1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: George Trafton (8-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Blue Bombers lit up the scoreboard for 303 points, but the porous defense allowed 311, most in the circuit. Jack Jacobs led the charge, throwing for 3,248 yards. Neill Armstrong led pass catchers, catching 56 balls for 1,024 yards.

Tom Casey rushed for a team-high 645 yards for Winnipeg.

George Trafton coached the team. The 1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Quarterfinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Jacobs	355	204	57.5	3248	9.1	33	9.3	10	2.8	100	107.3
Pete Petrow	51	17	33.3	272	5.3	3	5.9	4	7.8	0	39.0
Tom Casey	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Bill Todd	8	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	37.5	0	0.0
Totals	415	221	53.3	3520	8.5	36	8.7	17	4.1	100

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Casey	80	645	8.1	0	3
Andy Sokol	69	290	4.2	0	2
Jim Spavital	50	285	5.7	0	2
Biff Fliss	61	181	3.0	0	1
George McPhail	28	146	5.2	0	0
Hal Mauthe	9	26	2.9	0	0
Lorne Benson	3	9	3.0	0	0
Johnny Stroppa	2	4	2.0	0	0
Neill Armstrong	1	2	2.0	2	0
Bud Korchak	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Bill Todd	3	-18	-6.0	0	0
Pete Petrow	11	-61	-5.5	0	0
Jack Jacobs	28	-97	-3.5	0	1
Totals	347	1408	4.1	2	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Neill Armstrong	56	1024	18.3	100	10
Bud Korchak	34	491	14.4	0	7
Ron Vaccher	33	547	16.6	0	5
Andy Sokol	31	435	14.0	0	4
Tom Casey	30	601	20.0	0	4
Norm Hill	8	77	9.6	0	0
George McPhail	6	69	11.5	0	2
Johnny Stroppa	5	48	9.6	0	1
Jim Spavital	4	68	17.0	0	0
Biff Fliss	2	32	16.0	0	0
Hal Mauthe	2	25	12.5	0	0
Keith Pearce	2	21	10.5	0	1
Buddy Tinsley	2	19	9.5	0	0
Ian Gibb	2	17	8.5	0	1
Joe Aguirre	2	12	6.0	0	0
Gerry Duguid	1	19	19.0	19	1
Don Knowles	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	221	3520	15.9	100	36

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KOS	Pts.
Jack Jacobs	23	20	87.0	3	2	66.7	1	1	28
Joe Aguirre	23	19	82.6	7	1	14.3	1	0	23
Totals	46	39	84.8	10	3	30.0	2	1	51

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	PS
Jack Jacobs	95	3900	41.1	10
Tom Casey	23	814	35.4	1
Buddy Tinsley	13	387	29.8	1
Totals	131	5101	38.9	12

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Casey	36	293	8.1	0
Hal Mauthe	18	179	9.9	0
George McPhail	21	127	6.0	0
Tommy Ford	10	100	10.0	0
Gerry Duguid	6	54	9.0	0
Andy Sokol	4	42	10.5	0
Don Knowles	2	23	11.5	0
Buddy Tinsley	1	15	15.0	15
Dick Huffman	1	15	15.0	15
Norm Hill	1	15	15.0	15
Bud Korchak	1	8	8.0	8
Ian Gibb	2	3	1.5	0
Totals	103	874	8.5	15

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
George McPhail	28	454	16.2	0
Tom Casey	12	202	16.8	0
Gerry Duguid	7	84	12.0	0
Tommy Ford	5	61	12.2	0
Hal Mauthe	3	49	16.3	0
Biff Fliss	1	10	10.0	10
Don Knowles	1	10	10.0	10
Andy Sokol	2	10	5.0	0
Totals	59	880	14.9	10

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Long	TDs
Andy Sokol				1
Neill Armstrong				1
Totals	0	0	0	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Neill Armstrong	0	10				1			0	0	0			55
Jack Jacobs	1								2	20	12			43
Tom Casey	3	4	0	0					0	0	1			36
Andy Sokol	2	4	0	0		1			0	0	0			35
Bud Korchak	0	7	0						0	0	0			35
Ron Vaccher		5							0	0	0			25
Joe Aguirre		0							1	19	1			23
George McPhail	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			10
Jim Spavital	2	0							0	0	0			10
Keith Pearce		1							0	0	0			5
Johnny Stroppa	0	1							0	0	0			5
Ian Gibb		1	0						0	0	0			5
Gerry Duguid		1	0	0					0	0	0			5
Biff Fliss	1	0		0					0	0	0			5
Buddy Tinsley		0	0						0	0	1			1
Totals	9	36	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	39	16	0	0	299