1978 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 10-4-2 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Hugh Campbell (10-4-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1978 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
Offensively, the Eskimos paced the league with 452 points. Meanwhile, the defensive squad allowed 301 points. Tom Wilkinson passed for 2,394 yards. Tom Scott paced pass catchers, snagging 67 passes for 1,091 yards, while Waddell Smith contributed to the receiving game, too.
Jim Germany ran for a team-best 885 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 54 turnovers. Joe Hollimon picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Hugh Campbell coached the team. The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wilkinson | 292 | 177 | 60.6 | 2394 | 8.2 | 20 | 6.8 | 9 | 3.1 | 64 | 96.7 |
| Warren Moon | 173 | 89 | 51.4 | 1112 | 6.4 | 5 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.0 | 56 | 64.5 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 294 | 7.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 5.3 | 41 | 71.6 |
| Hank Ilesic | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 118.8 |
| Jim Germany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 506 | 291 | 57.5 | 3826 | 7.6 | 26 | 5.1 | 18 | 3.6 | 64 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Germany | 179 | 885 | 4.9 | 34 | 10 |
| Larry Washington | 52 | 227 | 4.4 | 37 | 2 |
| Don Warrington | 32 | 152 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Angelo Santucci | 36 | 117 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 30 | 114 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Pat McNeil | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 23 | 42 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Waddell Smith | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 381 | 1627 | 4.3 | 37 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scott | 67 | 1091 | 16.3 | 46 | 10 |
| Waddell Smith | 58 | 875 | 15.1 | 50 | 9 |
| Stu Lang | 48 | 618 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 |
| George McGowan | 34 | 402 | 11.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Jim Germany | 33 | 280 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Brian Fryer | 20 | 293 | 14.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Larry Washington | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Angelo Santucci | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Pat McNeil | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| John Konihowski | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 64 | 0 |
| Gregg Butler | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ian Bryans | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 291 | 3826 | 13.1 | 64 | 26 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cutler | 46 | 45 | 97.8 | 49 | 36 | 73.5 | 12 | 71 | 4283 | 60.3 | 90 | 2 | 167 |
| Hank Ilesic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 45 | 97.8 | 49 | 36 | 73.5 | 12 | 72 | 4338 | 60.2 | 90 | 2 | 167 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Butler | 54 | 442 | 8.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Joe Hollimon | 45 | 417 | 9.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 28 | 218 | 7.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1110 | 8.2 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Butler | 26 | 653 | 25.1 | 59 | 0 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 9 | 230 | 25.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Hollimon | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Angelo Santucci | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Danny Kepley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1261 | 21.7 | 59 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hollimon | 8 | 228 | 28.5 | 72 | 4 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Danny Kepley | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Gregg Butler | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 1 |
| John Farlinger | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 482 | 17.2 | 72 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ronnie Estay | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Fennell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pete Lavorato | 1 | 52 | 1 | ||||
| Angelo Santucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Kepley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Hollimon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Towns | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Bryans | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gregg Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 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 | 36 | 45 | 14 | 167 | ||||||||||
| Tom Scott | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| Jim Germany | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Waddell Smith | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Joe Hollimon | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Stu Lang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Larry Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Hank Ilesic | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Pete Lavorato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| George McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Brian Fryer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Gregg Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Don Warrington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
