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1959 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)

4th place • 8-8-0 .500
1959 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
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Head Coach: Otis Douglas
Frank FilchockBackfield
Bernie WituckiAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Wed7/15/1959HEdmonton Eskimos10-15LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium7000
Tue7/21/1959AEdmonton Eskimos7-33LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium7500
Tue7/28/1959AMontreal Alouettes21-28LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium21603
Thu7/30/1959AKitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen21-8WKitchener, ON3000
Fri8/14/1959ASaskatchewan Roughriders28-8WRegina, SKTaylor Field13212
Mon8/17/1959HWinnipeg Blue Bombers21-22LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium16200
Thu8/20/1959AWinnipeg Blue Bombers23-21WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium18333
Mon8/24/1959HBritish Columbia Lions29-17WCalgary, ABMewata Stadium
Mon8/31/1959HSaskatchewan Roughriders28-10WCalgary, ABMewata Stadium10500
Mon9/7/1959HEdmonton Eskimos10-16LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium17200
Sat9/12/1959AEdmonton Eskimos20-27LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium20000
Mon9/14/1959ABritish Columbia Lions8-14LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium32176
Mon9/21/1959HWinnipeg Blue Bombers10-15LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium16000
Sat9/26/1959HBritish Columbia Lions10-28LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium14800
Mon9/28/1959ASaskatchewan Roughriders18-15WRegina, SKTaylor Field6500
Mon10/5/1959AWinnipeg Blue Bombers24-38LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium15813
Sat10/10/1959HSaskatchewan Roughriders53-13WCalgary, ABMewata Stadium8500
Mon10/12/1959AEdmonton Eskimos41-23WEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium15500
Sat10/17/1959HEdmonton Eskimos25-24WCalgary, ABMewata Stadium17000
Sat10/24/1959ABritish Columbia Lions8-10LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium31594
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Wayne Aiken92HB6-119024British Columbia8
Ron Allbright53DE6-022025none16
Opie Bandy61OT-MG6-223123Tulsa16
John Bennett74WB6-118722McGill1
Lynn Bottoms83FL-LB5-101852616
Doug Brown55LB-K6-02302516
Porky Brown50DT6-025531St. Martin's16
Al Carmichael81T6-119231Santa Ana JC; Southern California2
Barrie Cyr93HB5-10180249
Gene Filipski86OHB5-1118528Army; Villanova16
Oatten Fisher57T6-321535North Carolina A&T State; North Carolina Central4
Jack Gotta73OE-DH6-421230Minnesota State-Moorhead; Oregon State7
Bob Griffin47C6-323530Arkansas9
George Hansen54T6-221525Georgia16
Joe Kapp82QB6-221421California16
Ron Kelly91FB6-120826none16
Jack Lamb58G6-224024none3
Earl Lunsford99FB-LB5-1120026Oklahoma State16
Don Luzzi62OT-DT6-024524Villanova15
John Matsko45C5-1020526Michigan State9
Bill McKenna77OE6-321526Brandeis16
Ron Morris95OHB6-119023Tulsa13
Hal Newton71DE6-221226none12
Bert NovisFB6-423529none1
Bob O'Neil51OG-LB6-122928Duquesne; Notre Dame15
Tony Pajaczkowski56OG6-322523none14
Walt Radzick67T6-326024Toronto11
Lorne Reid60T6-224730none16
Bob Sawyer81HB6-120822Wake Forest; Wyoming7
Art Scullion72DE-C6-22172915
Hugh Simpson85HB5-919020none1
Len Skinner66T6-222020none13
Donnie Stone94OHB-DB6-220522Arkansas15
Jerry Sturm65T6-325723Illinois12
George Tait87HB6-11952611
Ernie Warlick75OE6-423429North Carolina Central15
Nobby Wirkowski84QB5-1017533Miami (Ohio)16
Harvey Wylie90S5-917826Montana State16
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals801188771356
Opponents Totals637946113301
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals3521871551091714
Opponents Totals299
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Doug Brown0374288.1---142556.04083
Earl Lunsford1000---000060
Gene Filipski91250.0---000055
Ernie Warlick400---000024
Lynn Bottoms200---000012
Bill McKenna200---000012
George Tait200---000012
Harvey Wylie200---000012
Jack Gotta100---00006
Lorne Reid100---00006
Ron Morris000---00101
Donnie Stone700---000042
Joe Kapp500---001031
Team Totals45384584.4142556.060356
Opponents Totals38313881.6112152.490301
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Earl Lunsford18310275.62210
Gene Filipski1559676.2414
Joe Kapp1136065.4215
Donnie Stone1024694.6261
Ron Morris16845.3140
Lynn Bottoms11111.0110
Harvey Wylie199.090
Nobby Wirkowski294.590
Bob Sawyer382.760
Ron Kelly242.040
Wayne Aiken331.020
Team Totals60331975.320
Opponents Totals52530495.816
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Joe Kapp32819659.811829909.115.385216.4144.3251273993.4
Nobby Wirkowski401742.5172015.011.83412.5615.03516627.2
Gene Filipski3133.31165.316.016t133.3133.3001652.1
Team Totals37121457.713632078.615.0236.2215.783.2
Opponents Totals39919849.617033628.417.0205.0317.862.9
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ernie Warlick5390917.2434
Gene Filipski4657212.4625
Bill McKenna3042214.1452
George Tait1840122.3552
Earl Lunsford151218.1190
Ron Morris99210.2230
Jack Gotta69616.0271
Lynn Bottoms47418.5371
Harvey Wylie311638.7851
Lorne Reid11818.018t1
Barrie Cyr122.020
Donnie Stone2532312.9566
Jerry Sturm13939.0390
Opie Bandy11616.0160
Bob Sawyer166.060
Team Totals214320715.023
Opponents Totals198336217.020
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Harvey Wylie10969.6230
Ron Kelly5479.4160
Ron Morris33210.7130
Doug Brown3134.3100
Lynn Bottoms22211.0220
Wayne Aiken22010.0100
Earl Lunsford242.040
Ron Allbright10
Opie Bandy10
Bill McKenna10
Len Skinner10
Team Totals312568.30
Opponents Totals2127313.00
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Joe Kapp69273539.6801
Ron Morris56203236.3551
George Tait14141.04100
Harvey Wylie12525.0250
Lynn Bottoms12323.02300
Team Totals128485637.9
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Lynn Bottoms794415.6170
Harvey Wylie221095.0160
Ron Morris171096.4160
Wayne Aiken12584.890
Bill McKenna144.040
Joe Kapp100.000
Team Totals1327215.50
Opponents Totals1295624.40
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Doug Brown58305452.7650
Tony Pajaczkowski313545.0600
Team Totals61318952.3
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Harvey Wylie1953728.31051
Gene Filipski1022622.6510
Ron Morris512925.8350
Donnie Stone812415.5240
Earl Lunsford58817.6270
Ernie Warlick22713.5180
Hal Newton12323.0230
Bill McKenna294.590
Jack Gotta100.000
Bob O'Neil100.000
Team Totals54116321.51
Opponents Totals61134922.10
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Opie Bandy0022120
Lynn Bottoms1123361
Doug Brown10000
Porky Brown001100
Gene Filipski40000
Jack Gotta001100
Bob Griffin001100
George Hansen0040400
Joe Kapp80000
Ron Kelly001100
Earl Lunsford612300
Don Luzzi001130
Bill McKenna10000
Ron Morris20000
Donnie Stone20000
Jerry Sturm002200
Ernie Warlick30000
Nobby Wirkowski10000
Harvey Wylie12200
(Team)001100
Team Totals302371522211
Opponents Totals1523232
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