Paul Bennett
Paul Bennett
Born: March 27, 1954
Scarborough, ON
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195
College: Wilfrid Laurier
Career: 1977-1987
Paul Bennett played from 1977 to 1987 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Bennett intercepted 51 passes for 1,004 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 75 | 965 | 12.9 | 59 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 46 | 365 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 54 | 465 | 8.6 | 43 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 72 | 892 | 12.4 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 85 | 845 | 9.9 | 51 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 97 | 890 | 9.2 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 35 | 286 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 44 | 487 | 11.1 | 99 | 1 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 91 | 728 | 8.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 42 | 285 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 659 | 6358 | 9.6 | 99 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 375 | 26.8 | 49 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 32 | 757 | 23.7 | 47 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 429 | 23.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 223 | 24.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1871 | 23.7 | 49 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 181 | 25.9 | 65 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 50 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 58 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 246 | 20.5 | 109 | 1 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 1004 | 19.7 | 109 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 54 | ||||||
| Totals | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1983 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | |
| 1984 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 1 | |
| 1984 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1986 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | |
| 1987 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 |
Awards
1983 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
1985 - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
Honors
1977 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1977 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1982 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1983 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1983 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1985 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1985 - CFL CFL East All-Star
