Ed Buchanan
Edwin Earl Buchanan
Born: July 16, 1934
San Diego, CA
Deceased: August 31, 1991
San Diego, CA
Position: HB,RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 186
College: San Diego JC
Career: 1961-1970
Ed Buchanan played from 1961 to 1970 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Buchanan ran for 4,857 yards in his career on 796 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 215 passes for 3,601 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 87.5 |
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 11 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 45 | 348 | 7.7 | 40 | 1 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 136 | 824 | 6.1 | 86 | 7 |
| 1963 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 343 | 5.4 | 19 | 2 |
| 1964 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 179 | 1390 | 7.8 | 93 | 7 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 32 | 181 | 5.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 120 | 695 | 5.8 | 85 | 2 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 62 | 281 | 4.5 | 20 | 1 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 112 | 605 | 5.4 | 78 | 4 |
| Totals | 796 | 4857 | 6.1 | 93 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 63 | 3 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 30 | 450 | 15.0 | 75 | 3 |
| 1963 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 36 | 681 | 18.9 | 48 | 2 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 296 | 21.1 | 80 | 3 |
| 1967 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 33 | 477 | 14.5 | 53 | 2 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 31 | 555 | 17.9 | 83 | 5 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35 | 500 | 14.3 | 42 | 2 |
| Totals | 215 | 3601 | 16.7 | 83 | 21 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 63 |
| Totals | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 63 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 52 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13 | 352 | 27.1 | 55 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | 232 | 33.1 | 45 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20 | 506 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 480 | 30.0 | 62 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 396 | 24.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 98 | 2595 | 26.5 | 62 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1963 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1964 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1966 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1967 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1970 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Totals | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | |
| 1963 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 11 | |
| 1964 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1965 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | |
| 1967 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | |
| 1969 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1970 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1964 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1964 - CFL CFL West All-Star
