1971 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

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 Statistics
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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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Tom BaileyTJuly 16, 19406'5"249Alcorn StateDelco, LA 1
35Charlie BryantRBMarch 7, 19416'0"207AllenLake View, SC USA6
Keith ChristensenTMay 10, 19476'4"265KansasConcordia, KS 4
Howard ClarkQBFebruary 4, 19476'2"215HoustonEdinburg, TX 3
26Dave CutlerKOctober 17, 19455'10"185Simon FraserBiggar, SK 16
12Fred DunnE/HB6'1"205Edmonton Wildcats Jr.10
17Dick DupuisDBSeptember 2, 19425'10"183Notre DameEdmonton, AB 16
John EmbreeTEJuly 13, 19446'4"194Compton CC (CA)St. Louis, MO USA2
42Ken FergusonCMarch 21, 19446'1"230Utah StateSaskatoon, SK 16
63Ron ForwickDEOctober 5, 19436'4"245Edmonton Huskies Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
Gene FosterHBMarch 20, 19426'0"220Arizona St.Salem, NJ USA6
Bruce GainerLB6'0"223Alberta1
65Dave GasserLB6'1"225West Texas State12
30Jerry GriffinLBDecember 10, 19446'1"225Southern MethodistDallas, TX 16
Ross GwinnTJuly 25, 19446'3"273NW State (LA)Deport, TX USA9
20Jim HenshallDBApril 6, 19476'2"194Western Ontario16
33Bob HoumardFBFebruary 1, 19476'3"230OhioWooster, OH 11
54Henry HubertG6'3"240Southern Oklahoma State16
56Alan IscheG6'2"253Northern MichiganStratford, ON 16
Chip KellCMarch 10, 19436'0"243TennesseeAtlanta, GA 5
Tim KellyLBDecember 25, 19486'1"210Notre DameDayton, OH 4
25Henry KingTEJanuary 25, 19456'4"205Utah St.San Francisco, CA USA10
66John LagroneDTNovember 4, 19445'10"235Southern MethodistBorger, TX 16
27Mike LawDBMarch 9, 19425'11"180WaterlooOttawa, ON 16
19Larry LawrenceQBApril 11, 19496'1"208IowaMount Pleasant, IA USA13
Bruce LemmermanQBOctober 4, 19456'1"206Cal State-NorthridgeLos Angeles, CA USA7
Bob McCarthyHB6'1"195Ottawa Sooners Jr.2
76George McGowanWROctober 3, 19486'2"190KansasBethesda, MD 16
74Ed MolstadDEFebruary 21, 19476'6"250Alberta16
Volley MurphyWROctober 4, 19455'10"180Texas - El PasoRegan, TX 4
16Al NamannyRBAugust 14, 19486'1"218Pacific5
23Bayne NorrieDBJune 30, 19445'10"190Queen's16
62Lance OlssenTApril 17, 19476'5"257PurdueBoston, MA USA12
11Ted PageDBJune 11, 19425'10"185Compton J.C.North Bay, ON 9
61Greg PipesDTAugust 4, 19465'10"235BaylorFort Worth, TX 16
Alan PitcaithleyDBJuly 7, 19486'3"218OregonOakland, CA 1
Sam ScarberFBJune 24, 19496'3"230New MexicoSt. Louis, MO USA5
18Howie SchummHBMarch 11, 19406'2"220Edmonton Wildcats Jr.16
55Roy ShatzkoDLApril 4, 19406'2"240UBC16
Terry SwarnWRMay 25, 19476'3"210Colorado StateMansfield, OH 4
Bobby TaylorWRMarch 5, 19415'10"185Calgary Jr.Barrow-In-Furness, England7
Jim ThomasRBDecember 18, 19386'2"195Mississippi IndustrialColumbus, MS 4
Greg ThompsonRB5'10"200Ottawa Sooners Jr.7
41Peter TravisC/TNovember 11, 19456'4"250Louisville16
9Don TrullQBOctober 20, 19416'1"195BaylorOklahoma City, OK USA9
60Charlie TurnerG/TDecember 12, 19446'3"255OhioBellaire, OH 16
22Merv VisneskieRBJune 5, 19495'11"180Ottawa Sooners Jr.Cobden, ON 11
Dave WalkerDBMay 4, 19496'0"190UtahRoyal, AB 7
Jim WalkerWRApril 18, 19476'1"180SaskatchewanWynyard, SK2
Ted WarkentinE6'4"200Simon Fraser6
21Don WarringtonHBJune 7, 19486'0"205Simon FraserBurnaby, BC 10
15John WydarenyDBFebruary 15, 19416'0"180Western OntarioHearst, ON 16



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