1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-4 24
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (12-4)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses for 24 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2-1.

The Blue Bombers piled up points with 406 points, while the defense allowed 300. Gerry James rushed for a team-high 1,192 yards for Winnipeg.

Kenny Ploen passed for 1,284 yards. Ernie Pitts caught 38 balls for 683 yards.

Kenny Ploen, Bob Hobert, Norm Rauhaus and Gordie Rowland each snatched 3 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kenny Ploen	140	74	52.9	1284	9.2	10	7.1	8	5.7	71	84.3
Barry Roseborough	31	17	54.8	236	7.6	2	6.5	4	12.9	36	61.4
Chuck Curtis	18	8	44.4	99	5.5	0	0.0	2	11.1	22	22.5
Buddy Leake	10	5	50.0	89	8.9	1	10.0	1	10.0	27	74.6
Leo Lewis	3	2	66.7	60	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	38	109.7
Dennis Mendyk	1	1	100.0	34	34.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	34	158.3
Gerry Vincent	1	1	100.0	12	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	116.7
Totals	204	108	52.9	1814	8.9	14	6.9	15	7.4	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry James	197	1192	6.1	74	18
Leo Lewis	119	817	6.9	69	5
Charlie Shepard	60	411	6.8	29	4
Kenny Ploen	100	319	3.2	30	4
Jack Hutchinson	50	300	6.0	22	2
Buddy Leake	31	174	5.6	16	0
Nick Miller	23	146	6.3	36	0
Pepe Latourelle	37	120	3.2	19	2
Dennis Mendyk	19	109	5.7	20	2
Bob Davenport	20	91	4.6	14	0
Bob McNamara	18	90	5.0	19	1
Gene Wlasiuk	2	5	2.5	4	0
Gordie Rowland	1	3	3.0	3	0
Chuck Curtis	3	-14	-4.7	0	0
Barry Roseborough	5	-19	-3.8	1	0
Totals	685	3744	5.5	74	38

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ernie Pitts	38	683	18.0	51	5
Leo Lewis	13	261	20.1	54	3
Frank Gilliam	13	220	16.9	31	1
Gerry James	12	190	15.8	32	1
Pepe Latourelle	6	115	19.2	32	1
Dennis Shaw	5	68	13.6	29	1
Jack Hutchinson	5	55	11.0	20	0
Norm Rauhaus	4	7	1.8	22	0
Kenny Ploen	3	58	19.3	27	1
Bob McNamara	3	19	6.3	15	0
Dennis Mendyk	2	47	23.5	38	0
Gordie Rowland	1	15	15.0	15	1
Buddy Leake	1	11	11.0	11	0
Keith Pearce	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bob Davenport	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	108	1751	16.2	54	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Gerry James	4	3	75.0	6	4	66.7	1	69	3719	53.9	77	1	17
Kenny Ploen	32	25	78.1	0	0		0					0	25
Buddy Leake	18	14	77.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	14
Ernie Pitts	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					0	1
Totals	55	43	78.2	8	4	50.0	1	69	3719	53.9	77	1	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry Vincent	101	4025	39.9	65	9
Charlie Shepard	28	1152	41.1	92	4
Gerry James	1	40	40.0	40	0
Barry Roseborough	1	35	35.0	35	0
Totals	131	5252	40.1	92	13

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gordie Rowland	54	428	7.9	52
Pepe Latourelle	58	367	6.3	16
Kenny Ploen	2	28	14.0	17
Gene Wlasiuk	2	13	6.5	11
Cec Luining	1	12	12.0	12
Gerry Vincent	1	10	10.0	6
Nick Miller	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	119	858	7.2	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	26	854	32.8	76
Gerry James	12	279	23.2	40
Pepe Latourelle	5	102	20.4	24
Nick Miller	3	55	18.3	20
Kenny Ploen	1	43	43.0	43
Ernie Pitts	2	40	20.0	27
Dennis Mendyk	2	37	18.5	19
Bob McNamara	1	29	29.0	29
Keith Pearce	1	17	17.0	17
Vern Uecker	1	15	15.0	15
John Michels	1	15	15.0	15
Jack Hutchinson	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	56	1501	26.8	76

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kenny Ploen	3	39	13.0	25	0
Bob Hobert	3	24	8.0	10	0
Gordie Rowland	3	15	5.0	9	0
Norm Rauhaus	3	7	2.3	7	0
Keith Pearce	2	5	2.5	5	0
Bob McNamara	1	74	74.0	74	1
Elton Taylor	1	19	19.0	19	0
Hall Whitley	1	15	15.0	15	0
Gerry Vincent	1	14	14.0	14	0
Pete Mangum	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ernie Pitts	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	212	10.6	74	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Herb Gray				2	0	0
Bob Hobert				2	0	0
Cec Luining				2	0	1
Pete Mangum				2	0	0
Pepe Latourelle				2	0	0
Kenny Ploen				2	30	0
Norm Rauhaus				1	30	1
Keith Pearce				1	0	0
Gerry James				1	0	0
Jack Hutchinson				1	0	0
Steve Patrick				1	0	0
Hall Whitley				1	0	0
Gerry Vincent				1	0	0
Nick Miller				1	0	0
John Michels				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	21	60	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry James	18	1		0			0		4	3	2			131
Kenny Ploen	4	1	0	0		0	0		0	25	0			55
Leo Lewis	5	3		0					0	0	0			48
Ernie Pitts		5		0		0			0	1	0			31
Charlie Shepard	4								0	0	4			28
Pepe Latourelle	2	1	0	0			0		0	0	0			18
Buddy Leake	0	0							0	14	0			14
Jack Hutchinson	2	0		0			0		0	0	0			12
Dennis Mendyk	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Bob McNamara	1	0		0		1			0	0	0			12
Gerry Vincent			0			0	0		0	0	9			9
Frank Gilliam		1							0	0	0			6
Dennis Shaw		1							0	0	0			6
Norm Rauhaus		0				0	1		0	0	0			6
Gordie Rowland	0	1	0			0			0	0	0			6
Cec Luining			0				1		0	0	0			6
Totals	38	14	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	43	15	0	0	400