1961 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 10-5-1 21
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Eagle Keys (10-5-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1961 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 21 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Eskimos chalked up 334 points, and the defense conceded 257. Johnny Bright ran for a team-best 1,350 yards for Edmonton.
Jackie Parker passed for 1,405 yards, and Don Getty spent time under center as well. Bobby Walden paced the receiving corps, snagging 36 passes for 513 yards. Jim Letcavits contributed to the receiving game, too.
Oscar Kruger picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1961 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Parker | 184 | 92 | 50.0 | 1405 | 7.6 | 11 | 6.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 53 | 66.1 |
| Don Getty | 126 | 69 | 54.8 | 1276 | 10.1 | 8 | 6.3 | 8 | 6.3 | 65 | 84.6 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Mike Lashuk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 312 | 162 | 51.9 | 2694 | 8.6 | 19 | 6.1 | 21 | 6.7 | 65 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bright | 236 | 1350 | 5.7 | 81 | 11 |
| Mike Lashuk | 123 | 757 | 6.2 | 50 | 4 |
| Jackie Parker | 87 | 644 | 7.4 | 49 | 3 |
| Bobby Walden | 45 | 185 | 4.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Howie Schumm | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Don Getty | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
| J.B. Smith | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Ronnie Quillen | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Hill | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Shipka | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 565 | 3264 | 5.8 | 81 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 36 | 513 | 14.2 | 29 | 6 |
| Jackie Parker | 23 | 383 | 16.7 | 48 | 1 |
| Jim Letcavits | 21 | 405 | 19.3 | 57 | 4 |
| J.B. Smith | 17 | 314 | 18.5 | 48 | 3 |
| Vic Chapman | 17 | 299 | 17.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Johnny Bright | 13 | 219 | 16.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Ronnie Quillen | 12 | 252 | 21.0 | 65 | 4 |
| Mike Lashuk | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Dundas | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Bill Hill | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Dye | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Jim Shipka | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 2694 | 16.6 | 65 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Parker | 39 | 34 | 87.2 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 80 |
| Ted Tully | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 40 | 35 | 87.5 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 81 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 63 | 2953 | 46.9 | 79 | 7 |
| Vic Chapman | 45 | 1892 | 42.0 | 60 | 5 |
| Jackie Parker | 4 | 215 | 53.8 | 71 | 0 |
| Totals | 112 | 5060 | 45.2 | 79 | 12 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 40 | 280 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| J.B. Smith | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Ronnie Quillen | 28 | 112 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Hill | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Oscar Kruger | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Ted Tully | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Howie Schumm | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Parker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 671 | 5.4 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Walden | 16 | 487 | 30.4 | 57 | 0 |
| J.B. Smith | 13 | 332 | 25.5 | 76 | 0 |
| Ronnie Quillen | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Bill Hill | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dunc Harvey | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Johnny Bright | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Shipka | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Lashuk | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Roy Cameron | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Stephenson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Letcavits | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1199 | 24.0 | 76 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Kruger | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Al Ecuyer | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Rollie Miles | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Don Stephenson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 203 | 13.5 | 56 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ecuyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Oscar Kruger | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Stephenson | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rollie Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pat Dye | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Art Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gino Fracas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 104 | |||||||
| Johnny Bright | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | ||||||
| Jim Letcavits | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Mike Lashuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Ronnie Quillen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| J.B. Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Don Getty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Pat Dye | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ron Dundas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Howie Schumm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Vic Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Ted Tully | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 333 |
