1973 Toronto Argonauts Statistics
Team Record: 7-5-2 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: John Rauch (7-5-2)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1973 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Argonauts led the league with just 231 points allowed. Toronto chalked up 265 points. Joe Theismann threw for 2,496 yards. Eric Allen snagged 40 passes for 797 yards. Mike Eben provided receiving help as well.
Bill Symons carried the ball for a team-best 358 yards, while Marv Kendricks, Joe Theismann and Pete Watson each additionally aided the ground game.
Barry Finlay picked off 5 opponent throws.
John Rauch coached the team. The 1973 Toronto Argonauts lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 274 | 157 | 57.3 | 2496 | 9.1 | 13 | 4.7 | 13 | 4.7 | 100 | 83.8 |
| Mike Rae | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 304 | 9.2 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 9.1 | 80 | 63.2 |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 118.8 |
| Marv Kendricks | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 147.9 |
| Totals | 309 | 175 | 56.6 | 2833 | 9.2 | 16 | 5.2 | 16 | 5.2 | 100 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Symons | 84 | 358 | 4.3 | 30 | 5 |
| Joe Theismann | 70 | 343 | 4.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Marv Kendricks | 73 | 316 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Watson | 52 | 295 | 5.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Kerry Marbury | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Moro | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Peter Muller | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Langcaster | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 380 | 1666 | 4.4 | 30 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Allen | 40 | 797 | 19.9 | 100 | 4 |
| Mike Eben | 39 | 637 | 16.3 | 49 | 4 |
| Peter Muller | 24 | 421 | 17.5 | 58 | 2 |
| Bill Symons | 23 | 230 | 10.0 | 35 | 2 |
| Tony Moro | 20 | 362 | 18.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Ray Langcaster | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Pete Watson | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 80 | 1 |
| Marv Kendricks | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Charlie Bray | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 176 | 2833 | 16.1 | 100 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 26 | 25 | 96.2 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 12 | 40 | 2252 | 56.3 | 81 | 0 | 94 |
| Totals | 26 | 25 | 96.2 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 12 | 40 | 2252 | 56.3 | 81 | 0 | 94 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Coffey | 58 | 256 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Gerry Sternberg | 41 | 243 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Peter Paquette | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne Allison | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Raimey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 643 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Allen | 16 | 442 | 27.6 | 78 | 0 |
| Wayne Allison | 8 | 175 | 21.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Pete Watson | 6 | 149 | 24.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Kerry Marbury | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Marv Kendricks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Peter Muller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 796 | 23.4 | 78 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Finlay | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Gerry Sternberg | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 51 | 0 |
| William Anderson | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Dave Raimey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Blum | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Mack | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Allison | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Aldridge | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 208 | 9.5 | 51 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Aldridge | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Noah Jackson | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Bruce Bergey | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gene Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Granville Liggins | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Raimey | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| John LeHeup | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Stillwagon | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Wayne Holm | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Stewart Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Desjardins | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Curl | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Corrigall | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Allison | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Blum | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 76 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | 19 | 25 | 18 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Bill Symons | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Mike Eben | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Eric Allen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Pete Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Peter Muller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Noah Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Langcaster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tony Moro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Kerry Marbury | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Jim Stillwagon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| William Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 256 |
