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1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)

4th place • 3-9-0 .250
1955 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Chan Caldwell
John IdzikAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/6/1955HCalgary Stampeders11-12LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park9000
Fri8/12/1955HSaskatchewan Roughriders24-17WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park11000
Sat9/3/1955AMontreal Alouettes22-34LMontreal, QCDelorimier Downs21033
Mon9/5/1955HMontreal Alouettes19-18WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park16000
Sat9/10/1955AHamilton Tiger-Cats12-23LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium12491
Sat9/17/1955AToronto Argonauts27-12WToronto, ONVarsity Stadium16078
Sat9/24/1955HToronto Argonauts19-30LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park14000
Sat10/1/1955HHamilton Tiger-Cats0-40LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park13000
Sat10/8/1955HMontreal Alouettes7-35LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park12500
Mon10/10/1955AMontreal Alouettes6-43LMontreal, QCDelorimier Downs22259
Sat10/15/1955AHamilton Tiger-Cats1-28LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium9300
Sat10/22/1955HHamilton Tiger-Cats12-21LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park13000
Sat10/29/1955AToronto Argonauts13-29LToronto, ONVarsity Stadium12213
Sat11/5/1955HToronto Argonauts36-24WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park8220
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Don Bailey82QB6-019022Penn State5
Dick Barwegen41G6-122733Purdue5
Bruno Bitkowski40DE6-222026Ottawa12
John Boich51G6-024322McMaster11
John Bove61T6-022531West Virginia4
Geoff Crain83C6-017325McGill12
Bob Cunningham99HB6-0193289
Bernie Custis81HB6-018326Syracuse8
Ted Daffer62G-T6-020026Tennessee6
Luki Daneliuk57G6-422021none9
Frank Dempsey41LB6-323530Florida3
Joe Guido81HB5-1119022Youngstown State4
Karl Hilzinger93S-P5-1019023none12
Pete Karpuk94HB5-916031none11
Don King61T6-326026Kentucky7
Boris Kotoff80HB6-01872711
Pete Ladygo54G6-221827Potomac State JC; Maryland12
Mike Maruska58HB5-1018425none7
Bob McKay56E5-11190321
Donn MoomawLB6-422524UCLA2
Joe Moss68T6-122025Maryland12
Ed Mularchyk66HB-E6-221021none7
Pete Petcoff71DE6-020823none12
Bob PevianiG6-121024Southern California4
Don Pinhey89HB5-1017724Muskingum11
Bob Pinkney90DB6-017821Toronto12
Jack Scarbath95QB6-220425Maryland7
Sam Scoccia60G5-1024225none11
Bob Simpson70OE6-020025Western Ontario12
Roy Smith69C6-322227Tennessee6
Bill Sowalski75LB5-1120025none10
Avatus Stone88DB6-119524Syracuse12
Joe Stracina92FB5-112252510
Hugh Taylor77E6-419432Louisiana-Monroe; Tulane; Oklahoma City12
Tom Tracy86OHB5-920521Tennessee12
Joe Upton53T6-224830Toronto11
John Welton73DE6-423026Queen's; Wake Forest8
Ed Yablonski87HB5-1119225Detroit Mercy7
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Gino FracasHBWestern Ontario
25Bob PinkneyHBToronto
39Pete NicholsonLMQueen's
517Larry HendersonHBWestern Ontario
621Bob TurnerEWestern Ontario
725Fred PalernoLMToronto
829Joe O'BrienLMQueen's
933Jack RogersHBToronto
1037Don MarstonEQueen's
1141John HilzLMMcGill
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals3367668174
Opponents Totals508698103337
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals18410076849392
Opponents Totals3671781751440335
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Bob Simpson1200---000060
Tom Tracy1232688.5---4757.10040
Don Pinhey5010.0---000025
Avatus Stone200---004014
Hugh Taylor200---000010
Bob Cunningham100---00005
Bernie Custis200---000010
Jack Scarbath200---000010
Team Totals27232785.24757.140174
Opponents Totals51445186.381172.7110337
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tom Tracy1027297.1751
Avatus Stone1025055.0502
Don Pinhey422566.1273
Don Bailey351043.0130
Jack Scarbath261034.0222
Bernie Custis17663.9100
Bob Cunningham8475.9130
Joe Guido6152.550
Boris Kotoff3113.750
Karl Hilzinger561.290
Geoff Crain3-4-1.30
Team Totals34918385.38
Opponents Totals50728565.626
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jack Scarbath1567447.46612047.716.36363.81610.347.0
Don Bailey711926.8476158.732.48079.957.066.7
Geoff Crain221045.561848.418.47414.5627.350.4
Bernie Custis2150.002613.026.02600.0150.056.3
Don Pinhey100.0100.000.000.039.6
Avatus Stone100.0100.000.000.039.6
Team Totals25310441.112120298.019.5145.52811.1173185648.6
Opponents Totals37022159.712232238.714.6215.7277.3214300976.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Hugh Taylor3163620.5802
Bob Simpson2367629.4749
Don Pinhey1321816.8472
Avatus Stone1223219.3460
Bill Sowalski79213.1420
Tom Tracy6325.3180
Bob Cunningham44711.8150
Karl Hilzinger22512.5180
Ed Yablonski2199.5100
Bernie Custis45213.0241
Team Totals104202919.514
Opponents Totals221322314.621
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Bob Simpson513527.0502
Avatus Stone4143.5140
Pete Karpuk310133.7490
Don Pinhey37826.0531
Bernie Custis34615.3241
Joe Guido22512.5140
Pete Ladygo2126.0120
Bob Pinkney11616.0160
Dick Barwegen155.050
Joe Stracina133.030
Ted Daffer100.000
John Welton100.000
Team Totals2743516.14
Opponents Totals282328.30
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Avatus Stone118517943.9714
Tom Tracy12424.0240
Team Totals119520343.7
Opponents Totals91383342.1
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Don Pinhey453287.3200
Bob Simpson68313.8551
Karl Hilzinger9616.8190
Pete Karpuk7517.3110
Mike Maruska4369.0100
Tom Tracy11919.0190
Boris Kotoff11616.0160
Avatus Stone2105.050
Team Totals756048.11
Opponents Totals107107510.00
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Don Pinhey2663224.3530
Avatus Stone820125.1400
Tom Tracy816921.1310
Bernie Custis36923.0270
Bob Simpson55711.4180
Bob Cunningham24723.5300
Karl Hilzinger34515.0190
Hugh Taylor12828.0280
Joe Guido12323.0230
Boris Kotoff11111.0110
Bill Sowalski11010.0100
Pete Petcoff155.050
Joe Moss100.000
Team Totals61129721.30
Opponents Totals4188621.61
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Team Totals46192720470
Opponents Totals2019193
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