1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU) |
| 4th place • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Bill Swiacki |
| Gil Bouley | Line |
| Bill Earley | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/2/1956 | A | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | 41-20 | W | Kitchener, ON | 2500 | ||
| Wed | 8/8/1956 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 28-13 | W | Calgary, AB | Mewata Stadium | 11000 | |
| Mon | 8/13/1956 | A | British Columbia Lions | 15-20 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | ||
| Sat | 8/25/1956 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 20-24 | L | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 22732 | |
| Wed | 8/29/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0-18 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 23801 | |
| Mon | 9/3/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21-31 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 20725 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1956 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 51-28 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 20942 | |
| Wed | 9/12/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22-21 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 19153 | |
| Fri | 9/14/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 41-19 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 24118 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1956 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20-31 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 21825 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1956 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 22-43 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 18791 | |
| Sat | 10/6/1956 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6-42 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 15125 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1956 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29-34 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19046 | |
| Sat | 10/13/1956 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 13-28 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18679 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1956 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 26-37 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 13770 | |
| Sat | 10/27/1956 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 19-30 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 15535 | |
| Sat | 11/3/1956 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 41-27 | W | Montreal, QC | McGill Stadium | 20913 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Albright | 51 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | Wisconsin | 12 | |
| Pete Bennett | 64 | T | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Fred Black | 53 | G | 6-0 | 220 | 26 | none | 14 | |
| Earl Blair | 82 | HB | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Mississippi | 6 | |
| Dick Brown | 81 | DB | 5-10 | 170 | 30 | Toronto | 13 | |
| Royal Copeland | 77 | E | 6-0 | 190 | 32 | none | 11 | |
| Hardiman Cureton | 60 | DG | 5-11 | 235 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 14 | |
| Bucky Curtis | 79 | E | 6-3 | 212 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 14 | |
| Gerry Doucette | 86 | QB | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | none | 13 | |
| Mike Falls | 57 | G | 6-1 | 240 | 22 | Minnesota | 8 | |
| O.K. Ferguson | 90 | HB | 6-0 | 202 | 22 | Louisiana State | 13 | |
| Arnie Galiffa | 83 | QB | 6-2 | 193 | 29 | Army | 12 | |
| Jim Hagerty | 93 | HB | 6-1 | 188 | 23 | Pasadena CC; Washington State | 3 | |
| Elgin Hirst | 73 | E | 5-11 | 213 | 27 | none | 14 | |
| Bobby Kuntz | 95 | DB | 5-11 | 178 | 24 | McMaster | 14 | |
| Lowell Lander | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Westminster (Pennsylvania) | 1 | ||
| Bill Lucky | 61 | T | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Baylor | 6 | |
| Fran Machinsky | 63 | OG | 6-0 | 215 | 21 | Ohio State | 12 | |
| Baz Mackie | 50 | G | 5-11 | 222 | 24 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Ron Marciniak | 56 | G-LB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Kansas State | 9 | |
| Carl Massin | 62 | T | 6-2 | 235 | 21 | none | 5 | |
| Jack Maultsby | 56 | T | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | North Carolina | 2 | |
| Bill McFarlane | 99 | DB-OHB | 6-0 | 178 | 26 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Bart Moll | 84 | HB | 6-0 | 187 | 21 | none | 14 | |
| Norm Nygaard | 87 | FB | 5-11 | 183 | 25 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 1 | |
| Jerry O'Flanagan | 75 | E | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | McGill; British Columbia | 9 | |
| Al Pfeifer | 70 | E | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | Fordham | 13 | |
| Alex Ponton | 94 | HB-LB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | McMaster | 8 | |
| Al Romine | 78 | HB | 6-2 | 191 | 24 | North Alabama | 7 | |
| Tex Schriewer | 76 | E | 6-4 | 220 | 22 | Texas | 13 | |
| Dick Shatto | 88 | HB | 6-2 | 196 | 23 | Kentucky | 14 | |
| Danny Shaw | 52 | G | 6-1 | 233 | 22 | none | 14 | |
| Billy Shipp | 69 | T | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | Alabama | 2 | |
| Johnny Sopinka | 92 | OHB | 5-11 | 170 | 23 | Toronto | 14 | |
| John Stephans | 76 | QB | 21 | Holy Cross | 2 | |||
| Norm Stoneburgh | 40 | C | 6-2 | 245 | 21 | none | 11 | |
| Doug Thompson | 89 | HB | 5-10 | 202 | 23 | Clemson | 14 | |
| John Welton | 72 | E | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Queen's; Wake Forest | 14 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Ted Smale | E | Toronto |
| 2 | 14 | Dick Risk | HB | Toronto |
| 3 | 23 | Jerry O'Flanagan | T | British Columbia |
| 4 | 31 | Walt Bulchak | HB | Toronto |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 90 | 61 | 72 | 108 | 331 |
| Opponents Totals | 130 | 118 | 124 | 41 | 413 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 360 | 123 | 212 | 25 | 85 | 748 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 333 | 148 | 169 | 16 | 105 | 893 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Curtis | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | ||
| Al Pfeifer | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Bobby Kuntz | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Earl Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bart Moll | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Royal Copeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Gerry Doucette | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Fred Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dick Shatto | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| O.K. Ferguson | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Al Romine | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mike Falls | 1 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Tex Schriewer | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Arnie Galiffa | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 2 | 331 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 43 | 57 | 75.4 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 14 | 1 | 413 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.K. Ferguson | 154 | 802 | 5.2 | 21 | 6 |
| Bobby Kuntz | 108 | 578 | 5.4 | 28 | 2 |
| Dick Shatto | 118 | 575 | 4.9 | 67 | 3 |
| Arnie Galiffa | 32 | 106 | 3.3 | 15 | 2 |
| Doug Thompson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Earl Blair | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bart Moll | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Stephans | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Doucette | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 432 | 2136 | 4.9 | 13 | |
| Opponents Totals | 472 | 2500 | 5.3 | 26 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Galiffa | 441 | 256 | 58.0 | 165 | 3682 | 8.3 | 14.4 | 72 | 32 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.5 | 90.5 | |||
| Gerry Doucette | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 12 | 350 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 40 | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 13.9 | 56.3 | |||
| Jack Stephans | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 13 | 127 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 19.0 | |||
| Earl Blair | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60.4 | |||
| Dick Shatto | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 510 | 290 | 56.9 | 192 | 4167 | 8.2 | 14.4 | 33 | 6.5 | 28 | 5.5 | 242 | 3925 | 82.2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 400 | 226 | 56.5 | 150 | 3848 | 9.6 | 17.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 24 | 6.0 | 273 | 3575 | 87.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Pfeifer | 78 | 993 | 12.7 | 35 | 6 |
| Bucky Curtis | 48 | 927 | 19.3 | 50 | 8 |
| Bobby Kuntz | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Royal Copeland | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Johnny Sopinka | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Earl Blair | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 21 | 2 |
| Bill McFarlane | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Bart Moll | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Doug Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Norm Nygaard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Shatto | 41 | 553 | 13.5 | 45 | 5 |
| Al Romine | 29 | 538 | 18.6 | 72 | 5 |
| Tex Schriewer | 24 | 386 | 16.1 | 68 | 3 |
| O.K. Ferguson | 21 | 194 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 290 | 4167 | 14.4 | 33 | |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 3848 | 17.0 | 28 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardiman Cureton | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Sopinka | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Shatto | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Earl Blair | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Kuntz | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Marciniak | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lowell Lander | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill McFarlane | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Machinsky | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Pfeifer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 179 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 229 | 8.2 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Doucette | 106 | 3919 | 37.0 | 64 | 3 | 2 |
| Alex Ponton | 12 | 496 | 41.3 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 118 | 4415 | 37.4 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 114 | 5014 | 44.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Brown | 44 | 379 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill McFarlane | 35 | 246 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Doug Thompson | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Shatto | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Earl Blair | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Lowell Lander | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Al Pfeifer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Sopinka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 105 | 806 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 109 | 748 | 6.9 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Shatto | 25 | 636 | 25.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Bill McFarlane | 11 | 176 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Doug Thompson | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Kuntz | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Hagerty | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Norm Nygaard | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Bucky Curtis | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Earl Blair | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lowell Lander | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tex Schriewer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Marciniak | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Royal Copeland | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Pfeifer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 1301 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 1421 | 22.9 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Falls | 1 | ||||||
| Dick Shatto | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 46 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
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