1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Bud Grant (11-5)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1962 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 3-1.
Offensively, the Blue Bombers paced the league with 385 points. Meanwhile, the solid defense allowed 291 points. Leo Lewis rushed for a team-high 865 yards, and Roger Hagberg also contributed to the rushing attack.
Kenny Ploen threw for 2,097 yards. Ernie Pitts caught 62 balls for 865 yards. Leo Lewis contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jack Delveaux, Henry Janzen and Dick Thornton each intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Ploen | 208 | 137 | 65.9 | 2097 | 10.1 | 17 | 8.2 | 4 | 1.9 | 66 | 118.2 |
| Hal Ledyard | 84 | 41 | 48.8 | 633 | 7.5 | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 6.0 | 63 | 69.2 |
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 135.4 |
| Dick Thornton | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 88.8 |
| Totals | 301 | 183 | 60.8 | 2845 | 9.5 | 23 | 7.6 | 9 | 3.0 | 66 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Lewis | 134 | 865 | 6.5 | 83 | 4 |
| Roger Hagberg | 157 | 856 | 5.5 | 64 | 4 |
| Gerry James | 84 | 345 | 4.1 | 15 | 5 |
| Kenny Ploen | 40 | 245 | 6.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 49 | 203 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | 44 | 201 | 4.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Pepe Latourelle | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Rick Potter | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hal Ledyard | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sherwyn Thorson | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 548 | 2899 | 5.3 | 83 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Pitts | 62 | 865 | 14.0 | 56 | 8 |
| Leo Lewis | 30 | 661 | 22.0 | 66 | 6 |
| Roger Hagberg | 29 | 373 | 12.9 | 38 | 2 |
| Farrell Funston | 21 | 376 | 17.9 | 61 | 3 |
| Bob Deegan | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Gerry James | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Whisler | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Henry Janzen | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 41 | 1 |
| Joe Williams | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pepe Latourelle | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 66 | 1 |
| Charlie Shepard | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kenny Ploen | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 47 | 1 |
| Rick Potter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 183 | 2845 | 15.5 | 66 | 23 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry James | 47 | 41 | 87.2 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 8 | 13 | 785 | 60.4 | 80 | 1 | 86 |
| Totals | 47 | 41 | 87.2 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 8 | 13 | 785 | 60.4 | 80 | 1 | 86 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Delveaux | 62 | 2668 | 43.0 | 84 | 11 |
| Charlie Shepard | 46 | 2054 | 44.7 | 85 | 3 |
| Dick Thornton | 15 | 424 | 28.3 | 54 | 1 |
| Gerry James | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 5187 | 41.8 | 85 | 15 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepe Latourelle | 68 | 384 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Henry Janzen | 39 | 244 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Norm Rauhaus | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Gordie Rowland | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 110 | 633 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Lewis | 20 | 573 | 28.6 | 91 | 1 |
| Henry Janzen | 20 | 494 | 24.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Jack Delveaux | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 61 | 0 |
| Roger Hagberg | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Pepe Latourelle | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sherwyn Thorson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 1357 | 24.7 | 91 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Janzen | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 73 | 1 |
| Jack Delveaux | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dick Thornton | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Gordie Rowland | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Nick Miller | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Burkholder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Herb Gray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Norm Rauhaus | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gar Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 235 | 10.7 | 73 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Rauhaus | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Burkholder | 3 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Pepe Latourelle | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Pitts | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Henry Janzen | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Gordie Rowland | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Neil Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Rigney | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Bruzell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Farrell Funston | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rick Potter | 1 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Delveaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 4 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Gerry James | 5 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 9 | 116 | ||||||||
| Leo Lewis | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Ernie Pitts | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| Roger Hagberg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Farrell Funston | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Henry Janzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Dick Thornton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| Jack Delveaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Gordie Rowland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Kenny Ploen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Pepe Latourelle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Joe Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Herb Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dave Burkholder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlie Shepard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 383 |
