1981 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 14-1-1 29
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Hugh Campbell (14-1-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1981 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1981 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 14 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties for 29 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

On offense, the Eskimos accumulated 576 points, most in the league. The defense proved to be a force, as Edmonton conceded 277 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Warren Moon triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,959 yards. Brian Kelly snagged 74 passes for 1,665 yards. Waddell Smith and Tom Scott provided receiving help also.

Jim Germany ran for a team-best 861 yards.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 72 turnovers. Larry Highbaugh and Ed Jones each seized 7 opponent throws. James Parker topped the defensive unit with 18.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 72 sacks.

Hugh Campbell coached the team. The 1981 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	378	237	62.7	3959	10.5	27	7.1	12	3.2	91	108.6
Tom Wilkinson	151	88	58.3	1293	8.6	8	5.3	4	2.6	43	92.9
Brian Broomell	9	3	33.3	37	4.1	0	0.0	2	22.2	17	7.4
Totals	538	328	61.0	5289	9.8	35	6.5	18	3.3	91

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Germany	157	861	5.5	44	18
Warren Moon	50	298	6.0	27	3
Neil Lumsden	58	266	4.6	31	3
Sean Kehoe	34	139	4.1	30	0
Angelo Santucci	29	127	4.4	23	1
Waddell Smith	3	84	28.0	54	0
Tom Wilkinson	13	17	1.3	20	1
Brian Broomell	2	7	3.5	6	0
Craig Mallender	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	347	1802	5.2	54	26

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Kelly	74	1665	22.5	91	11
Tom Scott	73	1240	17.0	46	8
Waddell Smith	65	1077	16.6	50	9
Marco Cyncar	40	541	13.5	28	1
Jim Germany	31	286	9.2	19	1
Neil Lumsden	21	185	8.8	18	4
Stu Lang	12	164	13.7	34	1
Angelo Santucci	6	56	9.3	13	0
Sean Kehoe	4	45	11.2	22	0
Craig Mallender	1	19	19.0	19	0
Brian Fryer	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	328	5289	16.1	91	35

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Cutler	63	62	98.4	48	33	68.8	11	89	5210	58.5	90	3	175
Totals	63	62	98.4	48	33	68.8	11	89	5210	58.5	90	3	175

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Hank Ilesic	115	5252	45.7	88	7
Gary Hayes	1	30	30.0	30	0
Totals	116	5282	45.5	88	7

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Hayes	71	601	8.5	52
Emilio Fraietta	52	395	7.6	51
Marco Cyncar	6	64	10.7	18
Hank Ilesic	1	20	20.0	20
Larry Highbaugh	2	3	1.5	3
Totals	132	1083	8.2	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Hayes	9	209	23.2	50
Joe Hollimon	8	167	20.9	29
Sean Kehoe	5	95	19.0	32
Larry Highbaugh	4	62	15.5	30
Emilio Fraietta	4	62	15.5	17
Mike McLeod	1	25	25.0	25
Bill Manchuk	1	3	3.0	3
Marco Cyncar	2	2	1.0	1
Hank Ilesic	1	0	0.0	0
Waddell Smith	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	37	625	16.9	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Highbaugh	7	28	4.0	29	0
Ed Jones	7	28	4.0	11	0
Danny Kepley	6	84	14.0	30	0
Mike McLeod	5	31	6.2	18	0
Joe Hollimon	5	27	5.4	16	0
Pete Lavorato	3	63	21.0	37	0
Dale Potter	2	51	25.5	40	1
Gary Hayes	2	39	19.5	39	0
Dave Fennell	1	23	23.0	23	1
Totals	38	374	9.8	40	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
James Parker	18.5	0.0
Dave Boone	14.5	0.0
Ronnie Estay	10.0	0.0
Dave Fennell	7.0	0.0
Danny Kepley	6.0	0.0
Dale Potter	4.5	0.0
Tom Towns	4.0	0.0
Ed Jones	2.5	0.0
Gary Hayes	2.0	0.0
Dan Kearns	2.0	0.0
Emilio Fraietta	1.0	0.0
Totals	72.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Joe Hollimon				2	59	1
Ed Jones				2	0	0
Dave Fennell				2	0	0
Tom Towns				2	21	0
Mike McLeod				2	0	0
Dave Boone				2	0	0
James Parker				1	0	1
Dan Kearns				1	0	0
Ronnie Estay				1	0	0
Dale Potter				1	2	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	82	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Cutler									33	62	14			175
Jim Germany	18	1							0	0	0			114
Brian Kelly		11							0	0	0			66
Waddell Smith	0	9		0					0	0	0	1		56
Tom Scott		8							0	0	0			48
Neil Lumsden	3	4							0	0	0			42
Warren Moon	3								0	0	0			18
Hank Ilesic			0	0					0	0	7			7
Dale Potter						1	0		0	0	0			6
Stu Lang		1							0	0	0			6
Tom Wilkinson	1								0	0	0			6
Angelo Santucci	1	0							0	0	0			6
James Parker							1		0	0	0			6
Joe Hollimon				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Dave Fennell						1	0		0	0	0			6
Marco Cyncar		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Totals	26	35	0	0	0	2	2	0	33	62	21	1	0	574