1956 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU) |
| 1st place • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Head Coach: Douglas Walker |
| Jimmy Dunn | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/2/1956 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 42-13 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 20102 | |
| Wed | 8/8/1956 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 33-0 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22806 | |
| Thu | 8/16/1956 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34-7 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 20116 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1956 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 24-20 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22732 | |
| Fri | 8/31/1956 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 42-10 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 17870 | |
| Mon | 9/3/1956 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 22-20 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 23014 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1956 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 28-51 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 20942 | |
| Wed | 9/12/1956 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 36-21 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 19463 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1956 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 9-20 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15000 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 56-14 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22367 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 44-43 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 18000 | |
| Sat | 10/6/1956 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 42-35 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 17463 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1956 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24-9 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22365 | |
| Sat | 10/13/1956 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 28-13 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18679 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 82-14 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22365 | |
| Sat | 10/27/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14-50 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 20000 | |
| Sat | 11/3/1956 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 27-41 | L | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 20913 | |
| IRFU Final #1 | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/10/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30-21 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 16000 | |
| IRFU Final #2 | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/17/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 48-41 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22280 | |
| Grey Cup | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/24/1956 | N | Edmonton Eskimos | 27-50 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 27425 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Pat Abbruzzi | 83 | FB | 5-9 | 205 | 24 | Rhode Island | 14 | |
| Gerry Apostolatos | 88 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Charlie Baillie | 76 | QB | 6-0 | 208 | 21 | McGill | 1 | |
| Ray Baillie | 53 | T | 6-0 | 275 | 21 | none | 9 | |
| Bob Bartholomew | 38 | T | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Wake Forest | 2 | |
| Jacques Belec | 87 | FB | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Western Ontario | 6 | |
| Bill Bewley | 80 | OHB-K | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Toronto | 11 | |
| Pat Bisceglia | 61 | G | 5-10 | 192 | 25 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Johnny Blaicher | 81 | FB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | none | 11 | |
| George Brancato | 84 | HB | 5-9 | 177 | 25 | Santa Ana JC; Louisiana State | 8 | |
| Bruce Coulter | 65 | QB-DB | 6-0 | 170 | 29 | none | 14 | |
| Tex Coulter | 60 | T | 6-4 | 250 | 32 | Army | 14 | |
| Jack Dwyer | 89 | DB | 5-11 | 175 | 29 | Los Angeles CC; Loyola Marymount | 14 | |
| Ted Elsby | 67 | T | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | none | 14 | |
| Sam Etcheverry | 92 | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Denver | 14 | |
| Charlie Gibbons | 52 | G | 5-10 | 237 | 22 | Rhode Island | 8 | |
| Bob Golic | 66 | DT | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Indiana | 6 | |
| Jerry Hogan | 52 | DE | 5-11 | 201 | 23 | McGill | 1 | |
| Tom Hugo | 48 | C-LB | 5-10 | 211 | 26 | Denver | 14 | |
| Fob James | 99 | HB | 5-9 | 170 | 22 | Auburn | 10 | |
| Pete Karpuk | 91 | S | 5-9 | 160 | 32 | none | 14 | |
| Bud Korchak | 76 | E-K | 5-9 | 190 | 29 | none | 4 | |
| Mike Kovac | 57 | G | 5-10 | 195 | 26 | Western Ontario | 14 | |
| Joe Lukasik | 51 | DT | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | 5 | |
| Bob MacLellan | 62 | C | 6-2 | 227 | 26 | McGill | 14 | |
| Marty Martinello | 54 | G | 5-10 | 225 | 25 | none | 14 | |
| Doug McNichol | 74 | DE | 6-4 | 226 | 26 | Western Ontario | 14 | |
| Jim Miller | 72 | DE | 5-11 | 221 | 24 | McGill | 14 | |
| Tom Moran | 77 | FW-LB | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | 14 | ||
| Red O'Quinn | 73 | OE | 6-2 | 195 | 31 | Wake Forest | 14 | |
| Joey Pal | 82 | FW | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | 14 | ||
| Bob Pascal | 86 | HB | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Duke | 14 | |
| Hal Patterson | 75 | OE-DB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Garden City CC; Kansas | 14 | |
| Juan Sheridan | 64 | G | 5-9 | 217 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Billy Shipp | 68 | T | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | Alabama | 5 | |
| Jim Staton | 63 | T | 6-4 | 240 | 29 | Wake Forest | 14 | |
| Bill Tonegusso | 85 | OHB | 5-10 | 185 | 20 | none | 11 | |
| Herb Trawick | 56 | G | 5-10 | 245 | 35 | Kentucky State | 14 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Ted Collins | G | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 16 | Bill Hutchison | HB | Queen's |
| 3 | 25 | Gerry Lansky | HB | Toronto |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 78 | 165 | 134 | 101 | 478 |
| Opponents Totals | 99 | 88 | 70 | 104 | 361 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 420 | 181 | 227 | 12 | 83 | 765 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 320 | 157 | 147 | 16 | 64 | 565 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Abbruzzi | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Hal Patterson | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Bill Bewley | 1 | 45 | 54 | 83.3 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Bob Pascal | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Joey Pal | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Sam Etcheverry | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Bud Korchak | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| George Brancato | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Red O'Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bill Tonegusso | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tex Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Jacques Belec | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Blaicher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Fob James | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Team Totals | 67 | 54 | 67 | 80.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 14 | 1 | 478 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 40 | 51 | 78.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 0 | 361 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Abbruzzi | 207 | 1062 | 5.1 | 30 | 17 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 80 | 442 | 5.5 | 19 | 3 |
| Fob James | 58 | 346 | 6.0 | 34 | 4 |
| Bob Pascal | 57 | 278 | 4.9 | 18 | 4 |
| George Brancato | 46 | 213 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Bewley | 28 | 166 | 5.9 | 29 | 1 |
| Hal Patterson | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Bill Tonegusso | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Jacques Belec | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Johnny Blaicher | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Gerry Apostolatos | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Coulter | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 507 | 2765 | 5.5 | 31 | |
| Opponents Totals | 453 | 2627 | 5.8 | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Etcheverry | 446 | 276 | 61.9 | 147 | 4723 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 109 | 32 | 7.2 | 23 | 5.2 | 100.2 | |||
| Bruce Coulter | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 15 | 322 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 36 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 | 12.2 | 44.3 | |||
| Bill Bewley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 116.7 | |||
| Tex Coulter | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64.6 | |||
| Fob James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 499 | 306 | 61.3 | 163 | 5067 | 10.2 | 16.6 | 33 | 6.6 | 30 | 6.0 | 376 | 4691 | 92.5 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 398 | 202 | 50.8 | 162 | 3303 | 8.3 | 16.4 | 30 | 7.5 | 34 | 8.5 | 342 | 2961 | 68.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Patterson | 88 | 1914 | 21.8 | 109 | 12 |
| Red O'Quinn | 58 | 898 | 15.5 | 34 | 2 |
| Joey Pal | 35 | 684 | 19.5 | 64 | 6 |
| Pat Abbruzzi | 32 | 306 | 9.6 | 24 | 3 |
| George Brancato | 30 | 459 | 15.3 | 54 | 2 |
| Bob Pascal | 13 | 222 | 17.1 | 66 | 3 |
| Bill Bewley | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Tonegusso | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Tom Moran | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bud Korchak | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gerry Apostolatos | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jacques Belec | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Blaicher | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fob James | 23 | 221 | 9.6 | 52 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 306 | 5067 | 16.6 | 33 | |
| Opponents Totals | 202 | 3303 | 16.4 | 30 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dwyer | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Hal Patterson | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Tom Moran | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Pascal | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 47 | 1 |
| Tom Hugo | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Bruce Coulter | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Blaicher | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob MacLellan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Karpuk | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug McNichol | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 418 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 386 | 12.9 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Coulter | 47 | 1945 | 41.4 | 64 | 1 | 5 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 48 | 1968 | 41.0 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 3913 | 41.2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 118 | 5082 | 43.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Karpuk | 44 | 256 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Joey Pal | 28 | 240 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 14 | 97 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Hal Patterson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Fob James | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Tonegusso | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Moran | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Pascal | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 97 | 701 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 626 | 7.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Patterson | 28 | 771 | 27.5 | 105 | 1 |
| Joey Pal | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 81 | 1 |
| Fob James | 9 | 152 | 16.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Tom Hugo | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 |
| George Brancato | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Pascal | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Pat Abbruzzi | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Red O'Quinn | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tex Coulter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1408 | 21.7 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 1507 | 17.7 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 52 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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