1971 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Larry Lawrence	193	92	47.7	1247	6.5	3	1.6	18	9.3	58	35.0
Bruce Lemmerman	145	73	50.3	1055	7.3	8	5.5	11	7.6	97	61.1
Don Trull	101	52	51.5	477	4.7	0	0.0	7	6.9	24	35.8
Gene Foster	5	4	80.0	50	10.0	1	20.0	0	0.0	24	147.9
Howard Clark	3	2	66.7	20	6.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	85.4
Totals	447	223	49.9	2849	6.4	12	2.7	36	8.1	97

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Houmard	102	551	5.4	40	4
Gene Foster	66	306	4.6	23	1
Sam Scarber	75	301	4.0	19	0
Charlie Bryant	38	228	6.0	44	2
Larry Lawrence	37	220	5.9	26	1
Bruce Lemmerman	26	87	3.3	21	2
Al Namanny	11	56	5.1	15	0
Jim Thomas	24	47	2.0	16	0
Don Trull	12	46	3.8	30	0
Don Warrington	1	14	14.0	14	0
Howard Clark	1	12	12.0	12	0
Howie Schumm	1	3	3.0	3	0
George McGowan	2	3	1.5	6	1
Totals	396	1874	4.7	44	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McGowan	49	827	16.9	58	5
Henry King	26	259	10.0	32	0
Bob Houmard	20	117	5.8	23	1
Gene Foster	18	112	6.2	25	2
Bobby Taylor	17	287	16.9	67	1
Al Namanny	17	160	9.4	33	0
Volley Murphy	14	351	25.1	97	2
Jim Thomas	12	97	8.1	20	0
Charlie Bryant	11	140	12.7	31	0
Bayne Norrie	10	164	16.4	36	0
Terry Swarn	8	65	8.1	18	0
Don Warrington	7	109	15.6	20	0
Greg Thompson	5	57	11.4	23	0
Sam Scarber	4	9	2.2	9	0
John Embree	2	45	22.5	28	1
Ted Warkentin	2	29	14.5	19	0
Larry Lawrence	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bruce Lemmerman	1	8	8.0	8	0
Merv Visneskie	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	225	2851	12.7	97	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Cutler	25	23	92.0	47	16	34.0	14	39	2413	61.9	90	0	85
Totals	25	23	92.0	47	16	34.0	14	39	2413	61.9	90	0	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Fred Dunn	76	3041	40.0	87	1
Bayne Norrie	1	34	34.0	34	0
Dave Cutler	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	78	3089	39.6	87	1

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Dupuis	42	338	8.0	21
Bayne Norrie	49	190	3.9	11
Dave Walker	10	41	4.1	8
Bob McCarthy	6	16	2.7	4
Jim Henshall	2	8	4.0	5
Mike Law	3	8	2.7	3
Ted Page	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Totals	113	599	5.3	21

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Thomas	8	171	21.4	34
George McGowan	8	142	17.8	34
Gene Foster	4	135	33.8	42
Terry Swarn	4	125	31.2	35
Dave Walker	3	88	29.3	30
Jerry Griffin	6	85	14.2	21
Charlie Bryant	3	83	27.7	37
Merv Visneskie	2	45	22.5	28
Al Namanny	1	27	27.0	27
Charlie Turner	2	26	13.0	14
Tim Kelly	1	23	23.0	23
Lance Olssen	1	3	3.0	3
Henry Hubert	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	44	955	21.7	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Dupuis	7	43	6.1	14	0
John Wydareny	6	58	9.7	42	0
Jerry Griffin	5	9	1.8	6	0
Mike Law	4	69	17.2	54	1
Jim Henshall	3	49	16.3	20	0
Dave Walker	3	0	0.0	0	0
Bayne Norrie	2	39	19.5	33	0
Tim Kelly	2	6	3.0	4	0
Ted Page	1	37	37.0	37	0
Howie Schumm	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dave Gasser	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	35	309	8.8	54	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ron Forwick				4	0	0
Jerry Griffin				2	2	1
John Lagrone				2	0	0
John Wydareny				2	4	0
Ed Molstad				1	0	0
Alan Ische				1	0	0
Greg Pipes				1	0	0
Ted Page				1	11	0
Bayne Norrie				1	8	0
Dick Dupuis				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	25	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Cutler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	23	14			85
George McGowan	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Bob Houmard	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Gene Foster	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Volley Murphy	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bruce Lemmerman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Charlie Bryant	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Law	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Larry Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Griffin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bobby Taylor	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Embree	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Fred Dunn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	11	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	23	15	0	0	236