1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-8-1 19
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (9-8-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 9 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Hamilton chalked up 405 points, while the defensive unit yielded 366. Mike Kerrigan passed for 3,193 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 86 receptions, while Tony Champion contributed 1,216 receiving yards.

Walter Bender carried the ball for a team-high 618 yards for the Tiger-Cats, and Ken Hobart also aided the ground game.

The larcenous defense manufactured 68 turnovers. Mark Streeter intercepted 9 opponent throws. Mike Walker topped pass rushers with 21 quarterback sacks.

Al Bruno coached the team. The 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Mike Kerrigan	424	242	57.1	3193	7.5	16	3.8	19	4.5	75	74.9
Ken Hobart	217	104	47.9	1062	4.9	2	0.9	6	2.8	52	54.0
Tom Porras	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	118.8
Tony Champion	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	645	348	54.0	4263	6.6	18	2.8	26	4.0	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Bender	162	618	3.8	32	8
Ken Hobart	82	593	7.2	35	6
Ken Zachary	59	275	4.7	34	2
Jed Tommy	42	139	3.3	8	0
Mike Kerrigan	25	81	3.2	16	0
Dan Huclack	10	36	3.6	7	0
Johnny Shepherd	8	28	3.5	7	0
Dave Graffi	7	21	3.0	8	0
Tony Champion	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bernie Ruoff	1	5	5.0	5	0
Tom Porras	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Stapler	2	-15	-7.5	0	0
Totals	400	1789	4.5	35	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rocky DiPietro	86	1087	12.6	47	4
Tony Champion	74	1216	16.4	75	6
Steve Stapler	62	861	13.9	51	5
Wayne Lee	46	564	12.3	36	2
Walter Bender	26	167	6.4	23	0
Ken Zachary	12	116	9.7	24	0
Jed Tommy	12	57	4.8	10	0
Steve Jackson	8	65	8.1	18	0
Ron Ingram	8	48	6.0	9	0
Dan Huclack	6	31	5.2	14	1
Dave Graffi	4	47	11.8	16	0
Johnny Shepherd	3	1	0.3	2	0
Don Newman	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	348	4263	12.2	75	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Paul Osbaldiston	16	16	100.0	30	23	76.7	7	39	2095	53.7	66	92
Bernie Ruoff	19	19	100.0	25	16	64.0	7	35	2043	58.4	70	74
Dan Huclack	3	2	66.7	3	1	33.3	2					7
Totals	38	37	97.4	58	40	69.0	16	74	4138	55.9	70	173

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bernie Ruoff	82	3506	42.8	68	2
Steve Stapler	64	2606	40.7	78	2
Paul Osbaldiston	27	1056	39.1	59	0
Paul Bennett	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	174	7187	41.3	78	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Bennett	91	728	8.0	32
Wayne Lee	40	351	8.8	76
Less Browne	1	111	111.0	47
Mike Robinson	1	9	9.0	9
Ben Zambiasi	1	7	7.0	7
Howard Fields	1	7	7.0	7
Tony Champion	1	5	5.0	5
Terry Lehne	2	3	1.5	3
Leo Ezerins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	139	1221	8.8	76

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Less Browne	20	520	26.0	61
Howard Fields	20	394	19.7	35
Walter Bender	11	259	23.5	32
Tony Champion	10	233	23.3	43
Steve Stapler	4	64	16.0	20
Wayne Lee	4	63	15.8	22
Ken Zachary	2	38	19.0	21
Terry Lehne	2	25	12.5	15
Don Newman	1	19	19.0	19
Totals	74	1615	21.8	61

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Less Browne	2	70	35.0	50
Paul Bennett	5	51	10.2	20
Totals	7	121	17.3	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Streeter	9	207	23.0	52	2
Less Browne	8	128	16.0	42	1
Lance Shields	8	37	4.6	16	0
Howard Fields	6	118	19.7	50	0
Leo Ezerins	3	8	2.7	8	0
Ben Zambiasi	2	48	24.0	29	0
Calvin Adams	2	34	17.0	32	0
Frank Robinson	2	29	14.5	28	0
Paul Bennett	2	10	5.0	10	0
Leon Lyszkiewicz	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	43	625	14.5	52	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Walker	21.0	0.0
Grover Covington	18.0	0.0
Rod Skillman	9.0	0.0
Mitchell Price	7.0	0.0
Ben Zambiasi	4.0	0.0
Frank Robinson	4.0	0.0
Mark Streeter	2.0	0.0
Romel Andrews	2.0	0.0
Ed Gataveckas	1.0	0.0
Leo Ezerins	1.0	0.0
Less Browne	1.0	0.0
Totals	70.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mark Napiorkowski				3	0	1
Paul Bennett				3	0	0
Ben Zambiasi				2	15	0
Mike Walker				2	0	0
Grover Covington				2	0	0
Greg Gary				1	5	0
Terry Lehne				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	14	20	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul Osbaldiston									23	16	7			92
Bernie Ruoff	0								16	19	9			76
Walter Bender	8	0		0					0	0	0			48
Ken Hobart	6								0	0	0			36
Tony Champion	0	6	0	0					0	0	0			36
Steve Stapler	0	5		0					0	0	2			32
Rocky DiPietro		4							0	0	0			24
Dan Huclack	0	1							1	2	2			13
Ken Zachary	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Mark Streeter						2			0	0	0			12
Wayne Lee		2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Less Browne			0	0	0	1			0	0	0			6
Mark Napiorkowski							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	16	18	0	0	0	3	1	0	40	37	20	0	0	405