1951 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Annis Stukus (8-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1951 Edmonton Eskimos RosterTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Annis Stukus (8-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1951 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
Offensively, the Eskimos topped the league with 306 points. Meanwhile, the defense allowed 262 points. Normie Kwong ran for a team-best 933 yards, while Mike King additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Frank Filchock threw for 1,826 yards. Rollin Prather snagged 40 passes for 661 yards.
Annis Stukus coached the team. The 1951 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Filchock | 194 | 105 | 54.1 | 1826 | 9.4 | 12 | 6.2 | 10 | 5.2 | 0 | 85.5 |
| Rollie Miles | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 162 | 18.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 119.0 |
| Bill Stukus | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 19.0 |
| George Festeryga | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Jim Chambers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 228 | 114 | 50.0 | 2113 | 9.3 | 14 | 6.1 | 12 | 5.3 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normie Kwong | 178 | 933 | 5.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike King | 206 | 910 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Chambers | 52 | 513 | 9.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Rollie Miles | 52 | 416 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Enright | 32 | 173 | 5.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Lord | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simon | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| George Festeryga | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paffrath | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Filchock | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stukus | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 579 | 3082 | 5.3 | 1 | 30 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollin Prather | 40 | 661 | 16.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Paffrath | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Chambers | 18 | 378 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Howie Hansen | 8 | 216 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Macrae | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Normie Kwong | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Tully | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Bunting | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Enright | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Hatfield | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simon | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Bill Briggs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 2087 | 18.5 | 56 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annis Stukus | 49 | 42 | 85.7 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 7 | 58 |
| Totals | 49 | 42 | 85.7 | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 7 | 58 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Lord | 64 | 2447 | 38.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Briggs | 30 | 1130 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 24 | 925 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paffrath | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Chambers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 121 | 4588 | 37.9 | 19 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Miles | 33 | 269 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Macrae | 26 | 218 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mendryk | 20 | 189 | 9.4 | 86 | 1 |
| Bill Stukus | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Hansen | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simon | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Chambers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Tully | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 824 | 8.2 | 86 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chambers | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Enright | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike King | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paffrath | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lord | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Simon | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Macrae | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normie Kwong | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Hickey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Tully | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Festeryga | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Mendryk | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rollin Prather | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Stukus | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 857 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Morris | 1 | ||||||
| Normie Kwong | 1 | ||||||
| George Brown | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Chambers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | ||||||
| Annis Stukus | 3 | 42 | 7 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Normie Kwong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| Mike King | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||
| Ray Enright | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||
| Rollin Prather | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| Rollie Miles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Howie Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| Steve Mendryk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Harry Bunting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Macrae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| George Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Ted Tully | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| George Festeryga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Frankie Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Don Lord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
