1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-4 24
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (12-4)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses for 24 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2-1.

Winnipeg piled up points with 406 points, while the defense allowed 300. Gerry James rushed for a team-high 1,192 yards for the Blue Bombers.

Kenny Ploen passed for 1,284 yards. Ernie Pitts caught 38 balls for 683 yards.

Kenny Ploen, Bob Hobert, Gordie Rowland and Norm Rauhaus each snatched 3 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kenny Ploen	140	74	52.9	1284	9.2	10	7.1	8	5.7	71	84.3
Barry Roseborough	31	17	54.8	236	7.6	2	6.5	4	12.9	36	61.4
Chuck Curtis	18	8	44.4	99	5.5	0	0.0	2	11.1	22	22.5
Buddy Leake	10	5	50.0	89	8.9	1	10.0	1	10.0	27	74.6
Leo Lewis	3	2	66.7	60	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	38	109.7
Dennis Mendyk	1	1	100.0	34	34.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	34	158.3
Gerry Vincent	1	1	100.0	12	12.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	116.7
Totals	204	108	52.9	1814	8.9	14	6.9	15	7.4	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry James	197	1192	6.1	74	18
Leo Lewis	119	817	6.9	69	5
Charlie Shepard	60	411	6.8	29	4
Kenny Ploen	100	319	3.2	30	4
Jack Hutchinson	50	300	6.0	22	2
Buddy Leake	31	174	5.6	16	0
Nick Miller	23	146	6.3	36	0
Pepe Latourelle	37	120	3.2	19	2
Dennis Mendyk	19	109	5.7	20	2
Bob Davenport	20	91	4.6	14	0
Bob McNamara	18	90	5.0	19	1
Gene Wlasiuk	2	5	2.5	4	0
Gordie Rowland	1	3	3.0	3	0
Chuck Curtis	3	-14	-4.7	0	0
Barry Roseborough	5	-19	-3.8	1	0
Totals	685	3744	5.5	74	38

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ernie Pitts	38	683	18.0	51	5
Leo Lewis	13	261	20.1	54	3
Frank Gilliam	13	220	16.9	31	1
Gerry James	12	190	15.8	32	1
Pepe Latourelle	6	115	19.2	32	1
Dennis Shaw	5	68	13.6	29	1
Jack Hutchinson	5	55	11.0	20	0
Norm Rauhaus	4	7	1.8	22	0
Kenny Ploen	3	58	19.3	27	1
Bob McNamara	3	19	6.3	15	0
Dennis Mendyk	2	47	23.5	38	0
Gordie Rowland	1	15	15.0	15	1
Buddy Leake	1	11	11.0	11	0
Keith Pearce	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bob Davenport	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	108	1751	16.2	54	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Gerry James	4	3	75.0	6	4	66.7	1	69	3719	53.9	77	1	17
Kenny Ploen	32	25	78.1	0	0		0					0	25
Buddy Leake	18	14	77.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0		0	0	14
Ernie Pitts	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					0	1
Totals	55	43	78.2	8	4	50.0	1	69	3719	53.9	77	1	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Gerry Vincent	101	4025	39.9	65	9
Charlie Shepard	28	1152	41.1	92	4
Gerry James	1	40	40.0	40	0
Barry Roseborough	1	35	35.0	35	0
Totals	131	5252	40.1	92	13

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gordie Rowland	54	428	7.9	52
Pepe Latourelle	58	367	6.3	16
Kenny Ploen	2	28	14.0	17
Gene Wlasiuk	2	13	6.5	11
Cec Luining	1	12	12.0	12
Gerry Vincent	1	10	10.0	6
Nick Miller	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	119	858	7.2	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Lewis	26	854	32.8	76
Gerry James	12	279	23.2	40
Pepe Latourelle	5	102	20.4	24
Nick Miller	3	55	18.3	20
Kenny Ploen	1	43	43.0	43
Ernie Pitts	2	40	20.0	27
Dennis Mendyk	2	37	18.5	19
Bob McNamara	1	29	29.0	29
Keith Pearce	1	17	17.0	17
Vern Uecker	1	15	15.0	15
John Michels	1	15	15.0	15
Jack Hutchinson	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	56	1501	26.8	76

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kenny Ploen	3	39	13.0	25	0
Bob Hobert	3	24	8.0	10	0
Gordie Rowland	3	15	5.0	9	0
Norm Rauhaus	3	7	2.3	7	0
Keith Pearce	2	5	2.5	5	0
Bob McNamara	1	74	74.0	74	1
Elton Taylor	1	19	19.0	19	0
Hall Whitley	1	15	15.0	15	0
Gerry Vincent	1	14	14.0	14	0
Pete Mangum	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ernie Pitts	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	212	10.6	74	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Herb Gray				2	0	0
Bob Hobert				2	0	0
Cec Luining				2	0	1
Pete Mangum				2	0	0
Pepe Latourelle				2	0	0
Kenny Ploen				2	30	0
Norm Rauhaus				1	30	1
Keith Pearce				1	0	0
Gerry James				1	0	0
Jack Hutchinson				1	0	0
Steve Patrick				1	0	0
Hall Whitley				1	0	0
Gerry Vincent				1	0	0
Nick Miller				1	0	0
John Michels				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	21	60	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gerry James	18	1		0			0		4	3	2			131
Kenny Ploen	4	1	0	0		0	0		0	25	0			55
Leo Lewis	5	3		0					0	0	0			48
Ernie Pitts		5		0		0			0	1	0			31
Charlie Shepard	4								0	0	4			28
Pepe Latourelle	2	1	0	0			0		0	0	0			18
Buddy Leake	0	0							0	14	0			14
Jack Hutchinson	2	0		0			0		0	0	0			12
Dennis Mendyk	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Bob McNamara	1	0		0		1			0	0	0			12
Gerry Vincent			0			0	0		0	0	9			9
Frank Gilliam		1							0	0	0			6
Dennis Shaw		1							0	0	0			6
Norm Rauhaus		0				0	1		0	0	0			6
Gordie Rowland	0	1	0			0			0	0	0			6
Cec Luining			0				1		0	0	0			6
Totals	38	14	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	43	15	0	0	400