1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-12)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RosterTeam Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-12)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
Winnipeg scored 283 points, while the defense allowed 340. Dieter Brock passed for 2,383 yards. Mike Holmes led pass catchers, catching 60 balls for 1,034 yards, while Walt Passaglia was targeted regularly also.
Jim Washington rushed for a team-high 918 yards for the Blue Bombers.
Ricky Wesson picked off 4 opponent throws.
Ray Jauch coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Brock | 354 | 194 | 54.8 | 2383 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 | 75 | 75.8 |
| Bill Troup | 148 | 81 | 54.7 | 963 | 6.5 | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 5.4 | 53 | 59.0 |
| Totals | 502 | 275 | 54.8 | 3346 | 6.7 | 18 | 3.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Washington | 204 | 918 | 4.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Larry Washington | 51 | 195 | 3.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Richard Holmes | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Bill Troup | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
| John McCorquindale | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Rosolowich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick House | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 337 | 1381 | 4.1 | 31 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Holmes | 60 | 1034 | 17.2 | 75 | 10 |
| Walt Passaglia | 51 | 626 | 12.3 | 62 | 2 |
| Gord Paterson | 40 | 454 | 11.4 | 31 | 1 |
| Jim Washington | 37 | 259 | 7.0 | 32 | 2 |
| Brian Gervais | 35 | 413 | 11.8 | 38 | 1 |
| Rick House | 15 | 261 | 17.4 | 48 | 1 |
| Bob O'Doherty | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Larry Washington | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| John McCorquindale | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Tennie Pierce | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Richard Holmes | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Poplawski | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Howard | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 275 | 3346 | 12.2 | 75 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Ruoff | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 52 | 39 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2976 | 59.5 | 85 | 5 | 148 |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 52 | 39 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2976 | 59.5 | 85 | 5 | 148 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Holmes | 43 | 300 | 7.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ricky Wesson | 25 | 205 | 8.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Gary Rosolowich | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Mabra | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Reggie Pierson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 103 | 753 | 7.3 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Phason | 18 | 434 | 24.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 15 | 401 | 26.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Ricky Wesson | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Richard Holmes | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Duncan MacKinlay | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Brian Gervais | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Bonk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McCorquindale | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1179 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Wesson | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Reggie Pierson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Rosolowich | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Dark | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vince Phason | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| James Reed | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Harry Kruger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Ezerins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 144 | 9.0 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Ezerins | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| James Reed | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Helton | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Howard | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Pierson | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Rosolowich | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Schulz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leon Lyszkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Kruger | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Mabra | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 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 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 151 | ||||||||||
| Mike Holmes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| Jim Washington | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Walt Passaglia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Rick House | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Brian Gervais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tennie Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Gord Paterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dieter Brock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bill Troup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
