1978 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Joe Scannella (8-7-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1978 Montreal Alouettes Roster
1978 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Montreal scored 331 points, while the solid defense yielded 295. Joe Barnes threw for 1,177 yards, and Gerry Dattilio played quarterback also. Bob Gaddis paced all receivers, grabbing 45 passes for 814 yards. Larry Smith was targeted regularly, too.

John O'Leary carried the ball for a team-best 584 yards for the Alouettes.

Jim Burrow picked off 5 opponent throws.

Joe Scannella coached the team. The 1978 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Joe Barnes	137	72	52.6	1177	8.6	10	7.3	9	6.6	82	78.6
Gerry Dattilio	142	78	54.9	1120	7.9	5	3.5	9	6.3	59	66.1
Sonny Wade	77	39	50.6	550	7.1	3	3.9	5	6.5	64	60.0
Tom Shuman	29	13	44.8	210	7.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	38	69.6
Larry Lawrence	3	2	66.7	31	10.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	100.7
Wally Buono	2	1	50.0	24	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	93.8
Totals	390	205	52.6	3112	8.0	18	4.6	23	5.9	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John O'Leary	146	584	4.0	15	4
Ken Starch	109	429	3.9	18	2
David Green	62	309	5.0	45	2
Gerry Dattilio	31	212	6.8	27	1
Joe Barnes	32	147	4.6	18	1
Larry Smith	1	51	51.0	51	0
Joe Mitchell	14	32	2.3	8	1
Ian Mofford	4	17	4.2	6	0
Sonny Wade	4	16	4.0	8	0
Bob Gaddis	1	15	15.0	15	0
Tom Shuman	5	4	0.8	7	0
Chuck McMann	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	410	1817	4.4	51	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Gaddis	45	814	18.1	64	3
Larry Smith	35	528	15.1	52	3
Peter Dalla Riva	33	557	16.9	42	4
John O'Leary	24	445	18.5	57	1
Brock Aynsley	20	375	18.8	82	3
Ken Starch	17	71	4.2	15	1
Chuck McMann	12	146	12.2	18	1
Ian Mofford	8	76	9.5	24	0
David Green	7	36	5.1	11	1
Vic Anonsen	1	38	38.0	38	0
Gerry Dattilio	1	14	14.0	14	0
Craig Labbett	1	12	12.0	12	1
Joe Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	205	3112	15.2	82	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Don Sweet	31	31	100.0	35	30	85.7	2	56	3154	56.3	71	0	123
Totals	31	31	100.0	35	30	85.7	2	56	3154	56.3	71	0	123

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Wally Buono	120	5241	43.7	90	8
Sonny Wade	6	274	45.7	50	0
Chuck Zapiec	1	35	35.0	35	0
Totals	127	5550	43.7	90	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Randy Rhino	76	868	11.4	49	0
Dickie Harris	19	163	8.6	78	1
Jim Burrow	6	59	9.8	22	0
Ian Mofford	4	36	9.0	16	0
Bob Gaddis	1	16	16.0	16	0
David Green	1	8	8.0	8	0
Larry Uteck	1	6	6.0	6	0
John O'Leary	1	3	3.0	3	0
Carl Crennel	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	110	1158	10.5	78	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ian Mofford	27	579	21.4	40
David Green	5	127	25.4	33
John O'Leary	4	80	20.0	27
Randy Rhino	2	53	26.5	27
Bob Gaddis	4	44	11.0	23
Terry Peters	1	26	26.0	26
Carl Crennel	1	6	6.0	6
Wally Buono	1	6	6.0	6
Tony Proudfoot	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	46	921	20.0	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Burrow	5	34	6.8	20	1
Wally Buono	4	61	15.2	33	0
Dickie Harris	3	96	32.0	58	0
Larry Uteck	2	48	24.0	42	0
Randy Rhino	2	36	18.0	23	0
Carl Crennel	2	30	15.0	20	0
Chuck Zapiec	2	4	2.0	4	0
Tony Proudfoot	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	21	312	14.9	58	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Glen Weir				4	19	0
Carl Crennel				3		0
Wally Buono				2	0	0
Gord Judges				2	0	0
Chuck Zapiec				2	69	0
Dickie Harris				1	0	0
Ty Morris				1	0	0
Eletise Fiatoa				1	0	0
Dwayne Crump				1	7	0
Al Cowlings				1	22	1
Clifton Alapa				1	0	0
Junior Ah You				1	18	1
Jim Burrow				0	11	0
Totals	0	0	0	20	146	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Sweet									30	31	2			123
John O'Leary	4	1	0	0					0	0	0			30
Peter Dalla Riva		4							0	0	0	1		26
David Green	2	1	0	0					0	0	0			18
Larry Smith	0	3							0	0	0			18
Brock Aynsley		3							0	0	0			18
Ken Starch	2	1							0	0	0			18
Bob Gaddis	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Wally Buono				0		0	0		0	0	8			8
Joe Barnes	1								0	0	0			6
Dickie Harris			1			0	0		0	0	0			6
Chuck McMann	0	1							0	0	0			6
Joe Mitchell	1	0							0	0	0			6
Junior Ah You							1		0	0	0			6
Jim Burrow			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Gerry Dattilio	1	0							0	0	0			6
Al Cowlings							1		0	0	0			6
Craig Labbett		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	11	18	1	0	0	1	2	0	30	31	10	1	0	331