1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-12-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties for 7 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Blue Bombers managed just 192 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defensive unit gave up 359. Wally Gabler passed for 2,194 yards. Ken Nielsen led the receiving corps, catching 49 balls for 617 yards, while Dave Washington provided receiving help as well.

Bob Houmard rushed for a team-high 506 yards for Winnipeg, while Butch Pressley and Amos Van Pelt also contributed to the rushing attack.

Ernie Pitts picked off 5 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
Wally Gabler	338	168	49.7	2194	6.5	7	2.1	24	7.1	68	47.9
Don Weiss	62	32	51.6	419	6.8	1	1.6	5	8.1	50	45.0
John Schneider	10	3	30.0	13	1.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	39.6
Rick Cassata	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	411	203	49.4	2626	6.4	8	1.9	29	7.1	68

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Houmard	106	506	4.8	29	1
Amos Van Pelt	121	504	4.2	41	3
Butch Pressley	88	404	4.6	51	4
Wally Gabler	44	209	4.8	0	1
Don Weiss	29	196	6.8	42	1
Dave Raimey	20	89	4.4	0	0
Rick Cassata	3	27	9.0	10	0
John Atamian	1	9	9.0	9	0
Paul Brule	1	6	6.0	6	0
Doug Strong	1	5	5.0	5	1
Totals	414	1955	4.7	51	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Nielsen	49	617	12.6	37	2
Dave Washington	35	587	16.8	39	4
Bob Houmard	34	323	9.5	24	0
Butch Pressley	32	440	13.8	40	2
Amos Van Pelt	24	245	10.2	33	0
Tom Busch	14	188	13.4	18	0
Tommy Grant	5	81	16.2	28	0
Glen Orris	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	194	2486	12.8	40	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Pierre Guindon	19	16	84.2	34	15	44.1	3	26	1426	54.8	73	64
Rick Cassata	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					1
Totals	20	17	85.0	34	15	44.1	3	26	1426	54.8	73	65

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ed Ulmer	115	4690	40.8	91	5
Ron Johnson	13	512	39.4	54	0
Totals	128	5202	40.6	91	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Brule	63	498	7.9	23
Doug Strong	56	375	6.7	25
Ed Ulmer	4	34	8.5	25
Tommy Grant	3	3	1.0	2
Rick Cassata	2	1	0.5	1
Peter Francis	1	0	0.0	0
Gene Lakusiak	1	0	0.0	0
Ernie Pitts	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	131	911	7.0	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Pressley	22	537	24.4	60
Amos Van Pelt	13	341	26.2	45
Doug Strong	8	159	19.9	35
Darwin Gonnerman	5	151	30.2	39
Dave Raimey	3	81	27.0	47
Paul Brule	3	39	13.0	15
Bob Houmard	2	15	7.5	15
Dave Washington	1	4	4.0	4
Ted Collins	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	58	1329	22.9	60

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ernie Pitts	5	53	10.6	29
Ed Ulmer	3	15	5.0	14
Peter Francis	2	53	26.5	27
Gene Lakusiak	2	28	14.0	24
Rick Cassata	2	24	12.0	24
Doug Strong	2	23	11.5	23
Phil Minnick	2	1	0.5	1
Ed Breding	1	9	9.0	9
Bill Whisler	1	5	5.0	5
Rob McLaren	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	21	211	10.0	29

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bill Whisler				2	6	0
Phil Minnick				2	9	1
Ed Breding				2	0	0
Glen Schapansky				1	0	0
Peter Francis				1	5	0
Joe Critchlow				1	0	0
Ernie Pitts				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	10	20	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pierre Guindon									15	16	3			64
Butch Pressley	4	2		0					0	0	0			36
Dave Washington		4		0					0	0	0			24
Amos Van Pelt	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Ken Nielsen		2							0	0	0			12
Phil Minnick						0	1		0	0	0			6
Bob Houmard	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Wally Gabler	1								0	0	0			6
Don Weiss	1								0	0	0			6
Doug Strong	1		0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ed Ulmer			0			0			0	0	5			5
Rick Cassata	0		0			0			0	1	0			1
Totals	11	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	17	8	0	0	190