aldridge | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 296 | 14.1 | 49 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Corrigall | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Dick Thornton | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Chip Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stewart Francis | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Marv Luster | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Tanner | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Aldridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Knechtel | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ivan MacMillan | 8 | 22 | 7 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Eric Allen | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | ||||||||
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Mike Eben | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bill Symons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Tony Moro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dave Cranmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Chasey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bruce Bergey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
