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1985 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Jackie Parker (10-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1985 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Eskimos scored 432 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 373. Matt Dunigan triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,410 yards. Brian Kelly paced pass catchers, snagging 59 passes for 1,034 yards, while Chris Woods contributed to the receiving game, too.
Matt Dunigan ran for a team-best 737 yards for Edmonton.
Laurent DesLauriers seized 9 opponent throws. Tom Tuinei sacked opposing passers 9 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 49 sacks.
Jackie Parker coached the team. The 1985 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Dunigan | 405 | 242 | 59.8 | 3410 | 8.4 | 19 | 4.7 | 22 | 5.4 | 89 | 80.0 |
Damon Allen | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 661 | 6.7 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 54 | 68.5 |
Brad Taylor | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 61.8 |
Totals | 509 | 293 | 57.6 | 4097 | 8.0 | 22 | 4.3 | 25 | 4.9 | 89 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Dunigan | 113 | 737 | 6.5 | 55 | 9 |
Milson Jones | 82 | 522 | 6.4 | 61 | 4 |
Larry Cowan | 96 | 451 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 |
Chris Skinner | 39 | 248 | 6.4 | 40 | 1 |
Neil Lumsden | 45 | 201 | 4.5 | 36 | 4 |
Damon Allen | 36 | 190 | 5.3 | 18 | 5 |
Leo Blanchard | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 26 | 0 |
Dan Kearns | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Dan Huclack | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
Rick House | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
Chris Woods | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
Totals | 423 | 2474 | 5.8 | 61 | 23 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Kelly | 59 | 1034 | 17.5 | 54 | 6 |
Larry Cowan | 44 | 463 | 10.5 | 35 | 1 |
Chris Woods | 41 | 779 | 19.0 | 89 | 6 |
Milson Jones | 41 | 466 | 11.4 | 60 | 2 |
Rick House | 29 | 410 | 14.1 | 38 | 1 |
Marco Cyncar | 27 | 372 | 13.8 | 41 | 1 |
Brian Fryer | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 26 | 1 |
Steve Howlett | 14 | 153 | 10.9 | 33 | 1 |
Chris Skinner | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 |
Dan Runge | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 |
Neil Lumsden | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 21 | 1 |
Steve Bird | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
Dan Kearns | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 39 | 1 |
Dan Huclack | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
Totals | 306 | 4249 | 13.9 | 89 | 22 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Dixon | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 9 | 69 | 4072 | 59.0 | 88 | 1 | 134 |
Totals | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 9 | 69 | 4072 | 59.0 | 88 | 1 | 134 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Woods | 36 | 366 | 10.2 | 48 | 0 |
Jeff Treftlin | 45 | 330 | 7.3 | 28 | 0 |
Steve Bird | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
Joe Hollimon | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 |
Steve Howlett | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
Gary Thompson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
Chris Skinner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Mark Jackson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
Laurent DesLauriers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
Cliff Toney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 113 | 906 | 8.0 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milson Jones | 12 | 285 | 23.8 | 50 | 0 |
Chris Skinner | 14 | 255 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 |
Chris Woods | 10 | 239 | 23.9 | 81 | 0 |
Mark Jackson | 9 | 178 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 |
Joe Hollimon | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 32 | 0 |
Steve Bird | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
Gary Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Marco Cyncar | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
John Mandarich | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 60 | 1160 | 19.3 | 81 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laurent DesLauriers | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 38 | 0 |
Gary Thompson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 87 | 1 |
Danny Bass | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
Darryl Hall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
Stewart Hill | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
Cliff Toney | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 1 |
John Dailey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Joe Hollimon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
James Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 400 | 15.4 | 87 | 2 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Tom Tuinei | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stewart Hill | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
James Zachery | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Dan Kearns | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
John Mandarich | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jack Williams | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Walt Bowyer | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Andre Pinesett | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Craig Shaffer | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
James Bell | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Danny Bass | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Brent Murphy | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Larry Wruck | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Skip Hamilton | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Frank Balkovec | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Jeff Treftlin | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 49.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Tuinei | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Larry Wruck | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||
Danny Bass | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||||
Dan Kearns | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Cliff Toney | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
John Dailey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Andre Pinesett | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Stewart Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Brent Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Leo Blanchard | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
James Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Tom Dixon | 25 | 49 | 14 | 138 | ||||||||||
Matt Dunigan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
Brian Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Chris Woods | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Milson Jones | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
Damon Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
Neil Lumsden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
Chris Skinner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
Rick House | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Dan Kearns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Brian Fryer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Steve Howlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Gary Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
John Dailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Marco Cyncar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Larry Cowan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Larry Wruck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Cliff Toney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Totals | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 432 |