1976 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 9-6-1 19
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-6-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1976 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Edmonton scored 311 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 367. Bruce Lemmerman tossed for 2,271 yards, and Tom Wilkinson took a significant amount of snaps, too. George McGowan paced the receiving corps, snagging 60 passes for 833 yards, while Tyrone Walls was targeted regularly also.
Keith Barnette ran for a team-best 380 yards for the Eskimos.
John Farlinger, Larry Highbaugh, Pete Lavorato, Wayne Matherne and Bill Stevenson each picked off 2 opponent throws.
Ray Jauch coached the team. The 1976 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Lemmerman | 354 | 189 | 53.4 | 2271 | 6.4 | 13 | 3.7 | 18 | 5.1 | 50 | 64.4 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 184 | 109 | 59.2 | 1243 | 6.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 10 | 5.4 | 51 | 64.2 |
| Garry Lefebvre | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 118.8 |
| Calvin Harrell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 540 | 299 | 55.4 | 3543 | 6.6 | 17 | 3.1 | 28 | 5.2 | 51 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Barnette | 104 | 380 | 3.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Calvin Harrell | 71 | 224 | 3.2 | 12 | 3 |
| Steve Ferrughelli | 55 | 186 | 3.4 | 14 | 2 |
| Roy Bell | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 12 | 2 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 24 | 137 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Lowery | 42 | 120 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Wayne Matherne | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charlie Turner | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 375 | 1302 | 3.5 | 18 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McGowan | 60 | 833 | 13.9 | 50 | 4 |
| Tyrone Walls | 48 | 583 | 12.1 | 51 | 2 |
| Don Warrington | 43 | 449 | 10.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Stu Lang | 40 | 590 | 14.8 | 50 | 3 |
| Calvin Harrell | 27 | 241 | 8.9 | 36 | 2 |
| Steve Ferrughelli | 25 | 168 | 6.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Garry Lefebvre | 16 | 293 | 18.3 | 48 | 3 |
| John Konihowski | 13 | 170 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Keith Barnette | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Roy Bell | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Lowery | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Wayne Matherne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 299 | 3543 | 11.8 | 51 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cutler | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 12 | 58 | 3376 | 58.2 | 90 | 2 | 126 |
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 12 | 58 | 3376 | 58.2 | 90 | 2 | 126 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hollimon | 50 | 568 | 11.4 | 58 | 2 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 32 | 292 | 9.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Stu Lang | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike Fink | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Farlinger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 107 | 1011 | 9.4 | 58 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 21 | 843 | 40.1 | 118 | 1 |
| Joe Hollimon | 26 | 794 | 30.5 | 82 | 0 |
| Joe Lowery | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Fink | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Keith Barnette | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tyrone Walls | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Ferrughelli | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Scales | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Towns | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Berryman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 2044 | 27.3 | 118 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| John Farlinger | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Wayne Matherne | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Stevenson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Potter | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Fink | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob McLaren | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Hollimon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Easley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hollimon | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernest Kirk | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Fennell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Kepley | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Howes | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| John Farlinger | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Fink | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Bryans | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Beaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dave Cutler | 28 | 28 | 14 | 126 | ||||||||||
| Calvin Harrell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| George McGowan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| Garry Lefebvre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| Stu Lang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Steve Ferrughelli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Joe Hollimon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Keith Barnette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Tyrone Walls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Roy Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Don Warrington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 309 |
