1957 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 14-2 28
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Final
Coach: Pop Ivy (14-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1957 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1957 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses for 28 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Offensively, Edmonton paced the league with 475 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Eskimos surrendered 142 points, lowest in the league. Johnny Bright powered the ground game, running for a 1,679 yards, and Normie Kwong also aided the ground game.

Don Getty threw for 1,359 yards, and Jackie Parker threw the ball, too. Jackie Parker snagged 27 passes for 559 yards. Joe Mobra and Bill Walker were targeted regularly as well.

Oscar Kruger picked off 7 opponent throws.

Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1957 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Getty	122	72	59.0	1359	11.1	11	9.0	8	6.6	81	100.4
Jackie Parker	135	70	51.9	1250	9.3	3	2.2	11	8.1	85	57.3
Ken Hall	7	5	71.4	96	13.7	0	0.0	1	14.3	39	74.1
Johnny Bright	1	1	100.0	17	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	118.8
Rollie Miles	4	1	25.0	8	2.0	0	0.0	1	25.0	8	0.0
Oscar Kruger	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	270	149	55.2	2730	10.1	14	5.2	21	7.8	85

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Bright	259	1679	6.5	27	16
Normie Kwong	204	1050	5.1	22	15
Jackie Parker	102	717	7.0	42	11
Ken Hall	48	376	7.8	34	1
Rollie Miles	28	183	6.5	18	1
Mike Lashuk	27	164	6.1	32	1
Jim Shipka	16	97	6.1	19	1
Oscar Kruger	9	43	4.8	18	0
Don Simon	6	27	4.5	9	0
Bob Kimoff	6	24	4.0	13	0
Don Getty	17	-15	-0.9	8	0
Totals	722	4345	6.0	42	46

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jackie Parker	27	559	20.7	81	5
Joe Mobra	25	366	14.6	29	2
Bill Walker	21	393	18.7	37	1
Johnny Bright	18	300	16.7	29	0
Ken Hall	15	370	24.7	85	3
Rollie Miles	14	250	17.9	40	1
Normie Kwong	14	172	12.3	19	0
Mike Lashuk	6	83	13.8	22	1
John Bell	3	81	27.0	45	1
Oscar Kruger	2	60	30.0	39	0
Bob Kimoff	2	47	23.5	24	0
Don Simon	1	26	26.0	26	0
Tommy Pearson	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	149	2722	18.3	85	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Joe Mobra	62	49	79.0	18	10	55.6	6	72	3899	54.2	85	2	87
Ken Hall	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					0	1
Totals	63	50	79.4	18	10	55.6	6	72	3899	54.2	85	2	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bill Walker	71	2891	40.7	70	5
Ken Hall	22	908	41.3	82	3
Jackie Parker	4	212	53.0	68	1
Leigh McMillan	2	74	37.0	41	0
Joe Mobra	1	67	67.0	67	0
Rollie Miles	1	42	42.0	42	0
Totals	101	4194	41.5	82	9

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leigh McMillan	61	388	6.4	20
John Woyat	47	200	4.3	19
Oscar Kruger	12	123	10.2	24
Don Simon	13	80	6.2	16
Steve Bendiak	1	28	28.0	16
Bill Smith	1	20	20.0	9
Art Walker	2	12	6.0	12
Bob Kimoff	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	138	851	6.2	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Hall	9	292	32.4	34	0
Jackie Parker	8	218	27.2	95	1
Oscar Kruger	6	151	25.2	38	0
Johnny Bright	2	32	16.0	23	0
Rollie Miles	3	29	9.7	19	0
Mike Lashuk	3	21	7.0	13	0
John Bell	1	14	14.0	14	0
Joe Mobra	1	5	5.0	5	0
Normie Kwong	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bill Walker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	35	767	21.9	95	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Oscar Kruger	7	76	10.9	29	0
Ted Tully	6	25	4.2	15	0
Bill Smith	4	62	15.5	25	0
Steve Bendiak	2	27	13.5	20	0
Mike Lashuk	2	15	7.5	8	0
Bob Kimoff	2	3	1.5	3	0
Earl Lindley	1	34	34.0	34	1
Kurt Burris	1	32	32.0	32	0
Joe Mobra	1	26	26.0	26	0
Jackie Parker	1	23	23.0	23	0
Frank Anderson	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bill Briggs	1	8	8.0	8	0
Gino Fracas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	342	11.4	34	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Frank Anderson				2	0	0
John Bell				2	0	0
Mike King				2	0	0
Ted Tully				2	0	0
Mike Volcan				2	0	0
Oscar Kruger				1	0	0
Bob Kimoff				1	0	0
Frankie Morris				1	0	0
Gino Fracas				1	1	0
Bill Walker				1	0	0
Bill Briggs				1	0	1
Steve Bendiak				1	0	0
Don Barry				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	18	1	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jackie Parker	11	5		1		0			0	0	1			103
Joe Mobra		2		0		0			10	49	8			99
Johnny Bright	16	0		0					0	0	0			96
Normie Kwong	15	0		0					0	0	0			90
Ken Hall	1	3		0					0	1	3			28
Mike Lashuk	1	1		0		0			0	0	0			12
Rollie Miles	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Bill Walker		1		0			0		0	0	5			11
Earl Lindley						1			0	0	0			6
John Bell		1		0			0		0	0	0			6
Bill Briggs						0	1		0	0	0			6
Jim Shipka	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	46	14	0	1	0	1	1	0	10	50	17	0	0	475