1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 14-2 28
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Final
Coach: Bud Grant (14-2)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses for 28 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Winnipeg lit up the scoreboard for 453 points, while the stingy defense gave up 239. Leo Lewis rushed for a team-high 923 yards for the Blue Bombers, while Gerry James and Charlie Shepard also contributed to the rushing attack.

Kenny Ploen passed for 1,693 yards. Ernie Pitts led the receiving corps, catching 42 balls for 659 yards.

Norm Rauhaus picked off 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kenny Ploen	201	103	51.2	1693	8.4	12	6.0	17	8.5	78	64.5
Vernon Cole	33	16	48.5	320	9.7	1	3.0	1	3.0	81	80.4
Leo Lewis	8	6	75.0	133	16.6	4	50.0	0	0.0	34	156.3
Mike Davies	23	8	34.8	130	5.7	2	8.7	0	0.0	58	83.6
Charlie Shepard	4	3	75.0	23	5.8	1	25.0	0	0.0	11	128.1
Totals	269	136	50.6	2299	8.5	20	7.4	18	6.7	81

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leo Lewis	106	923	8.7	85	5
Gerry James	165	872	5.3	28	9
Charlie Shepard	138	718	5.2	25	6
Kenny Ploen	68	541	8.0	24	4
Carver Shannon	60	348	5.8	48	4
Ray Jauch	52	298	5.7	49	2
Rick Potter	34	145	4.3	13	1
Henry Janzen	12	79	6.6	19	1
Vernon Cole	8	66	8.2	22	1
Tony Kehrer	4	29	7.2	13	0
Pepe Latourelle	4	22	5.5	6	0
Nick Miller	1	3	3.0	3	0
Buddy Tinsley	1	1	1.0	1	1
Mike Davies	4	-2	-0.5	2	0
Totals	657	4043	6.2	85	34

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ernie Pitts	42	659	15.7	81	8
Leo Lewis	18	374	20.8	78	1
Farrell Funston	18	309	17.2	49	3
Ray Jauch	13	181	13.9	34	3
Norm Rauhaus	9	127	14.1	37	0
Carver Shannon	8	103	12.9	24	1
Curt Merz	6	145	24.2	41	1
Henry Janzen	6	82	13.7	17	0
Charlie Shepard	5	67	13.4	18	0
Kenny Ploen	2	44	22.0	25	1
Gerry James	2	22	11.0	15	1
Frank Rigney	2	19	9.5	12	0
Rae Ross	1	58	58.0	58	1
Gordie Rowland	1	52	52.0	52	0
Pepe Latourelle	1	31	31.0	23	0
Rick Potter	1	16	16.0	16	0
Tony Kehrer	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	136	2299	16.9	81	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Gerry James	40	32	80.0	10	6	60.0	4	4	198	49.5	58	0	54
Carver Shannon	21	12	57.1	1	0	0.0	1					0	13
Gordie Rowland	0	0		0	0		0	71	3702	52.1	90	2	2
Totals	61	44	72.1	11	6	54.5	5	75	3900	52.0	90	2	69

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Charlie Shepard	98	4386	44.8	95	14
Vernon Cole	12	518	43.2	48	1
Jack Delveaux	9	310	34.4	62	1
Totals	119	5214	43.8	95	16

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Janzen	52	274	5.3	13
Pepe Latourelle	38	170	4.5	17
Gordie Rowland	19	103	5.4	17
Leo Lewis	3	21	7.0	12
Ray Jauch	1	9	9.0	9
Rae Ross	1	5	5.0	5
Keith Webster	4	4	1.0	2
Jack Delveaux	1	3	3.0	3
Norm Rauhaus	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	120	589	4.9	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	16	417	26.1	82
Ray Jauch	9	270	30.0	47
Carver Shannon	12	268	22.3	47
Gordie Rowland	1	50	50.0	50
Henry Janzen	2	39	19.5	21
Tony Kehrer	1	26	26.0	26
Charlie Shepard	2	25	12.5	14
Rick Potter	2	20	10.0	20
Farrell Funston	1	19	19.0	19
Ernie Pitts	1	6	6.0	6
Ed Kotowich	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	48	1140	23.8	82

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Norm Rauhaus	6	25	4.2	23	0
Gar Warren	5	55	11.0	30	0
Kenny Ploen	3	53	17.7	24	0
Nick Miller	3	44	14.7	24	0
Rae Ross	3	19	6.3	17	0
Dave Burkholder	3	14	4.7	10	0
Gordie Rowland	3	14	4.7	9	0
Ray Jauch	1	45	45.0	45	1
Vernon Cole	1	28	28.0	28	0
Rick Potter	1	18	18.0	18	1
Herb Gray	1	6	6.0	6	1
Buddy Tinsley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jack Delveaux	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	321	10.0	45	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Gar Warren				5	32	1
Roger Savoie				3	0	0
Steve Patrick				3	0	0
Rick Potter				3	0	1
Norm Rauhaus				3	11	0
Cec Luining				2	0	0
Herb Gray				2	18	0
Gordie Rowland				1	0	0
Leo Lewis				1	15	0
Rae Ross				1	0	0
Cornel Piper				1	2	1
Jack Delveaux				1	42	1
Ron Meadmore				1	0	0
Carver Shannon				1	2	0
Buddy Tinsley				1	0	0
Dave Burkholder				1	0	0
Pepe Latourelle				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	31	122	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry James	9	1							6	32	4			114
Charlie Shepard	6	0		0					0	0	14			50
Ernie Pitts		8		0					0	0	0			48
Carver Shannon	4	1		0			0		0	12	1			43
Leo Lewis	5	1	0	0			0		0	0	0			36
Ray Jauch	2	3	0	0		1			0	0	0			36
Kenny Ploen	4	1				0			0	0	0			30
Rick Potter	1	0		0		1	1		0	0	0			18
Farrell Funston		3		0					0	0	0			18
Jack Delveaux			0			0	1		0	0	1			7
Vernon Cole	1					0			0	0	1			7
Gar Warren						0	1		0	0	0			6
Cornel Piper							1		0	0	0			6
Curt Merz		1							0	0	0			6
Buddy Tinsley	1					0	0		0	0	0			6
Henry Janzen	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Rae Ross		1	0			0	0		0	0	0			6
Herb Gray						1	0		0	0	0			6
Gordie Rowland		0	0	0		0	0		0	0	2			2
Totals	34	20	0	0	0	3	4	0	6	44	23	0	0	451