1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 3-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (11-5)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.
The Blue Bombers piled up points with 301 points, and the defense allowed 262. Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 1,052 yards for Winnipeg, while Leo Lewis additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Kenny Ploen threw for 1,789 yards. Farrell Funston led pass catchers, catching 37 balls for 549 yards.
Henry Janzen picked off 7 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1965 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 | 213 | 124 | 58.2 | 1789 | 8.4 | 15 | 7.0 | 14 | 6.6 | 53 | 81.7 |
Dick Thornton | 55 | 16 | 29.1 | 314 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 39 | 25.1 |
Leo Lewis | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 15 | 2.1 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 | 42.9 | 19 | 50.3 |
Billy Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Brian Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 278 | 143 | 51.4 | 2118 | 7.6 | 18 | 6.5 | 23 | 8.3 | 53 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Raimey | 130 | 1052 | 8.1 | 45 | 4 |
Leo Lewis | 154 | 828 | 5.4 | 33 | 5 |
Art Perkins | 159 | 679 | 4.3 | 28 | 5 |
Kenny Ploen | 59 | 230 | 3.9 | 16 | 2 |
Dick Thornton | 37 | 130 | 3.5 | 20 | 2 |
Ed Ulmer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 35 | 0 |
Henry Janzen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
Dennis Liebrecht | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Brian Palmer | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Totals | 554 | 2943 | 5.3 | 45 | 18 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farrell Funston | 37 | 549 | 14.8 | 32 | 5 |
Billy Cooper | 25 | 382 | 15.3 | 53 | 5 |
Dave Raimey | 20 | 218 | 10.9 | 30 | 0 |
Leo Lewis | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 52 | 0 |
Art Perkins | 17 | 263 | 15.5 | 51 | 5 |
Ken Nielsen | 14 | 263 | 18.8 | 40 | 2 |
Norm Rauhaus | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 37 | 0 |
Kenny Ploen | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 1 |
Dick Thornton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
Cloyd Webb | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Totals | 143 | 2118 | 14.8 | 53 | 18 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jackie Simpson | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||||
Norm Winton | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 3 | 31 | 1459 | 47.1 | 70 | 0 | 27 |
Dave Thiessen | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Totals | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 8 | 31 | 1459 | 47.1 | 70 | 0 | 52 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Wozney | 69 | 437 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 52 | 238 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 |
Barry Hansen | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
Ed Ulmer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Brian Palmer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Dick Thornton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 128 | 734 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Raimey | 22 | 635 | 28.9 | 105 | 1 |
Leo Lewis | 17 | 474 | 27.9 | 52 | 0 |
Dick Thornton | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 44 | 0 |
Ed Ulmer | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
Dick Wozney | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
Al Miller | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Farrell Funston | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Totals | 52 | 1345 | 25.9 | 105 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Janzen | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 67 | 1 |
Dick Thornton | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 64 | 0 |
Al Miller | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
Ed Ulmer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
Barry Hansen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Brian Palmer | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Dale Hackbart | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Phil Minnick | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Jackie Simpson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Ken Maglicic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 21 | 380 | 18.1 | 67 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Mariani | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||||
Cornel Piper | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ernie Pitts | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ed Ulmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ken Maglicic | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Barry Hansen | 1 | 59 | 1 | ||||
Dick Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Frank Rigney | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 99 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Art Perkins | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
Billy Cooper | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Leo Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
Dave Raimey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
Farrell Funston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
Norm Winton | 2 | 18 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||
Jackie Simpson | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||
Kenny Ploen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Ken Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Dick Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
Ed Ulmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||||
Henry Janzen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Frank Rigney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Barry Hansen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Dave Thiessen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Totals | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 299 |