1997 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-6 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Ron Lancaster (12-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1997 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1997 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Defensively, the Eskimos allowed 400 points, lowest in the league. Edmonton ran up 479 points. Danny McManus led the charge, passing for 4,099 yards. Darren Flutie snagged 90 passes for 1,313 yards. Bob Gordon contributed to the receiving game, too.

Eric Blount carried the ball for a team-best 672 yards.

Kavis Reed picked off 7 opponent throws. Malvin Hunter sacked opposing passers 9 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Ron Lancaster coached the team. The 1997 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Division Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Danny McManus	488	293	60.0	4099	8.4	22	4.5	19	3.9	71	85.9
Jimmy Kemp	150	80	53.3	1175	7.8	3	2.0	9	6.0	69	60.8
Marcus Crandell	13	5	38.5	71	5.5	1	7.7	1	7.7	33	50.5
Sean Fleming	3	2	66.7	59	19.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	0	149.3
Eric Blount	1	1	100.0	10	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	108.3
Totals	655	381	58.2	5414	8.3	27	4.1	29	4.4	71

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Blount	177	672	3.8	24	0
Tony Burse	80	254	3.2	26	13
Jimmy Kemp	20	147	7.4	17	0
Mike Sellers	40	133	3.3	11	1
Darren Flutie	1	35	35.0	35	0
Danny McManus	12	24	2.0	12	1
Sean Fleming	1	22	22.0	22	0
Marcus Crandell	2	18	9.0	25	0
Andre Bolduc	6	17	2.8	9	0
Henry Williams	5	10	2.0	5	0
Bob Gordon	4	7	1.8	8	0
Willie Pless	4	2	0.5	1	1
Totals	352	1341	3.8	35	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darren Flutie	90	1313	14.6	51	9
Bob Gordon	71	1073	15.1	39	7
Eddie Brown	54	822	15.2	71	4
Eric Blount	44	365	8.3	31	0
Don Blair	36	623	17.3	47	3
Tony Burse	29	309	10.7	27	0
Marc Tobert	22	276	12.5	38	0
Shannon Myers	15	298	19.9	69	2
Henry Williams	8	126	15.8	38	1
Mike Sellers	5	57	11.4	21	0
Andre Bolduc	2	52	26.0	41	0
Kavis Reed	1	32	32.0	32	0
Chris Hardy	1	27	27.0	27	0
Sean Fleming	1	25	25.0	25	0
Willie Pless	1	12	12.0	12	1
Totals	380	5410	14.2	71	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Sean Fleming	41	41	100.0	56	41	73.2	11	78	4751	60.9	87	3	178
Totals	41	41	100.0	56	41	73.2	11	78	4751	60.9	87	3	178

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Sean Fleming	115	4667	40.6	91	9
Totals	115	4667	40.6	91	9

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Henry Williams	84	821	9.8	72	1
Don Blair	18	221	12.3	56	0
Bob Gordon	2	13	6.5	11	0
Eric Blount	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	105	1064	10.1	72	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Williams	52	1105	21.2	42
Eric Blount	13	200	15.4	36
Jed Roberts	2	20	10.0	12
Bob Gordon	1	18	18.0	18
Bennie Goods	1	14	14.0	14
Mike Sellers	1	14	14.0	14
Malvin Hunter	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	71	1374	19.4	42

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Williams	8	180	22.5	80
Don Blair	2	16	8.0	16
Mike Sellers	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	11	196	17.8	80

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kavis Reed	7	183	26.1	59	2
Glenn Rogers	6	94	15.7	34	0
Tommy Henry	5	100	20.0	45	0
Willie Pless	3	55	18.3	28	0
Trent Brown	1	31	31.0	31	0
Malcolm Frank	1	17	17.0	17	0
Mike Sellers	1	8	8.0	8	0
Ian Franklin	1	4	4.0	4	0
Derrick Beatty	1	4	4.0	4	0
Malvin Hunter	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	496	18.4	59	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Malvin Hunter	9.0	49.0	5.4
Leroy Blugh	7.0	64.0	9.1
Willie Pless	7.0	20.0	2.9
Derek MacCready	5.0	32.0	6.4
Bennie Goods	4.0	38.0	9.5
Errol Martin	4.0	35.0	8.8
Jed Roberts	3.0	9.0	3.0
Bruce Dickson	3.0	7.0	2.3
Maurice Miller	2.0	19.0	9.5
Tommy Henry	2.0	4.0	2.0
Derrick Beatty	1.0	3.0	3.0
Mike Sellers	1.0	1.0	1.0
Totals	48.0	281	5.9

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Willie Pless	116	116	0			1	3	0
Bruce Dickson	68	65	3			2	0	0
Derrick Beatty	61	55	6			1	0	0
Kavis Reed	55	52	3
Tommy Henry	55	52	3
Malcolm Frank	47	45	2			1	0	0
Trent Brown	47	42	5			2	11	0
Glenn Rogers	46	44	2
Malvin Hunter	41	41	0			2	0	0
Derek MacCready	39	39	0
Bennie Goods	29	29	0			1	0	0
Maurice Miller	28	11	17
Mike Sellers	27	10	17			1	43	0
Leroy Blugh	26	26	0
Jed Roberts	25	11	14
Errol Martin	23	13	10			1	0	0
Mark Verbeek	21	2	19
Patrice Denis	20	7	13
Reggie Pleasant	17	17	0
Tony Burse	10	1	9			1	0	0
Marc Tobert	9	2	7
Jay Hamilton	7	1	6
Andre Bolduc	7	1	6
Darren Flutie	4	4	0
Bob Gordon	4	4	0
Ian Franklin	4	3	1
Don Blair	4	2	2			1	0	0
Chris Hardy	3	2	1
Sean Fleming	3	0	3
Derek Sholdice	2	2	0
Eddie Brown	2	2	0
Leo Groenewegen	2	2	0
Eric Blount	2	2	0
Thomas Rayam	2	1	1
Henry Williams	1	1	0
Shannon Myers	1	1	0
Danny McManus	1	1	0
Rod Connop	1	1	0
Totals	860	710	150	0	0	14	57	0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Sean Fleming	0	0							41	41	23			187
Tony Burse	13	0					0		0	0	0			78
Darren Flutie	0	9							0	0	0	2		58
Bob Gordon	0	7	0	0					0	0	0	1		44
Eddie Brown		4							0	0	0			24
Don Blair		3	0		0		0		0	0	0	1		20
Henry Williams	0	1	1	0	0				0	0	0			12
Kavis Reed		0				2			0	0	0			12
Shannon Myers		2							0	0	0			12
Willie Pless	1	1				0	0		0	0	0			12
Mike Sellers	1	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0			6
Danny McManus	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	16	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	41	41	23	4	0	471