1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ron Lancaster (2-14)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
1979 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Saskatchewan scored only 194 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 437, most in the circuit. Danny Sanders passed for 1,024 yards. Mike Strickland led the receiving corps, hauling in 43 receptions, while Joey Walters contributed 772 receiving yards.

Mike Strickland ran for a team-high 770 yards for the Roughriders.

Emil Nielsen, Ken McEachern and Frank Dark each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ron Lancaster coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Roger AldagC/GOctober 6, 19536'0"235Regina Rams Jr.Gull Lake, SK 16
Greg AndersonDBSeptember 16, 19535'9"177MontanaChicago, IL 1
Vickey AndersonRBMay 3, 19566'0"205OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA1
Reg BoudreauP/RBMay 13, 19565'10"180Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.10
Tommy BradenDBNovember 14, 19555'11"175Northwestern StateShreveport, LA 7
Daria ButlerLBSeptember 15, 19566'1"203Oklahoma StateMetairie, LA 5
Homer ButlerDBJanuary 26, 19576'2"190UCLAWashington, DC 6
Maurice ButlerWRFebruary 18, 19565'11"170Simon Fraser0
Carm CarteriLBJuly 17, 19566'2"215MontanaRegina, SK 12
Ron CherkasDLDecember 30, 19536'4"240Utah StateKamsack, SK 0
Al ChorneyDBSeptember 20, 19576'0"186UBC15
Lou ClareDBMarch 13, 19506'2"220MinnesotaMississauga, ON 4
Tom ClementsQBJune 18, 19536'0"183Notre DameMcKees Rocks, PA USA7
Frank DarkDBDecember 20, 19535'11"170Virginia UnionRichmond, VA 6
Steve DennisDBJuly 25, 19516'4"185Grambling StateShreveport, LA 5
Larry DickQBMarch 22, 19556'2"195Maryland8
Al DosantDBAugust 29, 19565'11"185Windsor1
Jim DuncanRB6'2"220Queen's4
Rick DundasLBDecember 26, 19546'1"220Whitworth2
Doug FalconerDBJanuary 30, 19535'11"175OttawaCalgary, AB 2
Gerry FellnerWRAugust 17, 19546'2"205Regina Rams Jr.16
Ralph GallowayGAugust 27, 19466'1"250Southern IllinoisAurora, IL 5
Roger GoreeLBNovember 4, 19516'0"205Baylor9
Lloyd HenryWRDecember 7, 19556'3"208Northeastern MissouriWaterloo, LA 1
Tim HookTSeptember 27, 19576'2"250Montana11
Gerry HornettC/TJanuary 3, 19566'3"265Simon FraserEstevan, SK 8
Harlan HucklebyRBDecember 30, 19576'1"199MichiganDetroit, MI USA8
Bryan IllerbrunG/TApril 20, 19576'4"280Regina Rams Jr.Gainsborough, SK 16
Freeman JohnsWRDecember 20, 19536'1"175SMUWaco, TX USA5
Craig JuntunenQBDecember 12, 19546'1"194IdahoLos Angeles County, CA 3
John KinchFBDecember 20, 19546'1"205Youngstown StateHamilton, ON 12
Kelvin KirkWRDecember 31, 19535'10"180DaytonMount Pleasant, FL 3
Blain LamoureuxLBJanuary 13, 19506'1"215Washington State8
Bob MacAuleyLBJanuary 20, 19576'1"215Boise State5
Doug MacIverDTFebruary 20, 19536'3"245ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 16
Bob MacorittiKSeptember 19, 19506'5"190Wooster13
Bill ManchukLBSeptember 1, 19476'2"210Alberta16
James MarshallDBSeptember 8, 19526'0"187Jackson St.Magnolia, MS USA2
Melvin MartinLB6'1"220William & Mary3
Steve MazurakWRMay 25, 19516'2"195Regina Jr.11
Mark McDonaldWRApril 27, 19515'10"170Washington State5
Ken McEachernDBJanuary 14, 19536'0"190Weber State14
Molly McGeeRBAugust 26, 19525'10"184Rhode IslandHaverstraw, NY USA1
Joe MillerTFebruary 6, 19526'5"258VillanovaBaltimore, MD 11
Keith MillerLBAugust 30, 19576'1"220Northeastern OklahomaValdosta, GA 7
Ray MiloDBFebruary 19, 19545'11"178New Mexico St.Conroe, TX USA10
Joe MoreinoDTApril 4, 19556'6"246Idaho St.Providence, RI USA6
Rick MossDBNovember 13, 19575'11"185PurdueMattoon, IL 5
Emil NielsenDBAugust 19, 19535'11"180Simon Fraser16
Brian O'HaraSBMay 2, 19546'0"185Whitworth16
Anthony ParkerDTOctober 13, 19556'3"214Southern Mississippi9
Rodney ParkerWRJuly 18, 19536'1"190Tennessee St.Mobile, AL USA5
Lloyd PattersonQBMay 26, 19575'11"175Memphis State9
Leroy PaulDBMay 4, 19575'10"186Texas Southern10
Paul PearsonWRJune 15, 19576'0"180UBCCampbell River, BC 2
Bob PoleyC/GNovember 15, 19556'4"255Regina Rams Jr.Grand Coulee, SK 16
Dave QuehlWROctober 4, 19546'0"180Holy CrossCincinnati, OH 3
Neil QuilterGAugust 24, 19566'0"260UBCVancouver, BC 14
Mike SamplesDTMay 27, 19506'2"245DrakeBonne Terre, MO 16
Danny SandersQBMay 14, 19556'4"203Carson-NewmanOak Ridge, TN 5
Lawrie SkolroodTEApril 1, 19526'5"240North DakotaSaskatoon, SK 8
Wayne SmithDEJanuary 24, 19506'4"230Halifax Buccaneers Srs.Halifax, NS 5
Mike StricklandRBAugust 11, 19515'8"178Eastern MichiganDetroit, MI 16
Cleveland VannLBSeptember 3, 19516'0"239Oklahoma StateSeguin, TX 3
Joey WaltersWROctober 29, 19546'0"175ClemsonFlorence, SC USA6
Curtis WesterGMay 7, 19516'3"255East Texas StateLawton, OK 16
Willie WilderWRSeptember 19, 19556'1"195FloridaLoughman, FL 8



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