1983 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Pete Kettela (4-4)
Coach: Jackie Parker (4-4)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1983 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1983 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Edmonton lit up the scoreboard for 450 points, while the defense conceded 377. Warren Moon triggered the aerial attack, passing for 5,648 yards. Brian Kelly paced the receiving corps, snagging 104 passes for 1,812 yards. Tom Scott was targeted regularly as well.

Warren Moon ran for a team-best 527 yards for the Eskimos.

Larry Highbaugh intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition. James Parker topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.

Pete Kettela and Jackie Parker coached the team. The 1983 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Warren Moon	664	380	57.2	5648	8.5	31	4.7	19	2.9	48	88.9
Matt Dunigan	26	14	53.8	239	9.2	1	3.8	2	7.7	51	66.0
Waddell Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	691	394	57.0	5887	8.5	32	4.6	21	3.0	51

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Warren Moon	85	527	6.2	25	3
Scott Stauch	55	330	6.0	34	2
Neil Lumsden	64	254	4.0	26	5
Jim Germany	33	157	4.8	18	3
Larry Cowan	17	120	7.1	26	0
Angelo Santucci	18	98	5.4	20	1
Milson Jones	17	61	3.6	11	1
Matt Dunigan	4	23	5.8	20	0
Paul Hickie	2	17	8.5	12	0
Marco Cyncar	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	296	1588	5.4	34	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Kelly	104	1812	17.4	48	11
Tom Scott	80	1234	15.4	48	9
Waddell Smith	55	887	16.1	51	7
Brian Fryer	46	639	13.9	39	1
Neil Lumsden	23	249	10.8	36	0
Scott Stauch	21	178	8.5	20	0
Milson Jones	18	237	13.2	27	2
Marco Cyncar	16	298	18.6	30	1
Angelo Santucci	11	72	6.5	14	0
Jim Germany	9	102	11.3	27	1
Pete Harvey	8	137	17.1	21	0
Larry Cowan	2	17	8.5	9	0
Warren Moon	1	25	25.0	25	0
Totals	394	5887	14.9	51	32

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Cutler	45	44	97.8	45	27	60.0	13	63	3935	62.5	90	5	143
Totals	45	44	97.8	45	27	60.0	13	63	3935	62.5	90	5	143

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Paul Hickie	123	5512	44.8	79	13
Neil Lumsden	1	55	55.0	55	0
Totals	124	5567	44.9	79	13

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Hayes	61	380	6.2	21
Joe Hollimon	42	366	8.7	30
Emilio Fraietta	12	107	8.9	25
Paul Hickie	2	-1	-0.5	3
Larry Highbaugh	4	-30	-7.5	-3
Totals	121	822	6.8	30

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Hollimon	31	765	24.7	49
Gary Hayes	13	269	20.7	38
Emilio Fraietta	4	71	17.8	23
Larry Highbaugh	1	20	20.0	20
Tom Scott	1	19	19.0	19
Brian Fryer	1	0	0.0	0
Marco Cyncar	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1144	22.0	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Highbaugh	5	40	8.0	17
Mike McLeod	4	52	13.0	50
Ed Jones	3	18	6.0	18
Joe Hollimon	3	1	0.3	1
Danny Kepley	2	19	9.5	16
Gary Hayes	1	34	34.0	34
Jerry Philip	1	17	17.0	17
Totals	19	181	9.5	50

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
James Parker	15.0	0.0
Danny Kepley	7.5	0.0
Dave Boone	6.0	0.0
Tom Tuinei	6.0	0.0
Gary Hayes	4.0	0.0
Dave Fennell	3.5	0.0
James Hunter	3.0	0.0
Dan Kearns	2.0	0.0
Tom Towns	1.5	0.0
Dale Potter	1.5	0.0
Emilio Fraietta	1.0	0.0
Leon Lyszkiewicz	1.0	0.0
Ed Jones	1.0	0.0
Totals	53.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Danny Kepley				2	0	0
Tom Tuinei				2	3	0
Tom Towns				2	0	1
Mike McLeod				1	2	0
Gary Hayes				1	0	0
James Parker				1	1	0
Marco Cyncar				1	0	0
Matt Dunigan				1	0	0
Blake Dermott				1	0	0
Dave Boone				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	13	6	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									27	44	18			143
Brian Kelly		11							0	0	0	1		68
Tom Scott		9		0					0	0	0			54
Waddell Smith		7							0	0	0			42
Neil Lumsden	5	0							0	0	0			30
Jim Germany	3	1							0	0	0			24
Milson Jones	1	2							0	0	0			18
Warren Moon	3	0							0	0	0			18
Paul Hickie	0		0						0	0	13			13
Scott Stauch	2	0							0	0	0			12
Marco Cyncar	0	1		0			0		0	0	0			6
Brian Fryer		1		0					0	0	0			6
Angelo Santucci	1	0							0	0	0			6
Tom Towns							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	15	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	44	31	1	0	446