1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
Team Record: 9-3-2 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (9-3-2)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and 2 ties for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Offensively, the Rough Riders topped the league with 416 points. Meanwhile, the defensive squad allowed 271 points. Bo Scott carried the ball for a team-high 911 yards.
Russ Jackson threw for 3,187 yards. Whit Tucker grabbed 36 receptions for 890 yards. Margene Adkins and Jay Roberts contributed to the receiving game, too.
Joe Poirier picked off 6 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Jackson | 305 | 171 | 56.1 | 3187 | 10.4 | 25 | 8.2 | 16 | 5.2 | 65 | 97.8 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 27 | 5.7 |
Totals | 321 | 175 | 54.5 | 3257 | 10.1 | 25 | 7.8 | 19 | 5.9 | 65 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Scott | 137 | 911 | 6.6 | 60 | 7 |
Vic Washington | 109 | 678 | 6.2 | 34 | 7 |
Russ Jackson | 54 | 534 | 9.9 | 73 | 6 |
Lovell Coleman | 39 | 136 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
Ron Stewart | 31 | 114 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
Rick Black | 28 | 109 | 3.9 | 11 | 1 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
Jim Mankins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Margene Adkins | 1 | -21 | -21.0 | -21 | 0 |
Totals | 410 | 2528 | 6.2 | 73 | 21 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whit Tucker | 36 | 890 | 24.7 | 65 | 13 |
Margene Adkins | 32 | 821 | 25.7 | 57 | 8 |
Jay Roberts | 32 | 566 | 17.7 | 38 | 1 |
Vic Washington | 25 | 426 | 17.0 | 60 | 2 |
Bo Scott | 16 | 115 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 |
Ron Stewart | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 |
Lovell Coleman | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 54 | 0 |
Tom Pullen | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 |
Rick Black | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Totals | 175 | 3257 | 18.6 | 65 | 25 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Sutherin | 51 | 44 | 86.3 | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 8 | 63 | 3749 | 59.5 | 85 | 3 | 106 |
Totals | 51 | 44 | 86.3 | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 8 | 63 | 3749 | 59.5 | 85 | 3 | 106 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Van Burkleo | 84 | 3538 | 42.1 | 65 | 2 |
Gino Berretta | 11 | 438 | 39.8 | 50 | 0 |
Totals | 95 | 3976 | 41.9 | 65 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Ardern | 59 | 318 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 44 | 196 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 36 | 0 |
Don Sutherin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 112 | 644 | 5.8 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Washington | 26 | 853 | 32.8 | 104 | 1 |
Billy Cooper | 9 | 211 | 23.4 | 53 | 0 |
Ken Lehmann | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
Jerry Campbell | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
Tom Pullen | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
Wayne Giardino | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
LaVerle Pratt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 44 | 1125 | 25.6 | 104 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Poirier | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 47 | 1 |
Don Sutherin | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 35 | 1 |
Jerry Campbell | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 |
Ken Lehmann | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 56 | 0 |
Gene Gaines | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 40 | 0 |
Bill Van Burkleo | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 38 | 0 |
Ed Joyner | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Billy Cooper | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Billy Booth | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
Totals | 30 | 491 | 16.4 | 56 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Gaines | 4 | 33 | 0 | ||||
Wayne Giardino | 2 | 87 | 1 | ||||
Jerry Campbell | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Ed Joyner | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Bob Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tom Pullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Billy Cooper | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 129 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Don Sutherin | 0 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 112 | ||||||||
Whit Tucker | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
Vic Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||
Bo Scott | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
Margene Adkins | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
Russ Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Wayne Giardino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Jay Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Joe Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Jerry Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Rick Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Bill Van Burkleo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Totals | 21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 414 |