1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-4-1 23
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Frank Kush (11-4-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties for 23 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Hamilton chalked up 414 points, while the defensive squad yielded 335. Tom Clements led the charge, slinging for 4,536 yards. Keith Baker led all receivers, grabbing 68 receptions for 1,218 yards. Rocky DiPietro was targeted regularly also.

Rufus Crawford carried the ball for a team-high 400 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Harold Woods picked off 6 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks.

Frank Kush coached the team. The 1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tom Clements	523	301	57.6	4536	8.7	27	5.2	23	4.4	81	85.1
Dave Marler	32	13	40.6	165	5.2	2	6.2	2	6.2	25	52.2
Leif Pettersen	2	2	100.0	31	15.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	118.8
Keith Baker	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	558	316	56.6	4732	8.5	29	5.2	25	4.5	81

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rufus Crawford	109	400	3.7	35	4
Mark Bragagnolo	73	278	3.8	16	2
David Green	66	208	3.2	16	2
Tom Clements	32	178	5.6	26	1
Dave Graffi	21	89	4.2	14	1
Bernie Ruoff	2	20	10.0	10	0
Keith Baker	3	2	0.7	7	0
Phil Colwell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Stapler	1	-13	-13.0	0	0
Totals	308	1162	3.8	35	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Baker	68	1218	17.9	81	11
Rocky DiPietro	59	868	14.7	42	6
Rufus Crawford	49	607	12.4	36	0
Steve Stapler	48	903	18.8	74	4
Leif Pettersen	27	415	15.4	48	7
Mark Bragagnolo	22	242	11.0	34	0
Gord Paterson	20	283	14.2	29	0
Dave Graffi	9	68	7.6	32	0
David Green	8	66	8.2	18	0
Kerry Smith	4	62	15.5	28	1
John Priestner	1	5	5.0	5	0
Henry Waszczuk	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	316	4732	15.0	81	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bernie Ruoff	40	40	100.0	46	29	63.0	13	69	4226	61.2	90	4	144
Totals	40	40	100.0	46	29	63.0	13	69	4226	61.2	90	4	144

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	131	5947	45.4	71	8
Totals	131	5947	45.4	71	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Stapler	40	383	9.6	36
David Shaw	24	271	11.3	101
Howard Fields	32	237	7.4	25
Keith Baker	9	80	8.9	50
Rufus Crawford	8	33	4.1	15
Kerry Smith	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	114	1021	9.0	101

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Stapler	18	450	25.0	59
Howard Fields	9	198	22.0	30
Rufus Crawford	8	127	15.9	29
Harold Woods	4	92	23.0	28
Rocky DiPietro	3	12	4.0	6
Leif Pettersen	1	0	0.0	0
Dave Graffi	1	0	0.0	0
Preston Young	1	0	0.0	0
Leroy Paul	1	-10	-10.0	-10
Totals	46	869	18.9	59

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harold Woods	6	97	16.2	23	0
Leroy Paul	5	58	11.6	32	0
Preston Young	4	57	14.2	24	0
David Shaw	3	73	24.3	37	0
Ben Zambiasi	3	59	19.7	52	1
John Priestner	2	31	15.5	31	0
Howard Fields	2	7	3.5	7	0
Gerald Bess	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	382	14.7	52	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Grover Covington	16.0	0.0
Ecomet Burley	7.5	0.0
Jim Ramey	5.0	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	4.0	0.0
Jim Muller	3.5	0.0
York Hentschel	1.0	0.0
Rick Kalvaitis	1.0	0.0
Steven Parker	0.5	0.0
John Priestner	0.5	0.0
Totals	39.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
John Priestner				3	12	0
Jim Muller				2	6	0
Ben Zambiasi				2	0	0
Carm Carteri				2	0	0
Preston Young				2	0	0
Emil Nielsen				1	0	0
Leroy Paul				1	55	2
David Shaw				1	16	0
Grover Covington				1	0	0
Howard Fields				1	0	0
Jerry Anderson				1	0	0
Bernard West				1	0	0
John Blake				1	0	0
Henry Waszczuk				1	0	0
Ecomet Burley				1	0	0
Harold Woods				1	98	1
Totals	0	0	0	22	187	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bernie Ruoff	0								29	40	25			152
Keith Baker	0	11	0						0	0	0			66
Leif Pettersen		7		0					0	0	0			42
Rocky DiPietro		6		0					0	0	0			36
Steve Stapler	0	4	0	0					0	0	0	1		26
Rufus Crawford	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
David Green	2	0							0	0	0			12
Leroy Paul				0		0	2		0	0	0			12
Mark Bragagnolo	2	0							0	0	0			12
Ben Zambiasi						1	0		0	0	0			6
Harold Woods				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Tom Clements	1								0	0	0			6
Kerry Smith		1	0						0	0	0			6
Dave Graffi	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
John Priestner		0				0	0		0	0	0	1		2
Totals	10	29	0	0	0	1	3	0	29	40	25	2	0	414