1971 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (6-10)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1971 Edmonton Eskimos StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Ray Jauch (6-10)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1971 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
The Eskimos labored to change the scoreboard with just 237 points, and the defensive squad yielded 305. Larry Lawrence threw for 1,247 yards, and Bruce Lemmerman played quarterback also. George McGowan snagged 49 passes for 827 yards.
Bob Houmard ran for a team-best 551 yards for Edmonton.
Dick Dupuis picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Jauch coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bailey | T | July 16, 1940 | 6'5" | 249 | Alcorn State | Delco, LA | 1 | |
| 35 | Charlie Bryant | RB | March 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 207 | Allen | Lake View, SC USA | 6 |
| Keith Christensen | T | May 10, 1947 | 6'4" | 265 | Kansas | Concordia, KS | 4 | |
| Howard Clark | QB | February 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 215 | Houston | Edinburg, TX | 3 | |
| 26 | Dave Cutler | K | October 17, 1945 | 5'10" | 185 | Simon Fraser | Biggar, SK | 16 |
| 12 | Fred Dunn | E/HB | 6'1" | 205 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | 10 | ||
| 17 | Dick Dupuis | DB | September 2, 1942 | 5'10" | 183 | Notre Dame | Edmonton, AB | 16 |
| John Embree | TE | July 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 194 | Compton CC (CA) | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | |
| 42 | Ken Ferguson | C | March 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Utah State | Saskatoon, SK | 16 |
| 63 | Ron Forwick | DE | October 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 245 | Edmonton Huskies Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 16 |
| Gene Foster | HB | March 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | Salem, NJ USA | 6 | |
| Bruce Gainer | LB | 6'0" | 223 | Alberta | 1 | |||
| 65 | Dave Gasser | LB | 6'1" | 225 | West Texas State | 12 | ||
| 30 | Jerry Griffin | LB | December 10, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Southern Methodist | Dallas, TX | 16 |
| Ross Gwinn | T | July 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 273 | NW State (LA) | Deport, TX USA | 9 | |
| 20 | Jim Henshall | DB | April 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 194 | Western Ontario | 16 | |
| 33 | Bob Houmard | FB | February 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Ohio | Wooster, OH | 11 |
| 54 | Henry Hubert | G | 6'3" | 240 | Southern Oklahoma State | 16 | ||
| 56 | Alan Ische | G | 6'2" | 253 | Northern Michigan | Stratford, ON | 16 | |
| Chip Kell | C | March 10, 1943 | 6'0" | 243 | Tennessee | Atlanta, GA | 5 | |
| Tim Kelly | LB | December 25, 1948 | 6'1" | 210 | Notre Dame | Dayton, OH | 4 | |
| 25 | Henry King | TE | January 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Utah St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 |
| 66 | John Lagrone | DT | November 4, 1944 | 5'10" | 235 | Southern Methodist | Borger, TX | 16 |
| 27 | Mike Law | DB | March 9, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | Waterloo | Ottawa, ON | 16 |
| 19 | Larry Lawrence | QB | April 11, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | Iowa | Mount Pleasant, IA USA | 13 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | QB | October 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 206 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | |
| Bob McCarthy | HB | 6'1" | 195 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 2 | |||
| 76 | George McGowan | WR | October 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas | Bethesda, MD | 16 |
| 74 | Ed Molstad | DE | February 21, 1947 | 6'6" | 250 | Alberta | 16 | |
| Volley Murphy | WR | October 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Texas - El Paso | Regan, TX | 4 | |
| 16 | Al Namanny | RB | August 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 218 | Pacific | 5 | |
| 23 | Bayne Norrie | DB | June 30, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | Queen's | 16 | |
| 62 | Lance Olssen | T | April 17, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Purdue | Boston, MA USA | 12 |
| 11 | Ted Page | DB | June 11, 1942 | 5'10" | 185 | Compton J.C. | North Bay, ON | 9 |
| 61 | Greg Pipes | DT | August 4, 1946 | 5'10" | 235 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX | 16 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | DB | July 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 218 | Oregon | Oakland, CA | 1 | |
| Sam Scarber | FB | June 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mexico | St. Louis, MO USA | 5 | |
| 18 | Howie Schumm | HB | March 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 220 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | 16 | |
| 55 | Roy Shatzko | DL | April 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 240 | UBC | 16 | |
| Terry Swarn | WR | May 25, 1947 | 6'3" | 210 | Colorado State | Mansfield, OH | 4 | |
| Bobby Taylor | WR | March 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | Calgary Jr. | Barrow-In-Furness, England | 7 | |
| Jim Thomas | RB | December 18, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi Industrial | Columbus, MS | 4 | |
| Greg Thompson | RB | 5'10" | 200 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 7 | |||
| 41 | Peter Travis | C/T | November 11, 1945 | 6'4" | 250 | Louisville | 16 | |
| 9 | Don Trull | QB | October 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 |
| 60 | Charlie Turner | G/T | December 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 255 | Ohio | Bellaire, OH | 16 |
| 22 | Merv Visneskie | RB | June 5, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | Cobden, ON | 11 |
| Dave Walker | DB | May 4, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah | Royal, AB | 7 | |
| Jim Walker | WR | April 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Wynyard, SK | 2 | |
| Ted Warkentin | E | 6'4" | 200 | Simon Fraser | 6 | |||
| 21 | Don Warrington | HB | June 7, 1948 | 6'0" | 205 | Simon Fraser | Burnaby, BC | 10 |
| 15 | John Wydareny | DB | February 15, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Western Ontario | Hearst, ON | 16 |
