1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Rough Riders racked up 326 points, while the defensive squad gave up 359. Tommy Lewis carried the ball for a team-high 645 yards for Ottawa.

Hal Ledyard tossed for 3,151 yards. Bob Simpson grabbed 47 receptions for 1,030 yards.

Tirrel Burton intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Hal Ledyard	363	175	48.2	3151	8.7	17	4.7	28	7.7	93	61.9
Avatus Stone	2	1	50.0	39	19.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	39	95.8
Chuck Harding	10	1	10.0	13	1.3	0	0.0	1	10.0	13	0.0
Don Pinhey	2	1	50.0	11	5.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	66.7
Totals	377	178	47.2	3214	8.5	17	4.5	29	7.7	93

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Lewis	123	645	5.2	34	7
Don St. John	95	377	4.0	24	8
Hal Ledyard	51	353	6.9	25	1
Avatus Stone	40	252	6.3	30	1
Karl Hilzinger	39	218	5.6	18	2
Don Pinhey	32	195	6.1	30	2
Chuck Harding	20	176	8.8	35	0
Tirrel Burton	29	155	5.3	18	3
Boris Kotoff	14	78	5.6	12	0
Tom Tracy	11	51	4.6	19	0
Gary Schreider	6	20	3.3	10	1
Don Guest	3	15	5.0	6	0
Frank Fraser	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bob Simpson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Totals	465	2542	5.5	35	25

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Simpson	47	1030	21.9	58	7
Don St. John	27	397	14.7	46	0
Don Pinhey	23	369	16.0	93	4
Tom Adams	17	350	20.6	69	3
Tommy Lewis	16	183	11.4	36	0
Tirrel Burton	14	319	22.8	68	1
Avatus Stone	8	169	21.1	81	1
Boris Kotoff	6	91	15.2	25	0
Gary Schreider	5	91	18.2	39	0
Tom Tracy	5	85	17.0	34	0
Lou Bruce	5	70	14.0	24	1
Karl Hilzinger	3	27	9.0	15	0
Ted Smale	1	19	19.0	19	0
Chuck Harding	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	178	3214	18.1	93	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	Pts.
Bud Korchak	26	21	80.8	6	3	50.0	1	31
Tom Tracy	9	9	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	12
Don St. John	8	5	62.5	0	0		0	5
Totals	43	35	81.4	7	4	57.1	1	48

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Avatus Stone	100	4499	45.0	71	11
Don St. John	24	928	38.7	53	1
Totals	124	5427	43.8	71	12

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Pinhey	52	416	8.0	36
Gary Schreider	16	178	11.1	60
Bob Simpson	25	162	6.5	23
Frank Fraser	2	11	5.5	7
Totals	95	767	8.1	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Pinhey	20	572	28.6	49
Gary Schreider	10	282	28.2	49
Tirrel Burton	11	175	15.9	27
Avatus Stone	3	82	27.3	30
Bob Simpson	4	49	12.2	21
Tommy Lewis	3	46	15.3	16
Tom Adams	4	41	10.2	14
Tom Tracy	1	31	31.0	31
Frank Fraser	1	21	21.0	21
Ted Smale	1	13	13.0	13
Joe Upton	1	1	1.0	1
Lou Bruce	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	60	1313	21.9	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tirrel Burton	8	64	8.0	23	0
Chuck Harding	7	52	7.4	27	0
Tommy Lewis	6	53	8.8	19	1
Bob Simpson	4	27	6.8	13	0
Gary Schreider	2	22	11.0	22	0
Merv Collins	1	7	7.0	7	0
Lou Bruce	1	7	7.0	7	0
Ted Smale	1	5	5.0	5	0
Don St. John	1	5	5.0	5	0
Ken Vargo	1	1	1.0	1	0
Pat Cannamela	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bruno Bitkowski	1	0	0.0	0	0
Karl Hilzinger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Pinhey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Larry Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	37	265	7.2	27	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ted Smale				N/A		1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don St. John	8	0				0			0	5	1			54
Tommy Lewis	7	0		0		1			0	0	0			48
Bob Simpson	0	7	0	0		0			0	0	0			42
Don Pinhey	2	4	0	0		0			0	0	0			36
Bud Korchak									3	21	1			31
Tirrel Burton	3	1		0		0			0	0	0			24
Avatus Stone	1	1		0		0			0	0	11			23
Tom Adams		3		0					0	0	0			18
Tom Tracy	0	0		0					1	9	0			12
Karl Hilzinger	2	0				0			0	0	0			12
Gary Schreider	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ted Smale		0		0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Hal Ledyard	1								0	0	0			6
Lou Bruce		1		0		0			0	0	0			6
Totals	25	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	35	13	0	0	324