1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Blue Bombers chalked up 264 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 1,223 yards for Winnipeg.
Kenny Ploen passed for 2,323 yards. Ken Nielsen led pass catchers, catching 44 balls for 719 yards.
Norm Rauhaus picked off 4 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Conference Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Ploen | 257 | 153 | 59.5 | 2323 | 9.0 | 16 | 6.2 | 11 | 4.3 | 96 | 92.3 |
| Richard Badar | 67 | 26 | 38.8 | 335 | 5.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 9.0 | 29 | 27.9 |
| Dick Thornton | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 115 | 5.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 13.0 | 32 | 30.4 |
| Dave Raimey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 349 | 188 | 53.9 | 2773 | 7.9 | 19 | 5.4 | 21 | 6.0 | 96 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Raimey | 188 | 1223 | 6.5 | 100 | 3 |
| Art Perkins | 144 | 706 | 4.9 | 24 | 4 |
| Kenny Ploen | 35 | 163 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 31 | 128 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 68 | 0 |
| Richard Badar | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Marty Rosen | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dennis Liebrecht | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Wozney | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 468 | 2658 | 5.7 | 100 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Nielsen | 44 | 719 | 16.3 | 72 | 11 |
| Billy Cooper | 32 | 534 | 16.7 | 50 | 2 |
| Art Perkins | 29 | 357 | 12.3 | 37 | 1 |
| Dave Raimey | 28 | 389 | 13.9 | 96 | 1 |
| Marty Rosen | 17 | 230 | 13.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Noel Dunford | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Farrell Funston | 11 | 205 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Ernie Pitts | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gord Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Kenny Ploen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Dick Wozney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 188 | 2773 | 14.8 | 96 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Winton | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 5 | 43 | 2278 | 53.0 | 68 | 0 | 64 |
| Ken Danchuk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 31 | 26 | 83.9 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 5 | 43 | 2278 | 53.0 | 68 | 0 | 64 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Martin | 23 | 218 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Wozney | 39 | 201 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Marty Rosen | 20 | 118 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 35 | 96 | 2.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Barry Hansen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Raimey | 21 | 474 | 22.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Marty Rosen | 4 | 125 | 31.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Art Perkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al Miller | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Farrell Funston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 834 | 22.5 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Rauhaus | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 53 | 1 |
| Al Miller | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barry Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Phil Minnick | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Marty Rosen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Danchuk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 211 | 13.2 | 53 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Winton | 3 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Al Miller | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Whisler | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Danchuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Robson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Norm Winton | 1 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 70 | |||||||||
| Ken Nielsen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| Art Perkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Dave Raimey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | |||||
| Billy Cooper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Noel Dunford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Norm Rauhaus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Richard Badar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kenny Ploen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dick Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
