1959 Canadian Football League Leaders
1959 Canadian Football League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1959 Canadian Football League Standings
Passing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Att | Comp | Yds | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Van Pelt | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31 | 300 | 160 | 2706 | 15 |
Joe Kapp | Calgary Stampeders | 21 | 328 | 196 | 2990 | 14 |
Randy Duncan | BC Lions | 18 | 318 | 154 | 2746 | 30 |
Bernie Faloney | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 15 | 247 | 139 | 2187 | 12 |
Sam Etcheverry | Montreal Alouettes | 10 | 402 | 231 | 3133 | 21 |
Don Getty | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 198 | 116 | 2080 | 11 |
Al Dorow | Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 151 | 74 | 1093 | 17 |
Jackie Parker | Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 143 | 80 | 1207 | 9 |
Russ Jackson | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 89 | 45 | 1009 | 7 |
Don Allard | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | 181 | 82 | 1170 | 21 |
Passing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Att | Comp | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Etcheverry | Montreal Alouettes | 3133 | 402 | 231 | 10 | 21 |
Joe Kapp | Calgary Stampeders | 2990 | 328 | 196 | 21 | 14 |
Randy Duncan | BC Lions | 2746 | 318 | 154 | 18 | 30 |
Jim Van Pelt | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2706 | 300 | 160 | 31 | 15 |
Bernie Faloney | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2187 | 247 | 139 | 15 | 12 |
Don Getty | Edmonton Eskimos | 2080 | 198 | 116 | 10 | 11 |
Jackie Parker | Edmonton Eskimos | 1207 | 143 | 80 | 8 | 9 |
Don Allard | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1170 | 181 | 82 | 6 | 21 |
Frank Tripucka | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1119 | 145 | 79 | 4 | 14 |
Al Dorow | Toronto Argonauts | 1093 | 151 | 74 | 8 | 17 |
Rushing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Bright | Edmonton Eskimos | 1340 | 11 | 53 |
Dave Thelen | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1339 | 10 | 59 |
Charlie Shepard | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1076 | 6 | 45 |
Earl Lunsford | Calgary Stampeders | 1027 | 10 | 22 |
Gerry McDougall | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1010 | 7 | 70 |
Gene Filipski | Calgary Stampeders | 967 | 4 | 41 |
Dick Shatto | Toronto Argonauts | 950 | 3 | 45 |
Veryl Switzer | Montreal Alouettes | 863 | 6 | 51 |
Don Vicic | BC Lions | 802 | 6 | 23 |
Willie Fleming | BC Lions | 774 | 3 | 52 |
Rushing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Bright | Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 1340 | 53 |
Earl Lunsford | Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 1027 | 22 |
Dave Thelen | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 1339 | 59 |
Normie Kwong | Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 750 | 35 |
Gerry McDougall | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 1010 | 70 |
Gerry James | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 261 | 44 |
Charlie Shepard | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 1076 | 45 |
Veryl Switzer | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 863 | 51 |
Don Vicic | BC Lions | 6 | 802 | 23 |
Ferd Burket | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 423 | 16 |
Joe Kapp | Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 606 | 21 |
Receiving Leaders
Player | Team | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Pitts | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 68 | 1126 | 16 | 65 |
J.B. Smith | Edmonton Eskimos | 62 | 1108 | 8 | 80 |
Red O'Quinn | Montreal Alouettes | 53 | 692 | 3 | 34 |
Ernie Warlick | Calgary Stampeders | 53 | 909 | 4 | 43 |
Gene Filipski | Calgary Stampeders | 46 | 572 | 5 | 62 |
Dick Shatto | Toronto Argonauts | 46 | 518 | 2 | 72 |
Leo Lewis | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 43 | 695 | 7 | 50 |
Jerry Janes | BC Lions | 41 | 936 | 6 | 75 |
Vern Vaughn | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 39 | 511 | 0 | 27 |
Bill Bewley | Montreal Alouettes | 36 | 404 | 0 | 41 |
Bob Simpson | Ottawa Rough Riders | 36 | 787 | 8 | 59 |
Receiving Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Rec | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Pitts | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1126 | 68 | 16 | 65 |
J.B. Smith | Edmonton Eskimos | 1108 | 62 | 8 | 80 |
Jerry Janes | BC Lions | 936 | 41 | 6 | 75 |
Ernie Warlick | Calgary Stampeders | 909 | 53 | 4 | 43 |
Bob Simpson | Ottawa Rough Riders | 787 | 36 | 8 | 59 |
Leo Lewis | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 695 | 43 | 7 | 50 |
Red O'Quinn | Montreal Alouettes | 692 | 53 | 3 | 34 |
Ron Howell | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 624 | 25 | 8 | 82 |
Gene Filipski | Calgary Stampeders | 572 | 46 | 5 | 62 |
Ed Vereb | BC Lions | 544 | 31 | 3 | 91 |
Receiving Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Rec | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Pitts | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 68 | 1126 | 65 |
Ron Howell | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 25 | 624 | 82 |
Bob Simpson | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 36 | 787 | 59 |
J.B. Smith | Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 62 | 1108 | 80 |
Leo Lewis | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 43 | 695 | 50 |
Jerry Janes | BC Lions | 6 | 41 | 936 | 75 |
Carver Shannon | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 31 | 517 | 90 |
Donnie Stone | Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 25 | 323 | 56 |
Paul Dekker | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 35 | 534 | 39 |
Gene Filipski | Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 46 | 572 | 62 |
Willie Fleming | BC Lions | 5 | 26 | 517 | 53 |
Interception Leaders
Player | Team | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Ploen | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 104 | 0 | 43 |
Harvey Wylie | Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 96 | 0 | 23 |
Ralph Goldston | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 131 | 0 | 31 |
Rae Ross | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
Ed Learn | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 112 | 1 | 60 |
Bob Dehlinger | Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 81 | 0 | 27 |
Bill Smith | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 55 | 0 | 24 |
Steve Bendiak | Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 61 | 0 | 25 |
Ron Kelly | Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 47 | 0 | 16 |
Bill Jessup | BC Lions | 5 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
Eddie Bell | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
Mike Lashuk | Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Ross Coyle | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 |