1978 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-4-2 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Hugh Campbell (10-4-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1978 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1978 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses and 2 ties for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

Offensively, Edmonton paced the league with 452 points. At the same time, the defensive squad allowed 301 points. Tom Wilkinson passed for 2,394 yards. Tom Scott paced pass catchers, snagging 67 passes for 1,091 yards, while Waddell Smith was targeted regularly, too.

Jim Germany ran for a team-best 885 yards for the Eskimos.

The opportunistic defense created 54 turnovers. Joe Hollimon picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hugh Campbell coached the team. The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
64Dave BooneDEOctober 30, 19516'3"248East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA16
34Ian BryansLBFebruary 3, 19536'2"219Western Ontario16
28Gregg ButlerDBDecember 26, 19525'10"175HowardWashington, DC 16
26Dave CutlerKOctober 17, 19455'10"185Simon FraserBiggar, SK 16
55Ronnie EstayDEDecember 22, 19486'1"240LSURaceland, LA 16
18John FarlingerDB/WRMarch 4, 19486'0"175Calgary16
65Dave FennellDTFebruary 4, 19536'3"249North DakotaEdmonton, AB 16
77Brian FryerWRJuly 16, 19536'1"185University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB Canada9
25Jim GermanyRBFebruary 20, 19536'1"205New Mexico StateNew York, NY 15
69York HentschelTJune 16, 19536'3"250DrakeBentley, AB 16
13Larry HighbaughDBJanuary 1, 19495'9"175IndianaIndianapolis, IN 16
29Joe HollimonDBNovember 5, 19526'0"200Arkansas StateTruman, AK 16
53Bob HowesCJanuary 4, 19436'4"246Queen's16
8Hank IlesicPSeptember 7, 19596'1"210noneEdmonton, AB Canada16
Joey JacksonDEMay 7, 19496'4"270New Mexico St.Cincinnati, OH USA1
24Ed JonesDBJune 29, 19526'0"185RutgersLong Branch, NJ USA16
42Danny KepleyLBAugust 24, 19536'1"220East CarolinaStanley County, NC 15
John KonihowskiWRJanuary 6, 19506'3"190Saskatchewan7
15Stu LangWRJanuary 26, 19516'1"190Queen's16
7Pete LavoratoDBAugust 26, 19525'11"195Utah StateEdmonton, AB 16
Bruce LemmermanQBOctober 4, 19456'1"206Cal State-NorthridgeLos Angeles, CA USA1
50Willie MartinTApril 27, 19516'5"260Northeastern Oklahoma16
76George McGowanWROctober 3, 19486'2"190KansasBethesda, MD 10
Pat McNeilRBFebruary 28, 19545'9"208BaylorPittsburg, CA USA2
56Ted MilianCFebruary 18, 19546'1"250Manitoba16
1Warren MoonQBNovember 18, 19566'3"218WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA15
63Hector PothierGJune 13, 19546'3"255St. Mary's (Canada)St. Catharines, ON 16
30Dale PotterLBNovember 9, 19496'2"230OttawaOttawa, ON 16
23Angelo SantucciRBFebruary 5, 19525'11"190St. Mary's (Canada)16
22Tom ScottWRNovember 19, 19515'10"180WashingtonOakland, CA 16
71Waddell SmithWRAugust 24, 19556'2"180KansasNew Orleans, LA USA16
62Bill StevensonG/TAugust 20, 19506'4"273DrakeHigh Prairie, AB 16
20Tom TownsLBMarch 17, 19536'0"220AlbertaRosetown, SK 16
60Charlie TurnerTEDecember 12, 19446'3"255OhioBellaire, OH 16
57Eric UptonGApril 29, 19536'3"245OttawaOttawa, ON 16
21Don WarringtonRBJune 7, 19486'0"205Simon FraserBurnaby, BC 16
32Larry WashingtonRBNovember 9, 19546'1"210Tennessee5
12Tom WilkinsonQBJanuary 4, 19435'11"187WyomingOttumwa, IA 16



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