1962 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 6-7-1 13
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (6-7-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Ottawa ran up 339 points, while the defense allowed 302. Ernie White carried the ball for a team-high 804 yards for the Rough Riders, while Dave Thelen also contributed to the rushing attack.
Russ Jackson threw for 1,427 yards, and Ron Lancaster played quarterback, too. Ernie White grabbed 31 receptions for 758 yards. Bob Simpson was targeted regularly as well.
Joe Poirier picked off 5 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1962 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Jackson | 157 | 78 | 49.7 | 1427 | 9.1 | 10 | 6.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 63 | 68.1 |
| Ron Lancaster | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 1016 | 10.4 | 9 | 9.2 | 12 | 12.2 | 67 | 77.1 |
| Ron Stewart | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 70.1 |
| Ernie White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 260 | 128 | 49.2 | 2445 | 9.4 | 19 | 7.3 | 26 | 10.0 | 67 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie White | 136 | 804 | 5.9 | 45 | 5 |
| Dave Thelen | 146 | 759 | 5.2 | 65 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 96 | 555 | 5.8 | 68 | 2 |
| Russ Jackson | 71 | 512 | 7.2 | 26 | 8 |
| Millard Flemming | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Ron Lancaster | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Gaines | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Bisacre | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Snodgrass | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Totals | 487 | 2830 | 5.8 | 68 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie White | 31 | 758 | 24.5 | 67 | 5 |
| Bob Simpson | 27 | 453 | 16.8 | 46 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 19 | 347 | 18.3 | 37 | 3 |
| Dave Thelen | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Bill Sowalski | 9 | 178 | 19.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Len Chandler | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 29 | 4 |
| Jim Reynolds | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Ted Smale | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Millard Flemming | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 48 | 1 |
| Whit Tucker | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Totals | 128 | 2445 | 19.1 | 67 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Racine | 43 | 36 | 83.7 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 7 | 79 |
| Totals | 43 | 36 | 83.7 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 7 | 79 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Conroy | 105 | 3783 | 36.0 | 55 | 2 |
| Russ Jackson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Reynolds | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Totals | 107 | 3870 | 36.2 | 55 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Tucker | 35 | 308 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Len Chandler | 46 | 130 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Gaines | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Poirier | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 103 | 506 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millard Flemming | 19 | 525 | 27.6 | 92 | 0 |
| Ernie White | 16 | 429 | 26.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Bisacre | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Gaines | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1175 | 23.5 | 92 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Poirier | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Gene Gaines | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Conroy | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Whit Tucker | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 1 |
| George Brancato | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Cohee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Norb Roy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Bisacre | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 237 | 11.3 | 35 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Semenko | N/A | 1 | |||||
| Dick Cohee | N/A | 1 | |||||
| Jim Conroy | N/A | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Moe Racine | 12 | 36 | 7 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Ernie White | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Russ Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Ron Stewart | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Len Chandler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bob Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dave Thelen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Whit Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Millard Flemming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jim Conroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Mel Semenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jim Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dick Cohee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
