1977 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Hugh Campbell (10-6)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1977 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1977 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Offensively, the Eskimos paced the league with 412 points. Meanwhile, the defense allowed 320 points. Tom Wilkinson tossed for 1,900 yards, and Bruce Lemmerman took a significant amount of snaps also. Jim Germany paced pass catchers, snagging 46 passes, while Stu Lang accumulated 540 receiving yards, while Howard Strickland, George McGowan and Don Warrington each contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jim Germany ran for a team-best 1,004 yards.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 62 turnovers, topping in the league. Joe Hollimon and Larry Highbaugh each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hugh Campbell coached the team. The 1977 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tom Wilkinson	264	158	59.8	1900	7.2	14	5.3	11	4.2	78	82.3
Bruce Lemmerman	219	117	53.4	1475	6.7	5	2.3	6	2.7	62	70.9
Gerald Kunyk	2	2	100.0	47	23.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	31	118.8
Hank Ilesic	1	1	100.0	14	14.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	118.8
Totals	486	278	57.2	3436	7.1	19	3.9	17	3.5	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Germany	211	1004	4.8	94	8
Larry Washington	96	445	4.6	46	0
Howard Strickland	63	220	3.5	25	2
Angelo Santucci	17	65	3.8	16	0
Tom Wilkinson	25	40	1.6	11	0
Stu Lang	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bruce Lemmerman	18	5	0.3	14	1
Don Warrington	1	3	3.0	3	0
Larry Highbaugh	3	-3	-1.0	17	0
Totals	435	1784	4.1	94	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Germany	46	343	7.5	28	2
George McGowan	40	412	10.3	33	3
Stu Lang	37	540	14.6	62	1
Don Warrington	35	527	15.1	78	2
Howard Strickland	34	502	14.8	35	4
John Konihowski	21	368	17.5	47	2
Larry Highbaugh	20	276	13.8	46	2
Waddell Smith	19	253	13.3	48	2
Larry Washington	18	130	7.2	23	0
Angelo Santucci	6	47	7.8	16	0
Pete Ribbins	2	38	19.0	32	1
Totals	278	3436	12.4	78	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Dave Cutler	34	34	100.0	73	50	68.5	10	76	4462	58.7	90	1	195
Totals	34	34	100.0	73	50	68.5	10	76	4462	58.7	90	1	195

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Hank Ilesic	77	3469	45.1	87	3
Gerald Kunyk	41	1714	41.8	59	0
Totals	118	5183	43.9	87	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Highbaugh	57	600	10.5	74
Gregg Butler	15	220	14.7	42
Joe Hollimon	10	120	12.0	24
Howard Strickland	25	102	4.1	23
Ed Jones	12	101	8.4	26
Angelo Santucci	2	28	14.0	17
York Hentschel	1	4	4.0	4
Dave Montagano	1	1	1.0	1
John Farlinger	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	124	1175	9.5	74

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Howard Strickland	20	359	18.0	36
Larry Highbaugh	6	293	48.8	56
Joe Hollimon	6	183	30.5	45
Jim Germany	8	127	15.9	23
Angelo Santucci	3	42	14.0	22
Ed Jones	2	38	19.0	19
Gregg Butler	3	33	11.0	15
Tom Towns	5	27	5.4	14
Randy Ragon	1	16	16.0	16
Dave Montagano	1	10	10.0	10
Roy Painter	1	9	9.0	9
Danny Kepley	2	1	0.5	1
Totals	58	1138	19.6	56

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Hollimon	5	132	26.4	82	0
Larry Highbaugh	5	109	21.8	44	1
Danny Kepley	3	63	21.0	33	1
John Farlinger	3	46	15.3	22	0
Ed Jones	3	30	10.0	27	0
Dale Potter	2	14	7.0	14	0
Roy Painter	1	49	49.0	49	0
Gregg Butler	1	46	46.0	46	0
Phil Price	1	20	20.0	20	0
George McGowan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dave Montagano	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	509	19.6	82	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Pete Lavorato				4	123	1
Angelo Santucci				4	5	1
Tom Towns				2	73	1
Dave Fennell				2	0	0
John Farlinger				2	8	0
Danny Kepley				2	0	0
Dave Boone				1	0	0
Phil Price				1	-5	0
Willie Martin				1	0	0
George McGowan				1	0	0
Bill Stevenson				1	7	0
Ed Jones				1	0	0
Gregg Butler				1	0	0
Ronnie Estay				1	12	0
Larry Highbaugh				0	15	0
Totals	0	0	0	24	238	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dave Cutler									50	34	11			195
Jim Germany	8	2		0					0	0	0			60
Howard Strickland	2	4	0	0					0	0	0			36
George McGowan		3				0	0		0	0	0			18
Larry Highbaugh	0	2	0	0		1	0		0	0	0			18
John Konihowski		2							0	0	0			12
Waddell Smith		2							0	0	0			12
Don Warrington	0	2							0	0	0			12
Pete Lavorato							1		0	0	0			6
Angelo Santucci	0	0	0	0			1		0	0	0			6
Pete Ribbins		1							0	0	0			6
Tom Towns				0			1		0	0	0			6
Stu Lang	0	1							0	0	0			6
Bruce Lemmerman	1								0	0	0			6
Danny Kepley				0		1	0		0	0	0			6
Hank Ilesic									0	0	3			3
Totals	11	19	0	0	0	2	3	0	50	34	14	0	0	408