1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jerry Williams (11-3)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats RosterTeam Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jerry Williams (11-3)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Hamilton scored 372 points, while the solid defensive unit allowed 262. Chuck Ealey passed for 2,573 yards. Tony Gabriel led pass catchers, grabbing 49 receptions, while Garney Henley contributed 881 receiving yards.
Dave Buchanan carried the ball for a team-high 1,163 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 64 turnovers. Al Brenner picked off 15 opponent throws.
Jerry Williams coached the team. The 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Ealey | 253 | 148 | 58.5 | 2573 | 10.2 | 22 | 8.7 | 8 | 3.2 | 76 | 109.0 |
| Wally Gabler | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 341 | 10.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 8.8 | 0 | 56.1 |
| Rick Shaw | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 87.5 |
| Garney Henley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 95.8 |
| Dave Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 295 | 169 | 57.3 | 2952 | 10.0 | 24 | 8.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 76 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Buchanan | 263 | 1163 | 4.4 | 52 | 4 |
| Chuck Ealey | 87 | 515 | 5.9 | 47 | 4 |
| Dave Fleming | 81 | 330 | 4.1 | 20 | 4 |
| Garney Henley | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 50 | 1 |
| Dick Wesolowski | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Wally Gabler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Coffey | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 442 | 2087 | 4.7 | 52 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gabriel | 49 | 733 | 15.0 | 49 | 3 |
| Garney Henley | 36 | 881 | 24.5 | 76 | 7 |
| Tommy Coffey | 27 | 432 | 16.0 | 37 | 8 |
| Dave Buchanan | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 68 | 3 |
| Bob Richardson | 15 | 251 | 16.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Dave Fleming | 13 | 310 | 23.8 | 58 | 2 |
| Gord Christian | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 169 | 2952 | 17.5 | 76 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Sunter | 45 | 44 | 97.8 | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 7 | 49 | 2573 | 52.5 | 80 | 0 | 93 |
| Doug Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 479 | 53.2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 45 | 44 | 97.8 | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 7 | 58 | 3052 | 52.6 | 85 | 0 | 93 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Van Burkleo | 88 | 3484 | 39.6 | 53 | 2 |
| Ian Sunter | 20 | 676 | 33.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Paul McKay | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 71 | 0 |
| Totals | 116 | 4479 | 38.6 | 71 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Sternberg | 44 | 299 | 6.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Dave Clarke | 55 | 258 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Garney Henley | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Brenner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Van Burkleo | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 106 | 586 | 5.5 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Porter | 18 | 614 | 34.1 | 98 | 1 |
| Dave Clarke | 15 | 477 | 31.8 | 102 | 1 |
| Tony Gabriel | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Richardson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Gantt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 1125 | 25.6 | 102 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Brenner | 15 | 167 | 11.1 | 41 | 0 |
| John Williams | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Gerry Sternberg | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Rick Shaw | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lew Porter | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 |
| George Wells | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Kosmos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Krouse | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Blum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 419 | 10.7 | 41 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Krouse | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Lew Porter | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Bill Danychuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Gerry Sternberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Emery Hicks | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Al Brenner | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| George Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 4 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ian Sunter | 14 | 44 | 7 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Garney Henley | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Tommy Coffey | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Dave Buchanan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Dave Fleming | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Tony Gabriel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Chuck Ealey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Lew Porter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Wally Gabler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dick Wesolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bruce Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Dave Clarke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Van Burkleo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 371 |
