1955 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU) |
| 2nd place • 8-4-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: Carl Voyles |
| Perry Moss | Backfield |
| Ralph Sazio | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 8/3/1955 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 39-2 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 14000 | |
| Wed | 8/10/1955 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 6-21 | L | Edmonton, AB | Joseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1955 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22-20 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 16829 | |
| Wed | 8/24/1955 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 12-10 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 13469 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1955 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 6-31 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18261 | |
| Mon | 9/5/1955 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 37-12 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 18628 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1955 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23-12 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 12491 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1955 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 20-38 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 22940 | |
| Sat | 9/24/1955 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 22-13 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 15396 | |
| Sat | 10/1/1955 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 40-0 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 13000 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1955 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 15-11 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 15000 | |
| Mon | 10/10/1955 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 15-16 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19060 | |
| Sat | 10/15/1955 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 28-1 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 9300 | |
| Sat | 10/22/1955 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21-12 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 13000 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1955 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 16-41 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 22849 | |
| Sat | 11/5/1955 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 28-6 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 14800 | |
| IRFU Semi-Final | |||||||||
| Sat | 11/12/1955 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 28-32 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 17600 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Arnett | 46 | OT | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | McMaster | 12 | |
| Eddie Bevan | 51 | DG | 5-9 | 220 | 29 | none | 12 | |
| Paul Bischoff | 70 | E | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | West Virginia | 10 | |
| Ed Clemens | 60 | T | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Dayton | 2 | |
| Merv Collins | 55 | OG-DE | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | none | 5 | |
| Ray Collins | 75 | DT | 5-11 | 238 | 28 | Louisiana State | 8 | |
| Art Darch | 52 | OG | 6-1 | 222 | 24 | none | 12 | |
| Bobby Dawson | 89 | DB | 5-10 | 161 | 23 | none | 9 | |
| Frank Dempsey | 66 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Florida | 9 | |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 83 | S-OHB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | none | 12 | |
| Cam Fraser | 71 | FW-E-P | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | none | 12 | |
| Carl Garrigus | 94 | QB | 5-10 | 192 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | |
| Ron Howell | 82 | FW-E | 6-0 | 185 | 20 | none | 12 | |
| John Hruska | 84 | DE | 6-1 | 207 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Blackie Kincaid | 81 | HB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | South Carolina | 2 | |
| Zollie Kovacs | 54 | G | 6-0 | 225 | 20 | none | 7 | |
| Chuck Kubes | 75 | T | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Minnesota | 3 | |
| Lou Kusserow | 88 | OHB-DB | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | Columbia | 12 | |
| Tip Logan | 73 | E-K | 6-1 | 194 | 28 | Queen's | 6 | |
| Tom Louderback | 60 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Santa Rosa JC; San Jose State | 5 | |
| Frank McDonald | 72 | E | 6-2 | 200 | 21 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | |
| Bucky McElroy | 95 | HB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Hinds CC; Southern Mississippi | 8 | |
| Jack McGee | 54 | G | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | Queen's | 2 | |
| Chet Miksza | 76 | T-E-G | 6-2 | 231 | 25 | none | 8 | |
| Alex Muzyka | 65 | T | 5-11 | 208 | 26 | none | 9 | |
| Pete Neumann | 74 | DE | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | none | 12 | |
| Walt Nikorak | 45 | C | 5-10 | 214 | 22 | none | 12 | |
| Steve Oneschuk | 93 | HB | 5-10 | 177 | 26 | Toronto | 12 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 72 | OE | 6-2 | 166 | 34 | Bradley | 7 | |
| Jerry Sazio | 56 | LB-T | 5-10 | 226 | 23 | William & Mary | 11 | |
| Vince Scott | 53 | DG | 5-8 | 215 | 33 | Notre Dame | 12 | |
| Art Scullion | 42 | DE | 6-2 | 217 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Ken Stanley | 78 | E | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | McMaster | 8 | |
| Ralph Toohy | 77 | FW-LB | 6-0 | 197 | 29 | none | 12 | |
| Ray Truant | 87 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Western Ontario | 12 | |
| Hal Waggoner | 80 | HB | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Little Rock JC; Tulane | 12 | |
| Nobby Wirkowski | 90 | QB | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Don Getty | QB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 7 | Don Prowse | E | Western Ontario |
| 3 | 11 | Hank Zuzek | LM | Queen's |
| 4 | 15 | Jack Cook | E | Queen's |
| 5 | 19 | Jack Pelec | HB | McMaster |
| 6 | 23 | Bruce Day | LM | Toronto |
| 7 | 27 | Murray Howlett | FB | McMaster |
| 8 | 31 | John Wismer | LM | Toronto |
| 9 | 35 | Wally Mellor | QB | Queen's |
| 10 | 39 | Tony Miller | E | McGill |
| 11 | 43 | Earl Merling | LM | McGill |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 67 | 36 | 114 | 271 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 62 | 47 | 49 | 193 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 241 | 142 | 86 | 13 | 40 | 315 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 283 | 132 | 145 | 6 | 53 | 453 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kusserow | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Bucky McElroy | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Hal Waggoner | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tip Logan | 0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Steve Oneschuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Ron Howell | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Ray Truant | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Cam Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Carl Garrigus | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Paul Bischoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pete Neumann | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Jerry Sazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Ralph Toohy | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Frank McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Team Totals | 39 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 12 | 2 | 271 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 1 | 193 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kusserow | 127 | 743 | 5.9 | 68 | 7 |
| Bucky McElroy | 121 | 632 | 5.2 | 37 | 6 |
| Hal Waggoner | 110 | 617 | 5.6 | 42 | 6 |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 44 | 241 | 5.5 | 81 | 4 |
| Steve Oneschuk | 41 | 233 | 5.7 | 30 | 2 |
| Carl Garrigus | 35 | 226 | 6.5 | 38 | 2 |
| Ron Howell | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 50 | 1 |
| Ray Truant | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Blackie Kincaid | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Nobby Wirkowski | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 508 | 2871 | 5.7 | 28 | |
| Opponents Totals | 436 | 2147 | 4.9 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobby Wirkowski | 188 | 89 | 47.3 | 90 | 1329 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47 | 6 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.8 | 61.7 | |||
| Carl Garrigus | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 11 | 308 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.1 | 54.8 | |||
| Lou Kusserow | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 226 | 113 | 50.0 | 101 | 1652 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 6 | 2.7 | 12 | 5.3 | 229 | 1423 | 60.9 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 362 | 203 | 56.1 | 129 | 3131 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 19 | 5.2 | 30 | 8.3 | 269 | 2862 | 67.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Truant | 19 | 332 | 17.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 18 | 194 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Lou Kusserow | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Hal Waggoner | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Bucky McElroy | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Howell | 6 | 162 | 27.0 | 41 | 2 |
| Paul Bischoff | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Oneschuk | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Tip Logan | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Ralph Toohy | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Blackie Kincaid | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cam Fraser | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank McDonald | 12 | 202 | 16.8 | 53 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 113 | 1652 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| Opponents Totals | 203 | 3131 | 15.4 | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Sazio | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Hal Waggoner | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Bischoff | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Truant | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Carl Garrigus | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Clemens | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lou Kusserow | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Louderback | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank McDonald | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Oneschuk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Toohy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 221 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 133 | 11.1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Fraser | 125 | 5920 | 47.4 | 84 | 11 | |
| Team Totals | 125 | 5920 | 47.4 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 4556 | 40.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Howell | 53 | 580 | 10.9 | 90 | 1 |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 43 | 501 | 11.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Paul Bischoff | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Garrigus | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 98 | 1090 | 11.1 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 110 | 877 | 8.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Waggoner | 18 | 522 | 29.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Bucky McElroy | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Lou Kusserow | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Ron Howell | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Ralph Toohy | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Bischoff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 882 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 923 | 19.6 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McDonald | 1 | ||||||
| Pete Neumann | 1 | ||||||
| Jerry Sazio | 1 | ||||||
| Ralph Toohy | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 47 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
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