While nobody in their right mind would argue that the Renegades’ sophomore season was more successful than the Redblacks’ second year, when diving deep into the numbers, a couple of interesting things pop up. Without further ado, let’s jump right in.
Game #1:
Renegades win in Hamilton 27-17
Game #2:
Renegades lose at home vs Winnipeg 34-32
Redblacks win at home vs BC 27-16
Game #3
Renegades lose in Calgary 32-12
Redblacks lose in Edmonton 46-17
Game #4
Renegades win at home vs Toronto 34-32
Redblacks lose at home vs Edmonton 23-13
Game #5
Renegades lose at home vs BC 48-14
Redblacks win at home vs Calgary 29-26 (OT)
Game #6
Renegades lose in BC 37-19
Redblacks win at home vs Montreal 26-23
Game #7
Renegades lose at home to Edmonton 31-26
Redblacks lose in Calgary 48-3
Game #8
Renegades win at home vs Saskatchewan 29-24
Redblacks lose in Toronto 30-24
Game #9
Renegades lose in Winnipeg 34-29
Redblacks win at home vs Saskatchewan 35-13
Game #10
Renegades lose in Saskatchewan 51-41
Game #11
Renegades win at home vs Montreal 43-38
Redblacks win in Saskatchewan 30-27
Game #12
Renegades win at home vs Hamilton 45-28
Redblacks lose at home to Toronto 35-26
Game #13
Renegades lose in Montreal 30-10
Redblacks win at home vs Montreal 39-17
Game #14
Renegades lose in Edmonton 45-33
Redblacks lose at home vs Toronto 38-35
Game #15
Renegades win at home vs Calgary 26-21
Redblacks win at home vs Winnipeg 27-24
Game #16
Renegades lose in Toronto 27-18
Redblacks win in Winnipeg 27-20
Game #17
Renegades win at home vs Toronto 21-15
Redblacks win in Hamilton 12-6
Game #18
Renegades lose in Montreal 27-17
Redblacks win at home vs Hamilton 44-28
Final regular season records:
The Renegades went 7-11 with 467 Points For and 581 Points Against equaling a difference of -114
The Redblacks went 12-6 with 464 Points For and 454 Points Against equaling a difference of +10
Playoffs:
The Renegades finished 3rd in the East and failed to qualify for the postseason
The Redblacks finished 1st in the East, beat Hamilton in the East Final and lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the Grey Cup
Attendance:
Renegades: 0 sellouts with an average crowd of 23,377
Redblacks: 6 sellouts with an average crowd of 22,817 (including the extra Argo’s “home” game and Eastern Final)
Quick Takeaways:
The Renegades averaged 25.9 points a game, scoring more than 20 points in eleven games, more than 30 in five and more than 40 three times.
The Redblacks averaged 25.7 points a game, scoring more than 20 points in fourteen games, more than 30 six times, and more than 40 once.
The Renegades gave up 32.2 points a game to the Redblacks 25.2 points per game and were blown out four times to the Redblacks two (I counted a blow out as losing by more than 14 points)
By the end of their second year, the Renegades had never beaten Edmonton or BC, whereas after two seasons, the only team the Redblacks have failed to beat is Edmonton
Individual Stat Leaders:
QBs:
Kerry Joseph threw for 3698 yards with 19 TDs and 20 INTs and a 56.6% completion rate
vs
Henry Burris throwing for 5703 yards with 26 TDs and 13 INTs and a 70.9% completion rate
RBs:
Josh Ranek rushed for 1122 yards and 7 TDs, averaging 6.4 yards per carry
vs
Jeremiah Johnson rushing for 448 yards and 9 TDs, averaging 4.6 yards per carry
WRs:
D.J. Flick made 60 catches for 917 yards and 7 TDs
vs
Chris Williams making 88 catches for 1214 yards and 5 TDs
Defense (tackles):
Kelly Wiltshire made 79 tackles vs Damaso Munoz making 74
Picks:
Crance Clemons/Serge Sejour made 3 INTs vs Abdul Kanneh making 6
Sacks:
Keaton Cromartie/Fred Perry had 7 sacks vs Justin Capicciotti having 12
Special Teams Tackles:
Tim Fleiszer made 18 STT vs Nigel Romick with 19
Awards:
Renegades: None
Redblacks: Rick Campbell (Coach of the Year), Brad Sinopoli (Most Outstanding Canadian), SirVicent Rogers (Most Outstanding Lineman), Henry Burris (Most Outstanding Player), Henry Burris (Tom Pate Memorial)
