1974 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) |
| 4th place • Western Conference • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Bud Riley |
| George Dyer | Assistant Coach |
| Joe Faragalli | Assistant Coach |
| Fred Hightower | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 7/4/1974 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 8-23 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 16500 | |
| Wed | 7/10/1974 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 17-27 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 31325 | |
| Mon | 7/15/1974 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30-15 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 17600 | |
| Thu | 7/18/1974 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16-27 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 12424 | |
| Wed | 7/31/1974 | H | British Columbia Lions | 22-29 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 22478 | |
| Thu | 8/8/1974 | A | British Columbia Lions | 6-26 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | 24569 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1974 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13-24 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 16552 | |
| Wed | 8/21/1974 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 18-13 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 21139 | |
| Wed | 8/28/1974 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 31-30 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 22644 | |
| Mon | 9/2/1974 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20-18 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 19232 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1974 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 2-24 | L | Edmonton, AB | Joseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium | 21346 | |
| Wed | 9/18/1974 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 19-13 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 24921 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1974 | A | British Columbia Lions | 10-28 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | 22793 | |
| Sat | 9/28/1974 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 24-15 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 23126 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1974 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24-21 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 24535 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1974 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10-27 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15500 | |
| Mon | 10/14/1974 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19-12 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 27491 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 10-17 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 24528 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 11-44 | L | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 19323 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 19-9 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 16569 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| David Bailey | 74 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Alabama | 15 | |
| John Bledsoe | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 23 | Ohio State | 9 | |
| John Bonk | 43 | C | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | none | 16 | |
| Dieter Brock | 5 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Auburn; Jacksonville State | 16 | |
| Dave Buchanan | 26 | LHB | 5-9 | 200 | 26 | Arizona State | 9 | |
| Mike Dirks | 55 | RDE | 6-2 | 247 | 28 | Wyoming | 9 | |
| Jim Duke | 70 | MLB | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | |
| Chuck Ealey | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Toledo | 10 | |
| Mel Easley | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | Oregon State | 2 | |
| Bill Frank | 64 | ROT | 6-5 | 255 | 36 | Colorado | 7 | |
| Mark Gefert | 63 | LB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Purdue | 7 | |
| Lloyd Grimsrud | 53 | LDT | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Idaho | 16 | |
| Randy Halsall | 61 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 25 | Wake Forest | 14 | |
| Chuck Harrison | 67 | LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 32 | Western Michigan | 16 | |
| Jim Heighton | 58 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 30 | none | 15 | |
| Brian Jack | 72 | TE | 6-4 | 237 | 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 16 | |
| Don Jonas | 7 | QB | 5-11 | 195 | 36 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Dave Knechtel | 65 | RDT | 6-3 | 247 | 29 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Jeff Kolberg | 35 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Oregon State | 16 | |
| Bob Kraemer | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Manitoba | 16 | |
| Gene Lakusiak | 31 | LLB | 6-1 | 210 | 32 | Tulsa | 7 | |
| Bob LaRose | 71 | FL | 6-3 | 213 | 28 | Western Ontario | 16 | |
| Chuck Liebrock | 54 | ROG | 6-1 | 245 | 29 | St. Mary's (Nova Scotia); Hillsdale | 16 | |
| Ted McEachern | 75 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Guelph | 11 | |
| Walt McKee | 6 | K | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Manitoba | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Montagano | 28 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Carleton | 7 | |
| Butch Norman | 66 | ROT | 6-5 | 251 | 22 | Marion Military Institute JC; Alabama | 9 | |
| Gord Paterson | 34 | LDH | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Manitoba | 13 | |
| Tommy Pharr | 9 | RDH | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Gordon Military JC; Mississippi State | 13 | |
| Charlie Potts | DB | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Poulos | 26 | HB | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Georgia | 6 | |
| Bob Pritchett | 56 | LLB | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | Utah; Foothill JC; Utah | 9 | |
| Rob Pyne | 22 | DB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Tulsa | 4 | |
| Pete Ribbins | 73 | DB | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | East Carolina; Ottawa | 3 | |
| Ken Robinson | 75 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Arizona State | 2 | |
| Tom Scott | 21 | SB-RHB | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | San Mateo JC; Washington | 16 | |
| Chuck Strickland | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Alabama | 7 | |
| Doug Strong | 27 | RDH | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Wilfrid Laurier | 2 | |
| Bob Swift | 44 | C | 6-1 | 233 | 31 | Clemson | 16 | |
| Bob Toogood | 78 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 26 | Manitoba | 16 | |
| Tuufuli Uperesa | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Montana | 16 | |
| Merv Walker | 24 | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | none | 16 | |
| Tom Walker | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Simon Fraser; Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Jim Washington | 27 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Clemson | 7 | |
| Ray Watrin | DT | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Utah State | 2 | ||
| Paul Williams | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Benedict; California | 16 | |
| DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | College |
| Gord Paterson | RB | Manitoba |
| Glen Perrin | RB | Bemidji State |
| DRAFT LIST - OPEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 3 | 19 | Dereck Forbes | LB | McMaster |
| 4 | 28 | David Semple | C | Simon Fraser |
| 5 | 37 | Geoff Sutherland | FB | Waterloo |
| 6 | 46 | Jay Chapman | DE | Western Ontario |
| 7 | 55 | Rick Howse | FB | Waterloo |
| 8 | 64 | Carl Knovac | DE | Bridgeport |
| 9 | 72 | John Malus | DE | Manitoba |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31 | 85 | 54 | 88 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 93 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 350 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 252 | 120 | 121 | 11 | 90 | 541 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 312 | 160 | 134 | 18 | 107 | 632 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKee | 0 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | - | - | - | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 14 | 0 | 79 |
| Tom Scott | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Bledsoe | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bob LaRose | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| David Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brian Jack | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Paul Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Heighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Merv Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Jonas | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jim Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Chuck Ealey | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 29 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 15 | 2 | 258 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 33 | 24 | 49 | 49.0 | 7 | 2 | 350 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bledsoe | 134 | 623 | 4.6 | 33 | 4 |
| Jim Washington | 117 | 582 | 5.0 | 41 | 3 |
| Dave Buchanan | 95 | 328 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Chuck Ealey | 55 | 300 | 5.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Tom Scott | 42 | 228 | 5.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Jimmy Poulos | 34 | 89 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Jonas | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Kraemer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Duke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 513 | 2326 | 4.5 | 43 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 544 | 3163 | 5.8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Jonas | 169 | 90 | 53.3 | 70 | 1309 | 7.7 | 14.5 | 57 | 8 | 4.7 | 9 | 5.3 | 72.3 | |||
| Chuck Ealey | 147 | 74 | 50.3 | 67 | 975 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 45 | 8 | 5.4 | 6 | 4.1 | 72.8 | |||
| Dieter Brock | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 13 | 176 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 35.4 | |||
| Team Totals | 343 | 176 | 51.3 | 150 | 2460 | 7.2 | 14.0 | 57 | 16 | 4.7 | 17 | 5.0 | 69.6 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 375 | 192 | 51.2 | 166 | 3069 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 17 | 4.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 40 | 638 | 16.0 | 57 | 7 |
| David Bailey | 35 | 550 | 15.7 | 40 | 2 |
| Brian Jack | 25 | 413 | 16.5 | 45 | 2 |
| Bob LaRose | 24 | 356 | 14.8 | 28 | 4 |
| John Bledsoe | 16 | 155 | 9.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob Kraemer | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Walker | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walt McKee | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Swift | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Buchanan | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Jimmy Poulos | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 176 | 2460 | 14.0 | 57 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 192 | 3069 | 16.0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Walker | 3 | 158 | 52.7 | 112 | 1 |
| Paul Williams | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy Pharr | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Pritchett | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Charlie Potts | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Pete Ribbins | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted McEachern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 336 | 19.8 | 112 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 165 | 9.7 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKee | 142 | 5929 | 41.8 | 75 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 142 | 5929 | 41.8 | 75 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 142 | 5587 | 39.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord Paterson | 49 | 365 | 7.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Tommy Pharr | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Montagano | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Pete Ribbins | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeff Kolberg | 21 | 26 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Walt McKee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Jonas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Pyne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 128 | 758 | 5.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 148 | 772 | 5.2 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt McKee | 44 | 2290 | 52.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 2290 | 52.0 | 70 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 28 | 752 | 26.9 | 65 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 20 | 648 | 32.4 | 109 | 1 |
| Merv Walker | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Gord Paterson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeff Kolberg | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| John Bonk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1524 | 27.2 | 109 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 1026 | 23.9 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bledsoe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bonk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ealey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Grimsrud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Heighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Jack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jonas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Kolberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Lakusiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob LaRose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Liebrock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McEachern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Pharr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Poulos | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Toogood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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