1961 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-5-1 21
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Eagle Keys (10-5-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1961 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1961 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 21 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Edmonton chalked up 334 points, while the defense conceded 257. Johnny Bright ran for a team-best 1,350 yards for the Eskimos.

Jackie Parker passed for 1,405 yards, and Don Getty spent time under center as well. Bobby Walden paced the receiving corps, snagging 36 passes for 513 yards. Jim Letcavits was targeted regularly, too.

Oscar Kruger picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1961 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jackie Parker	184	92	50.0	1405	7.6	11	6.0	13	7.1	53	66.1
Don Getty	126	69	54.8	1276	10.1	8	6.3	8	6.3	65	84.6
Bobby Walden	1	1	100.0	13	13.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	118.8
Mike Lashuk	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	312	162	51.9	2694	8.6	19	6.1	21	6.7	65

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Bright	236	1350	5.7	81	11
Mike Lashuk	123	757	6.2	50	4
Jackie Parker	87	644	7.4	49	3
Bobby Walden	45	185	4.1	24	0
Howie Schumm	17	86	5.1	34	1
Don Getty	16	67	4.2	18	1
J.B. Smith	16	66	4.1	24	0
Ronnie Quillen	11	64	5.8	11	0
Bill Hill	6	19	3.2	12	0
Roy Cameron	4	15	3.8	5	0
Jim Shipka	4	11	2.8	6	0
Totals	565	3264	5.8	81	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Walden	36	513	14.2	29	6
Jackie Parker	23	383	16.7	48	1
Jim Letcavits	21	405	19.3	57	4
J.B. Smith	17	314	18.5	48	3
Vic Chapman	17	299	17.6	50	0
Johnny Bright	13	219	16.8	34	0
Ronnie Quillen	12	252	21.0	65	4
Mike Lashuk	10	133	13.3	18	0
Ron Dundas	5	56	11.2	17	1
Bill Hill	4	40	10.0	14	0
Pat Dye	2	58	29.0	49	0
Jim Shipka	1	14	14.0	14	0
Rollie Miles	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	162	2694	16.6	65	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	Pts.
Jackie Parker	39	34	87.2	21	14	66.7	4	1	41	41.0	41	80
Ted Tully	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					1
Totals	40	35	87.5	21	14	66.7	4	1	41	41.0	41	81

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bobby Walden	63	2953	46.9	79	7
Vic Chapman	45	1892	42.0	60	5
Jackie Parker	4	215	53.8	71	0
Totals	112	5060	45.2	79	12

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	40	280	7.0	19
J.B. Smith	20	115	5.8	18
Ronnie Quillen	28	112	4.0	24
Rollie Miles	18	87	4.8	16
Bill Hill	5	24	4.8	8
Oscar Kruger	2	22	11.0	18
Roy Cameron	3	11	3.7	5
Bill Smith	5	8	1.6	4
Ted Tully	1	6	6.0	6
Howie Schumm	1	3	3.0	3
Jackie Parker	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	124	671	5.4	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Walden	16	487	30.4	57
J.B. Smith	13	332	25.5	76
Ronnie Quillen	3	96	32.0	59
Bill Hill	4	84	21.0	32
Rollie Miles	3	75	25.0	32
Dunc Harvey	1	28	28.0	28
Johnny Bright	3	26	8.7	15
Jim Shipka	2	25	12.5	15
Mike Lashuk	1	22	22.0	22
Roy Cameron	1	19	19.0	19
Don Stephenson	2	3	1.5	3
Jim Letcavits	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	50	1199	24.0	76

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Oscar Kruger	6	88	14.7	28
Al Ecuyer	3	14	4.7	8
Bill Smith	2	57	28.5	56
Rollie Miles	2	39	19.5	26
Don Stephenson	2	5	2.5	5
Totals	15	203	13.5	56

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Al Ecuyer				4	0	0
Oscar Kruger				2	0	0
Don Stephenson				2	2	0
Rollie Miles				2	0	0
Pat Dye				2	0	1
Art Walker				1	0	0
Ed Gray				1	0	0
Gino Fracas				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	15	2	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	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	34	4			104
Johnny Bright	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Bobby Walden	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7			43
Jim Letcavits	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Mike Lashuk	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Ronnie Quillen	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
J.B. Smith	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Don Getty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Pat Dye	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Ron Dundas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Howie Schumm	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Vic Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5			5
Ted Tully	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1
Totals	20	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	35	16	0	0	333