1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: John Payne (11-5)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Roughriders conceded 238 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Saskatchewan piled up points with 427 points. Ron Lancaster triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,869 yards. Rhett Dawson hauled in 65 receptions for 996 yards. Tom Campana was targeted regularly, too.
Steve Molnar ran for a team-high 822 yards.
The ball-hawking defense created 61 turnovers. Lorne Richardson snatched 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Payne coached the team. The 1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lancaster | 494 | 297 | 60.1 | 3869 | 7.8 | 25 | 5.1 | 25 | 5.1 | 72 | 80.6 |
| Dave Syme | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 189 | 7.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 34 | 46.7 |
| Bob Macoritti | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 95.8 |
| Molly McGee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 524 | 309 | 59.0 | 4089 | 7.8 | 26 | 5.0 | 27 | 5.2 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Molnar | 180 | 822 | 4.6 | 23 | 5 |
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 129 | 572 | 4.4 | 90 | 3 |
| Robert Holmes | 44 | 181 | 4.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Molly McGee | 34 | 162 | 4.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Keith Barnette | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Al Ford | 20 | 56 | 2.8 | 8 | 2 |
| John Washington | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Lancaster | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Campana | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Syme | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 446 | 1893 | 4.2 | 90 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Dawson | 65 | 996 | 15.3 | 57 | 10 |
| Tom Campana | 51 | 771 | 15.1 | 72 | 4 |
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 43 | 421 | 9.8 | 27 | 2 |
| Bob Richardson | 41 | 527 | 12.9 | 29 | 3 |
| Steve Mazurak | 39 | 599 | 15.4 | 59 | 2 |
| Steve Molnar | 33 | 260 | 7.9 | 31 | 1 |
| Leif Pettersen | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 37 | 3 |
| Al Ford | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Molly McGee | 7 | 150 | 21.4 | 59 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Keith Barnette | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Lou Clare | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 309 | 4089 | 13.2 | 72 | 26 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Macoritti | 49 | 48 | 98.0 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 9 | 82 | 4341 | 52.9 | 78 | 1 | 127 |
| Totals | 49 | 48 | 98.0 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 9 | 82 | 4341 | 52.9 | 78 | 1 | 127 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Campana | 53 | 629 | 11.9 | 80 | 1 |
| Paul Williams | 61 | 540 | 8.9 | 108 | 1 |
| James Marshall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Al Ford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Mazurak | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Lou Clare | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molly McGee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Pettersen | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 125 | 1193 | 9.5 | 108 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Williams | 17 | 431 | 25.4 | 77 | 0 |
| Tom Campana | 16 | 307 | 19.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Molly McGee | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Al Ford | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Dirks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leif Pettersen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mazurak | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 849 | 19.7 | 77 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Richardson | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 57 | 1 |
| Ken McEachern | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 80 | 1 |
| Paul Williams | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 34 | 1 |
| Roger Goree | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ted Provost | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 |
| James Marshall | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Ray Odums | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Manchuk | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Cleveland Vann | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Frank Landy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 639 | 18.3 | 80 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Roth | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Cherkas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Manchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ken McEachern | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cleveland Vann | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| George Wells | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bob Macoritti | 23 | 48 | 16 | 133 | ||||||||||
| Rhett Dawson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| Steve Molnar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Tom Campana | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Bob Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Leif Pettersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Ron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Steve Mazurak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Al Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Paul Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Keith Barnette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Molly McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ken McEachern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| James Marshall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Manchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Lorne Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Vann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 421 |
