1959 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Final
Coach: Eagle Keys (10-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1959 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1959 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.

Edmonton piled up points with 370 points, while the defense allowed 221. Johnny Bright ran for a team-best 1,340 yards for the Eskimos.

Don Getty tossed for 2,080 yards, and Jackie Parker took a significant amount of snaps, too. J.B. Smith paced pass catchers, snagging 62 passes for 1,108 yards.

Bill Smith picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1959 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Getty	198	116	58.6	2080	10.5	10	5.1	11	5.6	80	88.4
Jackie Parker	143	80	55.9	1207	8.4	8	5.6	9	6.3	57	76.3
Johnny Bright	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Vic Chapman	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	343	196	57.1	3287	9.6	18	5.2	20	5.8	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Bright	231	1340	5.8	53	11
Normie Kwong	179	750	4.2	35	9
J.B. Smith	45	228	5.1	18	1
Jackie Parker	43	227	5.3	26	4
Don Getty	29	134	4.6	17	0
Homer Floyd	24	128	5.3	12	1
Jim Shipka	32	121	3.8	12	0
Rollie Miles	10	75	7.5	18	1
Howie Schumm	12	57	4.8	14	0
Steve Bendiak	0	17		17	0
Mike Lashuk	2	9	4.5	5	0
Cliff Jackson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Freddie Meyers	1	3	3.0	3	0
Jim Letcavits	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	610	3094	5.1	53	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
J.B. Smith	62	1108	17.9	80	8
Jim Letcavits	28	497	17.8	54	2
Johnny Bright	23	274	11.9	28	0
Jackie Parker	20	324	16.2	63	3
Freddie Meyers	15	348	23.2	39	2
Tommy Coffey	14	277	19.8	57	1
Howie Schumm	7	152	21.7	47	0
Homer Floyd	7	85	12.1	19	1
Normie Kwong	5	61	12.2	15	0
Jim Shipka	5	28	5.6	16	0
Rollie Miles	4	58	14.5	19	0
Vic Chapman	4	57	14.2	22	1
Cliff Jackson	2	18	9.0	13	0
Totals	196	3287	16.8	80	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Jackie Parker	38	31	81.6	15	12	80.0	0	0	0		0	67
Tommy Coffey	8	3	37.5	11	4	36.4	3	26	1417	54.5	85	18
Totals	46	34	73.9	26	16	61.5	3	26	1417	54.5	85	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Vic Chapman	132	5371	40.7	79	5
Rollie Miles	1	48	48.0	48	0
Jackie Parker	1	45	45.0	45	0
Mike Lashuk	1	40	40.0	40	0
Totals	135	5504	40.8	79	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rollie Miles	75	487	6.5	33
J.B. Smith	27	161	6.0	15
Homer Floyd	20	118	5.9	18
Oscar Kruger	8	56	7.0	15
Cliff Jackson	6	29	4.8	16
Bill Smith	2	23	11.5	12
Steve Bendiak	1	14	14.0	14
Tommy Coffey	1	5	5.0	5
Jackie Parker	1	0	0.0	0
Mike Lashuk	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	142	893	6.3	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
J.B. Smith	14	367	26.2	50
Rollie Miles	12	330	27.5	67
Homer Floyd	4	106	26.5	53
Jim Shipka	5	47	9.4	15
Johnny Bright	3	40	13.3	20
Normie Kwong	1	9	9.0	9
J.T. Frankenberger	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	899	22.5	67

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Smith	6	55	9.2	24
Steve Bendiak	5	61	12.2	25
Mike Lashuk	5	14	2.8	14
Gino Fracas	4	16	4.0	13
Oscar Kruger	4	3	0.8	3
Tommy Coffey	3	28	9.3	12
Rollie Miles	3	15	5.0	8
Jackie Parker	2	25	12.5	23
Don Stephenson	2	18	9.0	10
Al Ecuyer	1	0	0.0	0
Ed Gray	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	36	235	6.5	25

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Nat Dye				3	0	0
Art Walker				2	9	0
Don Stephenson				2	0	0
Al Ecuyer				2	6	0
Oscar Kruger				2	0	0
Steve Bendiak				2	8	0
Mike Kmech				1	0	0
Gino Fracas				1	0	0
Mike Lashuk				1	0	0
Ed Gray				1	30	1
Rollie Miles				1	0	0
Don Duncalfe				1	0	0
Mike Volcan				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	20	53	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jackie Parker	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	31	0			109
Johnny Bright	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Normie Kwong	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
J.B. Smith	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Tommy Coffey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	3			24
Freddie Meyers	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Homer Floyd	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jim Letcavits	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Vic Chapman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5			11
Rollie Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ed Gray	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	27	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	34	8	0	0	366