1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-13)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-13)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses for 6 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
The Blue Bombers managed just 210 points, worst in the league, and the porous defense surrendered 374, most in the circuit. John Schneider threw for 1,949 yards. Ken Nielsen led all receivers, catching 68 balls for 1,031 yards.
Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 781 yards for Winnipeg.
Ernie Pitts picked off 7 opponent throws.
Joe Zaleski coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Schneider | 327 | 146 | 44.6 | 1949 | 6.0 | 8 | 2.4 | 28 | 8.6 | 48 | 36.6 |
| Luther Selbo | 54 | 23 | 42.6 | 380 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 14.8 | 72 | 27.3 |
| Paul Brule | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Don Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 384 | 169 | 44.0 | 2329 | 6.1 | 8 | 2.1 | 36 | 9.4 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Raimey | 162 | 781 | 4.8 | 75 | 5 |
| John Schneider | 56 | 230 | 4.1 | 16 | 5 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 34 | 155 | 4.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Walt Chadwick | 35 | 126 | 3.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Butch Pressley | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 26 | 0 |
| John Farler | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Brule | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Luther Selbo | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Gilbert | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Figueroa | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pierre Guindon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 371 | 1580 | 4.3 | 75 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Nielsen | 68 | 1031 | 15.2 | 72 | 5 |
| Dave Raimey | 43 | 509 | 11.8 | 40 | 2 |
| Mitch Zalnasky | 13 | 220 | 16.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Noel Dunford | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Bob Howard | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Butch Pressley | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 30 | 1 |
| Paul Brule | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Gilbert | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| John Farler | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Walt Chadwick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gord Brown | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Avery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Fred Figueroa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 169 | 2329 | 13.8 | 72 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Guindon | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 4 | 34 | 1889 | 55.6 | 73 | 0 | 68 |
| Totals | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 4 | 34 | 1889 | 55.6 | 73 | 0 | 68 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Wozney | 77 | 512 | 6.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Paul Brule | 40 | 304 | 7.6 | 25 | 0 |
| John Bitchok | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 131 | 956 | 7.3 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Raimey | 31 | 930 | 30.0 | 93 | 1 |
| Don Gilbert | 8 | 121 | 15.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Butch Pressley | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 47 | 0 |
| John Farler | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dick Wozney | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Walt Chadwick | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Fred Figueroa | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Gord Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chip Barrett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1444 | 24.1 | 93 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Pitts | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Don Gilbert | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ed Ulmer | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Chip Barrett | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Phil Minnick | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Gord Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Brule | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 315 | 11.7 | 53 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Barrett | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Phil Minnick | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Whisler | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Don Gilbert | 2 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Levinsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Raimey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Avery | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Conroy | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gord Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Pierre Guindon | 0 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 68 | |||||||||
| Dave Raimey | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Ken Nielsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| John Schneider | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Ed Ulmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Butch Pressley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Walt Chadwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Paul Brule | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
