1986 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 13-4-1 27
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jackie Parker (13-4-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1986 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1986 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties for 27 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Eskimos lit up the scoreboard for 540 points, and the stingy defense yielded 365. Matt Dunigan triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,648 yards. Milson Jones paced all receivers, snagging 55 passes, while Stephen Jones accumulated 922 receiving yards. Chris Skinner, Rick House and Brian Kelly each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Chris Skinner ran for a team-best 605 yards for Edmonton, and Matt Dunigan also contributed to the rushing attack.

Cliff Toney picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Stewart Hill topped pass rushers with 17 quarterback sacks.

Jackie Parker coached the team. The 1986 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Matt Dunigan	485	275	56.7	3648	7.5	25	5.2	14	2.9	68	85.8
Damon Allen	87	49	56.3	878	10.1	8	9.2	3	3.4	75	107.4
Brad Taylor	13	8	61.5	201	15.5	0	0.0	1	7.7	52	73.4
Dan Kearns	1	1	100.0	20	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	118.8
Stephen Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	587	333	56.7	4747	8.1	33	5.6	18	3.1	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Skinner	128	605	4.7	58	2
Matt Dunigan	118	594	5.0	24	4
Milson Jones	94	448	4.8	40	0
Damon Allen	31	245	7.9	39	6
Chris Johnstone	71	200	2.8	28	3
Henry Williams	2	49	24.5	36	1
Larry Mohr	10	41	4.1	17	1
Brad Taylor	3	10	3.3	8	0
Totals	457	2192	4.8	58	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Milson Jones	55	535	9.7	32	3
Chris Skinner	52	637	12.2	56	2
Rick House	50	547	10.9	48	4
Brian Kelly	49	901	18.4	65	10
Stephen Jones	40	922	23.0	75	5
Marco Cyncar	37	522	14.1	34	3
Tom Richards	25	372	14.9	64	3
Chris Johnstone	11	68	6.2	18	1
Steve Howlett	5	91	18.2	27	0
Henry Williams	3	79	26.3	56	0
Stewart Hill	2	28	14.0	24	2
Waymon Alridge	2	25	12.5	15	0
Ron Howard	1	20	20.0	20	0
Matt Dunigan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	333	4747	14.3	75	33

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Tom Dixon	56	55	98.2	60	34	56.7	19	87	5255	60.4	95	0	176
Totals	56	55	98.2	60	34	56.7	19	87	5255	60.4	95	0	176

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Tom Dixon	144	6523	45.3	74	14
Totals	144	6523	45.3	74	14

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Richards	48	524	10.9	89	1
Henry Williams	37	423	11.4	74	1
Stephen Jones	14	147	10.5	30	0
Mark Jackson	16	110	6.9	17	0
Jeff Volpe	1	100	100.0	100	1
Steve Howlett	8	92	11.5	36	0
Phil Jones	1	14	14.0	14	0
Laurent DesLauriers	1	12	12.0	12	0
Ron Howard	2	9	4.5	5	0
Totals	128	1431	11.2	100	3

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stephen Jones	27	750	27.8	105	1
Henry Williams	9	210	23.3	35	0
Mark Jackson	8	167	20.9	32	0
Tom Richards	7	149	21.3	45	0
Chris Skinner	3	59	19.7	30	0
Waymon Alridge	1	35	35.0	35	0
James Zachery	2	26	13.0	17	0
Marco Cyncar	2	9	4.5	9	0
Kurt Chapman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rick House	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ron Howard	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Howlett	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	63	1405	22.3	105	1

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Laurent DesLauriers	1	24	24.0	24
Phil Jones	1	10	10.0	0
Totals	2	34	17.0	24

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cliff Toney	5	35	7.0	35	1
Laurent DesLauriers	4	104	26.0	46	0
Greg Harding	4	74	18.5	38	1
Gary Thompson	3	21	7.0	13	0
Danny Bass	2	52	26.0	36	0
Jeff George	2	47	23.5	45	0
Ron Howard	1	48	48.0	48	0
Stewart Hill	1	45	45.0	45	1
Phil Jones	1	26	26.0	26	0
Frank Balkovec	1	19	19.0	19	0
Jeff Volpe	1	18	18.0	18	0
Mark Jackson	1	18	18.0	18	0
James Bell	1	6	6.0	6	0
Craig Shaffer	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bruce Green	1	0	0.0	0	0
James Zachery	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	517	17.2	48	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Stewart Hill	17.0	0.0
Tom Tuinei	10.0	0.0
James Zachery	9.0	0.0
Craig Shaffer	7.0	0.0
Danny Bass	6.0	0.0
John Mandarich	6.0	0.0
Dan Kearns	2.0	0.0
Frank Balkovec	2.0	0.0
Andre Pinesett	2.0	0.0
Ron Howard	1.0	0.0
James Bell	1.0	0.0
Cliff Toney	1.0	0.0
Totals	64.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Stewart Hill				4	18	0
Larry Wruck				3	0	0
Craig Shaffer				3	3	0
Danny Bass				2	19	1
James Zachery				2	0	0
John Mandarich				2	1	0
Bruce Green				1	0	0
Jeff George				1	0	0
Ron Howard				1	0	0
Gary Thompson				1	22	0
Phil Jones				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	21	63	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tom Dixon									34	55	33			190
Brian Kelly		10							0	0	0			60
Damon Allen	6								0	0	0			36
Stephen Jones		5	0	1					0	0	0			36
Rick House		4		0					0	0	0			24
Chris Skinner	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Matt Dunigan	4	0							0	0	0			24
Chris Johnstone	3	1							0	0	0			24
Tom Richards		3	1	0					0	0	0			24
Marco Cyncar		3		0					0	0	0			18
Stewart Hill		2				1	0		0	0	0			18
Milson Jones	0	3							0	0	0			18
Henry Williams	1	0	1	0					0	0	0			12
Danny Bass						0	1		0	0	0			6
Jeff Volpe			1			0			0	0	0			6
Greg Harding						1			0	0	0			6
Larry Mohr	1								0	0	0			6
Cliff Toney						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	17	33	3	1	0	3	1	0	34	55	33	0	0	538