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1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)

2nd place 10-6-0 .625
1956 CFLPrevious SeasonNext SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Frank Filchock
Jack RussellLine
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Tue7/31/1956AHamilton Tiger-Cats27-12WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium
Thu8/2/1956AMontreal Alouettes13-42LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium20102
Fri8/3/1956AOttawa Rough Riders1-13LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park10000
Sat8/18/1956AEdmonton Eskimos3-15LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium16500
Mon8/20/1956ABritish Columbia Lions9-20LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium28825
Sat8/25/1956HWinnipeg Blue Bombers28-16WRegina, SKTaylor Field13000
Sat9/1/1956ACalgary Stampeders17-27LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium12000
Mon9/3/1956HBritish Columbia Lions24-10WRegina, SKTaylor Field13000
Sat9/8/1956HEdmonton Eskimos31-4WRegina, SKTaylor Field13500
Mon9/10/1956AWinnipeg Blue Bombers0-35LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium17546
Mon9/17/1956HCalgary Stampeders18-1WRegina, SKTaylor Field14000
Sat9/22/1956AWinnipeg Blue Bombers24-7WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium19035
Sat9/29/1956HBritish Columbia Lions46-28WRegina, SKTaylor Field14000
Mon10/1/1956AEdmonton Eskimos33-7WEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium20000
Mon10/8/1956HWinnipeg Blue Bombers26-14WRegina, SKTaylor Field15517
Sat10/13/1956HEdmonton Eskimos17-37LRegina, SKTaylor Field14500
Sat10/20/1956ABritish Columbia Lions25-22WVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium18239
Mon10/22/1956ACalgary Stampeders19-29LCalgary, ABMewata Stadium9000
Sat10/27/1956HCalgary Stampeders33-0WRegina, SKTaylor Field8000
WIFU Semi-Final #1
Sat11/3/1956HWinnipeg Blue Bombers42-7WRegina, SKTaylor Field13000
WIFU Semi-Final #2
Mon11/5/1956AWinnipeg Blue Bombers8-19LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium13348
WIFU Final #1
Sat11/10/1956HEdmonton Eskimos23-22WRegina, SKTaylor Field13500
WIFU Final #2
Mon11/12/1956AEdmonton Eskimos12-20LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium19000
WIFU Final #3
Sat11/17/1956AEdmonton Eskimos7-51LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium22461
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
80Ron AdamQB-DB6-119523none16
62Paul AndersonOT6-524524none15
54Ron AtchisonMG6-323526none10
40Mel BecketC-DE6-322527Indiana16
58Phil BranchG6-020524Texas13
95Alex BravoOHB6-019026Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)13
65Stav CanakesOT-DT6-022526Minnesota3
99Ken CarpenterOHB-DB6-019530Oregon State14
65Ken CasnerT6-224526Baylor1
60Bill ClarkeDT6-423524none16
55Mario DeMarcoOG-DG5-1120032Miami (Florida)10
83Tom DonnellyOHB5-1118523none3
75Ron DundasOE6-321222none7
87Sully GlasserFB5-1018034none16
84Freddy HamiltonFB-LB5-111882711
85Jim HookHB-QB5-1018226Missouri1
94Larry IsbellDB-OE-OHB6-119026Baylor15
67Leland KendallT6-724523Oklahoma State10
76Doug KillohDE6-018725none15
71Harry LampmanOE-DB6-322529Queen's11
66Herm LeeDT6-324425Florida A&M1
81Harry LunnOHB-DB6-01852316
88Vic MarksFB5-102002112
92Bobby MarlowLB-FB6-020226Alabama15
86Moe MartinFB6-119024none9
70Jon McWilliamsOE-OHB-LB6-019222Nebraska16
52Dan MillerG5-1021523Baylor1
88Pete MuirHB5-1118226St. Martin's; Western Washington1
85Rod PantagesFB5-1120027none10
63Martin RubyOT-DT6-324936Texas A&M14
73Gord SturtridgeDE6-118828none16
56Ray SyrnykOG-DG5-1121223none12
73George TaitOE-DB6-11952314
90Pete ThodosOHB5-818229none15
89Bill ToddOHB-DB6-218526none13
82Frank TripuckaQB6-219229Notre Dame16
61Wilf UhrenG-T6-319523Tulsa1
92Jimmy WaddellHB5-1118725Compton JC1
53Don WalshOG-DG6-021523McGill; Denver11
50Reg WhitehouseOG-DG6-023524none15
74Stan WilliamsOE-DB6-219527Baylor8
41John WozniakLB-C-OG6-021835Alabama16
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
16Doug DrewCWestern Ontario
215Dave CresswellHBToronto
324Jim StewartEMcMaster
432Jim CruikshankHBQueen's
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4th
Team Totals401458583
Opponents Totals74726462
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushingPassingPenaltyPENYDS
Team Totals3131521481366466
Opponents Totals317
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Ken Carpenter1400000084
Reg Whitehouse0354185.4131776.50074
Larry Isbell6000019055
Bobby Marlow800000048
Alex Bravo300000018
Rod Pantages200003015
Harry Lampman200000012
Jon McWilliams10000107
Ron Adam10000006
Ron Dundas10000006
Pete Thodos10000006
Frank Tripucka1010.000006
Jimmy Waddell10000006
Stan Williams10000006
(Team)00000024
Team Totals42354283.3131776.5232353
Opponents Totals37323786.531030.090272
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Ken Carpenter1487274.9258
Bobby Marlow1356624.9328
Alex Bravo723995.5982
Sully Glasser401774.4330
Pete Thodos221115.0211
Harry Lunn221074.9320
Larry Isbell17985.8231
Rod Pantages23833.6172
Jimmy Waddell11585.3141
Bill Todd3299.7110
Jim Hook22010.0120
Vic Marks7152.150
Tom Donnelly6132.250
Ron Adam430.8150
Moe Martin3-1-0.300
Freddy Hamilton9-12-1.3-60
Frank Tripucka31-138-4.591
Team Totals54723574.324
Opponents Totals62628944.622
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Frank Tripucka38321656.414532748.515.267184.7225.776.4
Ron Adam11545.5517616.035.25100.019.154.2
Larry Isbell7571.428912.717.83200.000.0113.7
Ken Carpenter5360.015010.016.72600.0120.054.2
Bobby Marlow4250.024411.022.02600.000.089.6
Jim Hook6116.74305.030.03000.0116.78.3
Sully Glasser100.0100.000.000.039.6
Rod Pantages100.0100.000.000.039.6
Bill Todd100.0100.000.000.039.6
Team Totals41923255.416236638.715.8184.3256.074.1
Opponents Totals32717352.913123937.313.8113.4237.058.6
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Ken Carpenter4378418.2676
Harry Lampman4255213.1272
Bobby Marlow3233110.3440
Larry Isbell2853319.0415
Stan Williams2144821.3541
Jon McWilliams2032516.3421
Sully Glasser14423.0160
Alex Bravo820926.1431
Ron Dundas718025.7501
Rod Pantages44411.0390
Pete Thodos44310.8180
George Tait36421.3420
Tom Donnelly25527.5510
Ron Adam22914.5151
Harry Lunn12222.0220
Vic Marks122.020
Team Totals232366315.818
Opponents Totals173239313.811
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Harry Lunn67913.2280
Larry Isbell4379.3170
Bobby Marlow3175.7100
Ron Adam2147.0140
Ray Syrnyk2147.0100
Phil Branch166.060
Gord Sturtridge155.050
Freddy Hamilton100.000
Moe Martin100.000
Stan Williams100.000
John Wozniak100.000
Bill Todd055L0
Team Totals231777.70
Opponents Totals2527511.01
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Larry Isbell128566744.3752-
Rod Pantages854468.0770-
Team Totals136621145.72-746546539.6
Opponents Totals-730
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Pete Thodos593636.2200
Harry Lunn603375.6280
Larry Isbell4307.5140
Ron Adam200.000
Sully Glasser100.000
Team Totals1267305.80
Opponents Totals1297465.80
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Ken Carpenter21114754.6700
Stan Williams1158152.8881
Don Walsh1894352.4750
Reg Whitehouse29246.0470
Team Totals52276353.1
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Harry Lunn2648818.8380
Pete Thodos1942522.4680
Freddy Hamilton1016716.7370
Moe Martin3258.3190
Larry Isbell100.000
Team Totals59110518.70
Opponents Totals52107220.60
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Ron Adam0005550
Mel Becket0001100
Phil Branch0002200
Alex Bravo2200000
Stav Canakes0001100
Ken Carpenter2200000
Mario DeMarco0001100
Tom Donnelly1100000
Ron Dundas0001100
Freddy Hamilton0001100
Larry Isbell22044100
Doug Killoh0001100
Harry Lampman1101100
Harry Lunn1101100
Bobby Marlow8800000
Jon McWilliams1101100
Martin Ruby0002130
Gord Sturtridge0002200
Ray Syrnyk00022320
George Tait1100000
Pete Thodos2200000
Frank Tripucka3300000
Jimmy Waddell1100000
Don Walsh0002200
Reg Whitehouse0002250
Stan Williams1101000
John Wozniak0005520
Team Totals262603636900
Opponents Totals3626263
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