1970 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-7)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1970 Edmonton Eskimos RosterTeam Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-7)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1970 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Edmonton scored 282 points, while the defensive unit conceded 287. Don Trull passed for 2,455 yards. Terry Swarn paced the receiving corps, snagging 61 passes for 739 yards. Mike Eben and Henry King were targeted regularly also.
Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 374 yards for the Eskimos.
John Wydareny intercepted 11 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Jauch coached the team. The 1970 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Trull | 364 | 185 | 50.8 | 2455 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 20 | 5.5 | 68 | 60.6 |
| Howard Clark | 125 | 61 | 48.8 | 850 | 6.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 18 | 14.4 | 81 | 39.5 |
| Mike Eben | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 11 | 45.1 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 493 | 247 | 50.1 | 3316 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.2 | 40 | 8.1 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thomas | 78 | 374 | 4.8 | 64 | 1 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | 74 | 278 | 3.8 | 37 | 1 |
| Terry Swarn | 40 | 244 | 6.1 | 45 | 2 |
| R.C. Gamble | 24 | 67 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Fahrner | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Howard Clark | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Darwin Gonnerman | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bayne Norrie | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 32 | 19 | 0.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Henry King | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Eben | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Jim Mankins | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Sledge | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Cutler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 318 | 1165 | 3.7 | 64 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Swarn | 61 | 739 | 12.1 | 50 | 5 |
| Henry King | 51 | 638 | 12.5 | 46 | 1 |
| Mike Eben | 48 | 733 | 15.3 | 81 | 5 |
| Tom Nettles | 24 | 354 | 14.8 | 68 | 1 |
| Jim Thomas | 24 | 320 | 13.3 | 58 | 3 |
| Bayne Norrie | 12 | 194 | 16.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Alan Pitcaithley | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Campbell | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Dave Fahrner | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Darwin Gonnerman | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeff Atcheson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Leroy Sledge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 247 | 3313 | 13.4 | 81 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cutler | 29 | 28 | 96.6 | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 11 | 45 | 2718 | 60.4 | 90 | 1 | 106 |
| Totals | 29 | 28 | 96.6 | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 11 | 45 | 2718 | 60.4 | 90 | 1 | 106 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Dupuis | 48 | 412 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Bayne Norrie | 76 | 402 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Eben | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Law | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 135 | 834 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hernandez | 23 | 636 | 27.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Thomas | 10 | 290 | 29.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Terry Swarn | 4 | 210 | 52.5 | 99 | 1 |
| Dave Gasser | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dave Fahrner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Atcheson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fritz Greenlee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Pickens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Howie Schumm | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Forwick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 1181 | 26.8 | 99 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wydareny | 11 | 151 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Dick Dupuis | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 65 | 0 |
| Joe Hernandez | 4 | 149 | 37.2 | 65 | 2 |
| Jerry Griffin | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Mike Law | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Henshall | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Forwick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 455 | 15.7 | 65 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Forwick | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| John Lagrone | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Gasser | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Pipes | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Molstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Travis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Dupuis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Law | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 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 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 106 | |||||||||
| Terry Swarn | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Mike Eben | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Jim Thomas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Joe Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Alan Pitcaithley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Henry King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Nettles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Law | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| R.C. Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Sam Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Trull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Howard Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
