1966 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 6-9-1 13
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Neill Armstrong (6-9-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1966 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Edmonton scored 251 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 328, most in the circuit. Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 989 yards for the Eskimos.
Randy Kerbow passed for 1,583 yards. Tommy Coffey paced the receiving corps, snagging 60 passes for 902 yards.
Bill Redell picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Neill Armstrong coached the team. The 1966 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Randy Kerbow | 222 | 100 | 45.0 | 1583 | 7.1 | 7 | 3.2 | 16 | 7.2 | 55 | 49.8 |
Bill Redell | 69 | 37 | 53.6 | 426 | 6.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 6 | 8.7 | 40 | 45.9 |
Ed Turek | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 158.3 |
Trent Walters | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Jim Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Joe Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 296 | 138 | 46.6 | 2037 | 6.9 | 10 | 3.4 | 23 | 7.8 | 55 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Thomas | 156 | 989 | 6.3 | 100 | 6 |
Butch Pressley | 133 | 598 | 4.5 | 26 | 4 |
Trent Walters | 87 | 500 | 5.7 | 43 | 4 |
Randy Kerbow | 62 | 180 | 2.9 | 25 | 3 |
Lu Bain | 23 | 109 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Shines | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
Joe Hernandez | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
Bill Redell | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
Totals | 492 | 2457 | 5.0 | 100 | 17 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Coffey | 60 | 902 | 15.0 | 45 | 2 |
Jim Thomas | 26 | 298 | 11.5 | 67 | 3 |
Garry Lefebvre | 9 | 228 | 25.3 | 55 | 3 |
Joe Hernandez | 9 | 223 | 24.8 | 43 | 1 |
Butch Pressley | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 |
Randy Kerbow | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 39 | 0 |
Trent Walters | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 |
Lu Bain | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
E.A. Sims | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 37 | 1 |
Willie Shines | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
Everett Fullwood | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
Barry Mitchelson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 138 | 2037 | 14.8 | 67 | 10 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Coffey | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 7 | 39 | 2134 | 54.7 | 73 | 0 | 46 |
Totals | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 7 | 39 | 2134 | 54.7 | 73 | 0 | 46 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent Walters | 56 | 346 | 6.2 | 53 | 1 |
Garry Lefebvre | 21 | 82 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
Lu Bain | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
Ian MacLeod | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
John Wydareny | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
Ed Turek | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
Tom Thomson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Marshall Starks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 112 | 603 | 5.4 | 53 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent Walters | 19 | 557 | 29.3 | 90 | 0 |
Jim Thomas | 10 | 254 | 25.4 | 38 | 0 |
Lu Bain | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Turek | 7 | 128 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 |
Tom Freeman | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 |
Joe Hernandez | 4 | 117 | 29.2 | 38 | 0 |
Marshall Starks | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
Edgar Poles | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Terry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 56 | 1363 | 24.3 | 90 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Redell | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
John Wydareny | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
Tom Thomson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
Edgar Poles | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
Marshall Starks | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
James Stinnette | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Brewer | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Tom Thomson | 2 | -4 | 0 | ||||
Bill Redell | 2 | 31 | 1 | ||||
Billy Roy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Howie Schumm | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Edgar Poles | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||
Butch Pressley | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||||
Mickey Bitsko | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
E.A. Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Tommy Coffey | 2 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||
Jim Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
Trent Walters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Randy Kerbow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | ||||||||
Butch Pressley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
Garry Lefebvre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
E.A. Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Edgar Poles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Bill Redell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Joe Hernandez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 237 |