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1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

1st place • Eastern Conference • 10-4-0 .714
1961 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
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Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Eddie BevanAssistant Coach
Steve OneschukAssistant Coach
Ralph SazioAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Fri7/21/1961AEdmonton Eskimos9-17LEdmonton, ABJoseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium10000
Mon7/24/1961ABritish Columbia Lions27-38LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium18769
Mon7/31/1961AMontreal Alouettes25-16WMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium17635
Tue8/8/1961HBuffalo Bills38-21WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium12000
Tue8/15/1961HBritish Columbia Lions30-21WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium17103
Sun8/20/1961AToronto Argonauts28-24WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium27809
Thu8/31/1961AWinnipeg Blue Bombers30-9WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium18951
Mon9/4/1961HToronto Argonauts21-19WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium26533
Mon9/11/1961HEdmonton Eskimos32-15WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium27646
Sat9/16/1961ACalgary Stampeders37-36WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium16707
Mon9/18/1961ASaskatchewan Roughriders22-15WRegina, SKTaylor Field10152
Sat9/23/1961HMontreal Alouettes7-28LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium25291
Sat9/30/1961AOttawa Rough Riders21-47LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park22400
Mon10/9/1961HOttawa Rough Riders10-14LHamilton, ONCivic Stadium25273
Sun10/15/1961AToronto Argonauts37-10WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium29553
Sun10/22/1961HMontreal Alouettes15-5WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium22723
Sat10/28/1961HOttawa Rough Riders44-29WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium20271
Sat11/4/1961AMontreal Alouettes6-21LMontreal, QCMcGill Stadium16199
Eastern Final #1
Sun11/19/1961AToronto Argonauts7-25LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium33161
Eastern Final #2
Sat11/25/1961HToronto Argonauts48-2WHamilton, ONCivic Stadium22671
Grey Cup
Sat12/2/1961AWinnipeg Blue Bombers14-21LOTToronto, ONExhibition Stadium32651
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
John Barrow61DT6-225526Florida13
Donnie Caraway44G6-123027Hinds CC; Houston5
Don Cook62T6-223525none2
Frank Cosentino11QB6-319524Western Ontario14
Hardiman Cureton51LB5-1123528Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA13
Paul Dekker75OE6-522030Michigan State14
Geno DeNobile62OG6-02232914
Tom Dublinski9QB6-219731Utah11
Bernie Faloney10QB6-019529Maryland12
Cam Fraser71E6-221529none6
Len Gargarello17HB5-11180Western Washington; McMaster1
Ralph Goldston21HB-DB5-1119532Indiana; Youngstown State13
Tommy Grant18HB5-1119526none3
Garney Henley26OHB-DB5-1118026South Dakota State; Huron10
Larry Hickman30FB6-123026Baylor5
Ron Howell28DB-LB6-018526none13
Bob Jarus19FB-LB6-121023Purdue10
Zeno Karcz15HB-LB5-1120026Michigan14
Ellison Kelly54OG6-123126Michigan State14
Ken Kilrea16HB-LB6-323721South Carolina11
George Lalicich56G5-1122022none8
Gerry McDougall25HB6-222526Long Beach CC; UCLA14
Grant McKee17HB6-119522Michigan14
Chet Miksza46C6-223131none14
Ron Miller18E6-021024Indiana3
Bob Minihane64T6-325523Boston University9
Tom Moran70DE6-11932910
Tom Moulton73FB-E6-321523Detroit Mercy6
Bronko Nagurski60T6-222524Notre Dame9
Pete Neumann74DE5-1121031none14
Paul Palmer24OB6-120222Michigan14
Hal Patterson77OE6-119029Garden City CC; Kansas8
Ron Ray66DT6-424528Howard Payne14
Butch Rogers14LB6-120228McMaster14
George Scott20OHB6-118024Miami (Ohio)10
Vince Scott53MG5-821539Notre Dame14
Carver Shannon20HB6-120123Southern Illinois4
Don Sutherin22CB5-1120025Ohio State14
Willie Taylor56C-LB6-023025Florida A&M10
Milam Wall23HB6-120022North Carolina4
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Casey WoodTToronto
13John WareCQueen's
26Wallie BarrieLBMcGill
311Weldon ThorburnTToronto
416Bob HouseEToronto
520Bob GodleyGToronto
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals827878102340
Opponents Totals53797784293
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2861081562278601
Opponents Totals2731331211993630
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Don Sutherin0354381.4---102540.04069
Gerry McDougall1100---000066
Paul Dekker700---000042
George Scott700---000042
Bernie Faloney400---002026
Ralph Goldston300---000018
Hal Patterson300---000018
Garney Henley200---000012
Tom Dublinski100---00006
Tommy Grant100---00006
Pete Neumann100---00006
Butch Rogers100---00006
Cam Fraser000---00202
Carver Shannon200---000012
Larry Hickman100---00006
Milam Wall011100.0---00001
(Team)000-00012
Team Totals44364481.8102540.081340
Opponents Totals35323591.4122450.0150293
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Larry Hickman694476.5671
Bernie Faloney774345.6274
Bob Jarus723504.9230
Gerry McDougall583355.8763
George Scott512895.7271
Carver Shannon321524.8231
Frank Cosentino16774.8130
Garney Henley7699.9521
Ralph Goldston10434.371
Don Sutherin3103.3100
Tommy Grant144.040
Geno DeNobile022L0
Milam Wall111.010
Paul Palmer100.000
Team Totals39822135.612
Opponents Totals43426156.018
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Bernie Faloney27415656.910425659.416.472238.4145.120168239795.2
Frank Cosentino592339.0323566.015.54123.446.887028642.8
Tom Dublinski241145.8112189.119.87428.328.342119771.2
Gerry McDougall3133.323612.036.036t133.300.00036119.4
Don Sutherin22100.00157.57.51000.000.0001597.9
George Scott11100.0088.08.0800.000.0008100.0
Team Totals36319453.414931988.816.5287.7205.5259293986.1
Opponents Totals32616450.314226618.216.2134.0206.1250241165.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Gerry McDougall4063215.8567
Paul Dekker3757815.6487
George Scott3255117.2746
Ralph Goldston2541416.6722
Hal Patterson2045222.6653
Bob Jarus1321016.2350
Garney Henley911412.7270
Tommy Grant77811.1161
Tom Dublinski24422.0281
Don Sutherin15252.0520
Ron Miller188.080
Carver Shannon34414.7221
Milam Wall2168.0100
Larry Hickman252.560
Team Totals194319816.528
Opponents Totals164266116.213
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Don Sutherin1115013.6560
Garney Henley34414.7380
Ron Howell34113.7190
Ralph Goldston294.590
Zeno Karcz122.020
Team Totals2024612.30
Opponents Totals2023311.71
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Bernie Faloney50228745.75802
Cam Fraser51221043.36712
Gerry McDougall318260.77200
Don Sutherin1563942.68400
Team Totals119531844.71
Opponents Totals124525642.4
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Garney Henley311866.0200
Ron Howell561743.1260
Don Sutherin14815.8300
Paul Palmer9525.8130
George Scott33010.0190
Cam Fraser122.020
Grant McKee200.000
Team Totals1165254.50
Opponents Totals1227616.21
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Don Sutherin58341458.9790
Team Totals58341458.9
Opponents Totals49253351.7
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
George Scott1431722.6460
Hal Patterson1227222.7380
Carver Shannon412130.3360
Garney Henley49724.3430
Ron Howell24623.0240
Gerry McDougall24422.0290
Bob Jarus22814.0190
Chet Miksza22713.5190
Don Sutherin12222.0220
Ralph Goldston2199.5140
Zeno Karcz144.040
Bob Minihane100.000
Team Totals4799721.20
Opponents Totals58154526.60
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Garney Henley1
Gerry McDougall1
Pete Neumann1
Rogers1
Team Totals2718921303
Opponents Totals2118182
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