1969 Edmonton Eskimos Game-by-Game Results

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (5-11)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1969 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1969 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Eskimos topped the circuit with just 246 points allowed. Edmonton scored 241 points. Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 849 yards, and Thermus Butler also aided the ground game.

Corey Colehour threw for 1,947 yards. Jim Thomas paced all receivers, snagging 46 passes for 505 yards. Terry Swarn and Al Irwin provided receiving help as well.

The sticky-fingered defense created 57 turnovers. John Wydareny intercepted 11 errant tosses from the opposition.

Neill Armstrong coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 241
Regular Season Points Against: 246

Date Game Res Home Road Record
July 29, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 33 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
August 4, 1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at Edmonton Eskimos 13 L 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
August 11, 1969 Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 at Edmonton Eskimos 20 L 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0
August 22, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 9 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 24 L 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-3-0
August 27, 1969 Toronto Argonauts 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 12 L 0-3-0 1-1-0 1-4-0
September 1, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 14 at Calgary Stampeders 16 L 0-3-0 1-2-0 1-5-0
September 6, 1969 Calgary Stampeders 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 10 L 0-4-0 1-2-0 1-6-0
September 14, 1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 at Edmonton Eskimos 30 W 1-4-0 1-2-0 2-6-0
September 17, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 13 at BC Lions 5 W 1-4-0 2-2-0 3-6-0
September 27, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 0 at Ottawa Rough Riders 17 L 1-4-0 2-3-0 3-7-0
September 30, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 L 1-4-0 2-4-0 3-8-0
October 5, 1969 BC Lions 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 5 L 1-5-0 2-4-0 3-9-0
October 13, 1969 Montreal Alouettes 14 at Edmonton Eskimos 20 W 2-5-0 2-4-0 4-9-0
October 18, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 14 at BC Lions 17 L 2-5-0 2-5-0 4-10-0
October 25, 1969 Edmonton Eskimos 11 at Calgary Stampeders 1 W 2-5-0 3-5-0 5-10-0
November 2, 1969 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27 at Edmonton Eskimos 25 L 2-6-0 3-5-0 5-11-0


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