1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Spavital (4-11-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1973 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Winnipeg racked up 267 points, while the defensive squad yielded 315. Don Jonas directed the offense, throwing for 3,363 yards. Bob Kraemer caught 47 balls, while Bob LaRose contributed 855 receiving yards.

John Bledsoe rushed for a team-high 811 yards for the Blue Bombers.

Paul Williams intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Jim Spavital coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Jonas	452	226	50.0	3363	7.4	15	3.3	29	6.4	103	59.1
Tommy Pharr	9	2	22.2	13	1.4	0	0.0	2	22.2	7	0.0
Bob LaRose	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Stan Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	463	228	49.2	3376	7.3	15	3.2	31	6.7	103

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Bledsoe	158	811	5.1	34	3
Stan Brown	104	449	4.3	78	4
Jimmie Calip	64	233	3.6	20	1
Clay McEvoy	36	197	5.5	19	0
Tom Walker	22	132	6.0	29	0
Lee Fobbs	25	102	4.1	16	0
Don Jonas	27	73	2.7	11	2
Tommy Pharr	10	58	5.8	37	0
Bob Kraemer	5	25	5.0	10	0
Pete Ribbins	3	19	6.3	15	0
Rufus Ferguson	6	7	1.2	8	0
Bill Frank	1	4	4.0	4	0
Billy Walik	1	4	4.0	4	0
John Steele	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jim Duke	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	464	2116	4.6	78	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Kraemer	47	635	13.5	49	3
Bob LaRose	44	855	19.4	69	7
John Bledsoe	25	262	10.5	21	0
Paul Markle	20	257	12.8	44	0
Willie Miller	19	388	20.4	103	1
Stan Brown	19	272	14.3	52	1
Paul Williams	17	298	17.5	63	2
Tommy Pharr	11	121	11.0	28	0
Jimmie Calip	6	105	17.5	36	0
Lee Fobbs	6	70	11.7	25	1
Clay McEvoy	5	27	5.4	10	0
Rufus Ferguson	4	32	8.0	13	0
Pete Ribbins	3	31	10.3	15	0
Billy Walik	1	23	23.0	23	0
John Steele	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	228	3376	14.8	103	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Don Jonas	14	12	85.7	17	9	52.9	3	0	0		0	0	42
Walt McKee	14	11	78.6	22	9	40.9	5	34	1942	57.1	90	1	44
Totals	28	23	82.1	39	18	46.2	8	34	1942	57.1	90	1	86

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Walt McKee	129	5696	44.2	83	8
Don Jonas	1	42	42.0	42	0
Doug Strong	1	25	25.0	25	0
Totals	131	5763	44.0	83	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Doug Strong	50	171	3.4	12
Paul Williams	27	119	4.4	24
Pete Ribbins	8	61	7.6	13
John Steele	32	49	1.5	9
Tim Beamer	12	25	2.1	7
Bob Kraemer	7	16	2.3	8
Tom Oberg	2	7	3.5	7
Totals	138	448	3.2	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stan Brown	13	293	22.5	35
Paul Williams	9	222	24.7	44
Jimmie Calip	2	85	42.5	50
Billy Walik	2	46	23.0	23
Tim Beamer	3	38	12.7	21
Jim Duke	2	33	16.5	17
John Bledsoe	2	29	14.5	16
Willie Miller	1	25	25.0	25
Rufus Ferguson	1	23	23.0	23
Dale Potter	2	12	6.0	12
Tom Oberg	1	9	9.0	9
Mike Kuhn	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	39	823	21.1	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Williams	4	19	4.8	19	0
Doug Strong	3	66	22.0	61	1
Grady Cavness	3	57	19.0	31	0
John Steele	3	29	9.7	25	0
Tom Oberg	3	14	4.7	14	0
Tim Beamer	2	27	13.5	31	0
Gene Lakusiak	1	25	25.0	25	0
Jim Duke	1	16	16.0	16	0
Phil Minnick	1	8	8.0	8	0
Mickey Doyle	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	22	262	11.9	61	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Dirks				3	0	0
Gene Lakusiak				2	0	0
John Steele				2	11	0
Paul Williams				2	25	1
Grady Cavness				2	0	0
Gord Stewart				1	0	0
Paul Markle				1	5	0
Tom Oberg				1	0	1
Jim Heighton				1	6	0
Mickey Doyle				1	0	0
Joe Critchlow				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	17	47	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Jonas	2								9	12	3			54
Walt McKee									9	11	14			52
Bob LaRose		7							0	0	0			42
Stan Brown	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Paul Williams		2	0	0		0	1		0	0	0			18
John Bledsoe	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Bob Kraemer	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Lee Fobbs	0	1							0	0	0			6
Doug Strong			0			1			0	0	0			6
Tom Oberg			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Willie Miller		1		0					0	0	0			6
Jimmie Calip	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	10	15	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	23	17	0	0	262