1979 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 12-2-2 26
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Hugh Campbell (12-2-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1979 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and 2 ties for 26 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
Defensively, the Eskimos topped the circuit with just 219 points allowed. Edmonton kept the scoreboard humming with 495 points. Warren Moon passed for 2,382 yards, and Tom Wilkinson spent time under center, too. Waddell Smith snagged 74 passes for 1,214 yards, while Brian Kelly contributed to the receiving game also.
Jim Germany ran for a team-best 1,324 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 55 turnovers. Larry Highbaugh intercepted 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Hugh Campbell coached the team. The 1979 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 274 | 149 | 54.4 | 2382 | 8.7 | 20 | 7.3 | 12 | 4.4 | 77 | 89.7 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 205 | 120 | 58.5 | 2132 | 10.4 | 17 | 8.3 | 11 | 5.4 | 80 | 99.5 |
| Waddell Smith | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 135.4 |
| Hank Ilesic | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 104.2 |
| Totals | 482 | 271 | 56.2 | 4559 | 9.5 | 38 | 7.9 | 23 | 4.8 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Germany | 238 | 1324 | 5.6 | 40 | 9 |
| Angelo Santucci | 64 | 254 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 56 | 150 | 2.7 | 17 | 2 |
| Don Warrington | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny Kepley | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Waddell Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Dave Cutler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 394 | 1961 | 5.0 | 40 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell Smith | 74 | 1214 | 16.4 | 77 | 13 |
| Brian Kelly | 61 | 1098 | 18.0 | 80 | 11 |
| Tom Scott | 42 | 832 | 19.8 | 54 | 5 |
| John Konihowski | 30 | 490 | 16.3 | 52 | 4 |
| Stu Lang | 29 | 479 | 16.5 | 37 | 2 |
| Jim Germany | 18 | 261 | 14.5 | 47 | 2 |
| Angelo Santucci | 14 | 168 | 12.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Don Warrington | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 271 | 4559 | 16.8 | 80 | 38 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cutler | 54 | 53 | 98.1 | 46 | 25 | 54.3 | 12 | 73 | 4316 | 59.1 | 90 | 0 | 140 |
| Hank Ilesic | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 64.5 | 67 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 56 | 54 | 96.4 | 46 | 25 | 54.3 | 12 | 75 | 4445 | 59.3 | 90 | 0 | 141 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Ilesic | 119 | 5610 | 47.1 | 76 | 8 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 5650 | 47.1 | 76 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Butler | 71 | 623 | 8.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Emilio Fraietta | 34 | 361 | 10.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Hollimon | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hank Ilesic | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 140 | 1183 | 8.4 | 51 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hollimon | 23 | 609 | 26.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Emilio Fraietta | 11 | 226 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Larry Highbaugh | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Gregg Butler | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Tom Scott | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Stu Lang | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Konihowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 990 | 22.5 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 55 | 1 |
| Gregg Butler | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Ed Jones | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Danny Kepley | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Hollimon | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Carl Crennel | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Tom Towns | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 313 | 10.1 | 55 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 3 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Dale Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Fennell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gregg Butler | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Kepley | 1 | 60 | 1 | ||||
| Angelo Santucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ted Milian | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 128 | 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 | 0 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 140 | |||||||||
| Waddell Smith | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| Brian Kelly | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | ||||||||
| Jim Germany | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Tom Scott | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| John Konihowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Stu Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Warren Moon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Angelo Santucci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Hank Ilesic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Danny Kepley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Tom Towns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Gregg Butler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Carl Crennel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 493 |
