1979 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-4-1 23
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Joe Scannella (11-4-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1979 Montreal Alouettes RosterTeam Record: 11-4-1 23
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Joe Scannella (11-4-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1979 Montreal Alouettes Results
The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties for 23 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Montreal scored 351 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 284. David Green piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,678 yards for the Alouettes.
Joe Barnes threw for 2,456 yards. Bob Gaddis paced all receivers, grabbing 46 passes for 578 yards. John O'Leary and Keith Baker provided receiving help as well.
Jim Burrow picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Joe Scannella coached the team. The 1979 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barnes | 305 | 163 | 53.4 | 2456 | 8.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 80 | 76.6 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 115 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 18 | 21.0 |
| Ron Calcagni | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 101 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 25.0 | 26 | 25.3 |
| Bob Gaddis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 158.3 |
| Keith Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 344 | 180 | 52.3 | 2698 | 7.8 | 14 | 4.1 | 20 | 5.8 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Green | 287 | 1678 | 5.8 | 51 | 11 |
| John O'Leary | 132 | 680 | 5.2 | 57 | 5 |
| Joe Barnes | 63 | 269 | 4.3 | 18 | 3 |
| Keith Baker | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Calcagni | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chuck McMann | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 505 | 2752 | 5.4 | 57 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gaddis | 46 | 578 | 12.6 | 30 | 2 |
| John O'Leary | 37 | 537 | 14.5 | 80 | 3 |
| Keith Baker | 29 | 571 | 19.7 | 72 | 5 |
| Larry Smith | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 40 | 2 |
| David Green | 19 | 210 | 11.1 | 42 | 0 |
| Peter Dalla Riva | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Chuck McMann | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Nick Arakgi | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Gerry Dattilio | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Totals | 180 | 2698 | 15.0 | 80 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sweet | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 7 | 63 | 3669 | 58.2 | 71 | 0 | 111 |
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 7 | 63 | 3669 | 58.2 | 71 | 0 | 111 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Harris | 55 | 653 | 11.9 | 102 | 3 |
| Randy Rhino | 44 | 469 | 10.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Keith Baker | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Bobby Hosea | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 1266 | 11.2 | 102 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Green | 20 | 414 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Keith Baker | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 39 | 0 |
| John O'Leary | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Randy Rhino | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Gaddis | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck McMann | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dickie Harris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Peter Dalla Riva | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 926 | 20.6 | 42 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Burrow | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 32 | 1 |
| Dickie Harris | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Proudfoot | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Hosea | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Wally Buono | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| William Hampton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Randy Rhino | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 271 | 12.9 | 32 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Proudfoot | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Cousineau | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Burrow | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Wally Buono | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Glen Weir | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Gabriel Gregoire | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| William Hampton | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| John O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Hosea | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Nick Arakgi | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gord Judges | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Keith Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Junior Ah You | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dickie Harris | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Don Sweet | 22 | 38 | 7 | 111 | ||||||||||
| David Green | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| John O'Leary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Keith Baker | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| Dickie Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Joe Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Bob Gaddis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Larry Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| William Hampton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Burrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Nick Arakgi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Chuck McMann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Junior Ah You | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wally Buono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 349 |
