1976 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1976 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Bud Riley (10-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1976 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Blue Bombers chalked up 384 points, while the defensive squad yielded 316. Dieter Brock tossed for 3,101 yards. Tom Scott led all receivers, catching 53 balls for 968 yards, while Jim Washington and Gord Paterson provided receiving help, too.
Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 1,277 yards for Winnipeg.
Merv Walker and Chuck Wills each snatched 7 opponent throws.
Bud Riley coached the team. The 1976 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Brock | 402 | 223 | 55.5 | 3101 | 7.7 | 17 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.5 | 97 | 75.9 |
| Harry Knight | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 191 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 21 | 57.3 |
| Mark McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 431 | 238 | 55.2 | 3292 | 7.6 | 18 | 4.2 | 20 | 4.6 | 97 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Washington | 219 | 1277 | 5.8 | 68 | 12 |
| Steve Beaird | 184 | 834 | 4.5 | 35 | 5 |
| Richard Crump | 36 | 211 | 5.9 | 43 | 2 |
| Dieter Brock | 46 | 72 | 1.6 | 11 | 2 |
| Tom Walker | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Harry Knight | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob LaRose | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mark McDonald | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 498 | 2457 | 4.9 | 68 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 53 | 968 | 18.3 | 97 | 6 |
| Jim Washington | 47 | 428 | 9.1 | 33 | 2 |
| Gord Paterson | 41 | 541 | 13.2 | 31 | 5 |
| Steve Beaird | 35 | 330 | 9.4 | 33 | 1 |
| Mark McDonald | 27 | 495 | 18.3 | 52 | 2 |
| Bob LaRose | 23 | 402 | 17.5 | 51 | 2 |
| Richard Crump | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Pete Ribbins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Koswin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 238 | 3292 | 13.8 | 97 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Ruoff | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 9 | 79 | 4970 | 62.9 | 90 | 0 | 139 |
| Totals | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 9 | 79 | 4970 | 62.9 | 90 | 0 | 139 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Walker | 25 | 233 | 9.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Steve Beaird | 35 | 201 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 20 | 127 | 6.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Chuck Wills | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Herosian | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Lee Benard | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Ruoff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 119 | 888 | 7.5 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 29 | 814 | 28.1 | 95 | 0 |
| Steve Beaird | 21 | 539 | 25.7 | 71 | 0 |
| Mark McDonald | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Ribbins | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Koswin | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 1494 | 22.3 | 95 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Walker | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Chuck Wills | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Herosian | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 61 | 0 |
| Harry Walters | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Lee Benard | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Marion Reeves | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Shugrue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elton Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 472 | 15.2 | 61 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Benard | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Elton Brown | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Don Bowman | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Butch Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Jackson | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Bernie Ruoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Heighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Calvin Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Southwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Walters | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bernie Ruoff | 0 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 142 | ||||||||
| Jim Washington | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||
| Steve Beaird | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Tom Scott | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Gord Paterson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| Richard Crump | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Mark McDonald | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Dieter Brock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob LaRose | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 384 |
