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1959 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU)

3rd place • 6-8-0 .429
1959 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
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Head Coach: Douglas Walker
Jimmy DunnAssistant Coach
Pat PrestonLine
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Tue7/28/1959HCalgary Stampeders28-21WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium21603
Tue8/4/1959HWinnipeg Blue Bombers34-39LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium21739
Mon8/10/1959HSaskatchewan Roughriders53-19WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium19754
Tue8/18/1959AHamilton Tiger-Cats16-22LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium22126
Fri8/21/1959HOttawa Rough Riders23-8WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium22813
Fri8/28/1959HToronto Argonauts24-6WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium23927
Sat9/5/1959AOttawa Rough Riders22-7WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park16698
Sat9/12/1959HHamilton Tiger-Cats27-21WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium26218
Wed9/16/1959AHamilton Tiger-Cats13-25LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium24759
Sat9/19/1959HOttawa Rough Riders6-43LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium23811
Sat9/26/1959AToronto Argonauts9-39LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium20035
Sat10/3/1959HToronto Argonauts14-37LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium22152
Sat10/10/1959AOttawa Rough Riders8-36LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park17203
Mon10/12/1959HOttawa Rough Riders12-28LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium21817
Sat10/17/1959AToronto Argonauts4-3WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium19041
Sat10/24/1959AHamilton Tiger-Cats0-16LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium15500
Sat10/31/1959HHamilton Tiger-Cats15-14WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium21817
IRFU Semi-Final
Sat11/7/1959AOttawa Rough Riders0-43LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park19060
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Gil Ane51G6-125023Compton JC; Southern California1
Bill Bewley80OHB-LB5-1119028Toronto13
Johnny Blaicher81FB-LB5-1119029none7
Moe Bremner46C-LB6-1220294
Ross Buckle70OE-DE6-020023none11
Milt Campbell86HB6-321726Indiana3
Jim Colclough91DB-OHB6-018523Boston College11
George Deiderich51OG-LB6-121323Vanderbilt2
George Dixon28OHB-DB6-119526Arnold; Bridgeport7
Ted Elsby67OT-DT5-1122527none7
Sam Etcheverry92QB5-1118529Denver14
Bob Geary50OG-MG5-9223248
Wes Gideon99QB-DB6-119022Trinity (Texas)3
Bill Glosson82OE-DB6-018522Texas Southern8
Eddie Hill53OG-LB6-123023Miami (Ohio)6
Billy Hudson60OT-DT6-426724Clemson14
Tom Hugo48C-LB5-1021129Denver14
Curt Iaukea61T6-326522Santa Rosa JC; California3
Dave King82DB-WB5-1118024none7
Mike Kovac57OG-DE5-1019529Western Ontario10
Hal Krebs52OG-DE6-022522none14
Ed Learn93DB-OHB6-017524none14
Wally Lencz85FB-LB6-021221none11
Ivan Livingstone96WB-DB5-1118229McGill; Dubuque10
Bob MacLellan45C-LB6-222729McGill14
Ed Marentette83QB-DB6-019021none2
Doug McNichol74DE-OE6-422629Western Ontario14
Bob Miller98OHB-DB6-020023Western Ontario14
Ed Mitchell87OHB-DB5-1017523none14
Tom Moran77FW-LB6-11932714
Ron Murphy63OT-DT6-221527McGill12
Red O'Quinn73OE-DE6-219534Wake Forest14
Hal Patterson75OE-DB6-119027Garden City CC; Kansas4
John Raulick62OT-DT6-023023none9
Billy Shipp68OT-DT6-527529Alabama14
Ray Siminski71OE-DE6-220022Furman11
Jacki Simpson54G6-022523Mississippi14
Bill Swan72WB-DB5-11190246
Veryl Switzer84FB-DB5-1119027Kansas State14
George Tsonos89QB5-1119521Mount Allison11
Joel Wells86OHB-DB6-119824Clemson11
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
13Bob MillerHBWestern Ontario
212Nick CioranHBMcMaster
319Bill HunterGToronto
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals45366151193
Opponents Totals686565107305
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2891161502361538
Opponents Totals2621281161882733
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Veryl Switzer600---000036
Bill Bewley0192382.6---41723.53034
Joel Wells400---000024
Bill Glosson300---000018
Red O'Quinn300---000018
Sam Etcheverry200---006018
Ivan Livingstone200---000012
Billy Hudson100---00006
Ed Learn100---00006
Tom Moran100---00006
Hal Patterson100---00006
Johnny Blaicher01250.0---00001
George Dixon100---00006
(Team)000-00012
Team Totals25202580.041723.591193
Opponents Totals42274264.33933.394305
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Veryl Switzer1648635.3516
Joel Wells1054614.4633
George Dixon383017.9771
Sam Etcheverry641903.0152
Bill Bewley191055.5140
Jim Colclough7324.6140
Wes Gideon3237.7130
Milt Campbell2115.5100
Ray Siminski284.060
Ivan Livingstone242.060
Red O'Quinn133.030
Wally Lencz200.010
Bob Miller200.030
Hal Patterson100.000
Team Totals41220014.912
Opponents Totals46925585.516
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Sam Etcheverry40223157.515031337.813.680102.5215.239285284869.0
Wes Gideon12433.38574.814.31600.000.01134449.7
Joel Wells5240.03224.411.01100.000.0002253.8
Team Totals41923756.616132127.713.6102.4215.0298291468.2
Opponents Totals32315949.213828989.018.2257.7268.0271262772.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Red O'Quinn5369213.1343
Bill Bewley3640411.2410
Joel Wells3539011.1531
Ray Siminski1725414.9240
Veryl Switzer161147.1160
Bill Glosson1430421.7443
Hal Patterson1221217.7401
Tom Moran1119717.9680
Ivan Livingstone1024124.1802
Jim Colclough9677.4210
George Dixon2232214.6370
Bob Miller2157.580
Team Totals237321213.610
Opponents Totals159289818.225
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ed Learn611218.7601
Tom Hugo47218.0240
Ed Mitchell33511.7130
Jim Colclough3248.0240
Wes Gideon26130.5500
Dave King11515.0150
Ivan Livingstone11515.0150
Hal Patterson11111.0110
Ray Siminski166.060
Bill Glosson133.030
Bill Bewley100.000
Milt Campbell100.000
Tom Moran100.000
Team Totals2635413.61
Opponents Totals2121810.41
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Sam Etcheverry131493737.76026
Team Totals131493737.7
Opponents Totals136551340.5
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Ed Mitchell594096.9220
Jim Colclough452385.3160
Wally Lencz9505.6120
Ed Learn11413.7130
Wes Gideon2178.5150
Hal Patterson033L0
George Dixon133.030
Joel Wells221.020
Team Totals1297635.90
Opponents Totals1319157.00
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Bill Bewley1580253.5630
Jacki Simpson1683352.1610
Johnny Blaicher1043143.1530
Team Totals41206650.4
Opponents Totals55267648.7
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Joel Wells2339517.2330
Jim Colclough912914.3180
George Dixon69816.3260
Milt Campbell49122.8400
Veryl Switzer55811.6210
Tom Hugo23819.0240
Bill Bewley22713.5180
Bill Glosson11818.0180
Ed Mitchell11313.0130
Johnny Blaicher166.060
Team Totals5492317.10
Opponents Totals4185020.70
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Billy Hudson1
Tom Moran1
Team Totals3321314172
Opponents Totals1421210
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