1973 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5-2 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-5-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1973 Edmonton Eskimos RosterTeam Record: 9-5-2 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-5-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1973 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Eskimos moved the ball well, scoring 329 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 284. Roy Bell ran for a team-best 1,455 yards for Edmonton.
Bruce Lemmerman tossed for 1,851 yards, and Tom Wilkinson took a significant amount of snaps, too. George McGowan snagged 81 passes for 1,123 yards.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 52 turnovers. Larry Highbaugh intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Ray Jauch coached the team. The 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Lemmerman | 257 | 153 | 59.5 | 1851 | 7.2 | 14 | 5.4 | 16 | 6.2 | 44 | 73.9 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 173 | 103 | 59.5 | 1159 | 6.7 | 10 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 49 | 82.0 |
| Gene Foster | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 67.4 |
| Totals | 433 | 257 | 59.4 | 3037 | 7.0 | 24 | 5.5 | 23 | 5.3 | 49 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Bell | 254 | 1455 | 5.7 | 76 | 5 |
| Gene Foster | 135 | 678 | 5.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 36 | 95 | 2.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Calvin Harrell | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Warrington | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob McGregor | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Scarber | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tyrone Walls | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Totals | 475 | 2417 | 5.1 | 76 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McGowan | 81 | 1123 | 13.9 | 44 | 9 |
| Tyrone Walls | 41 | 494 | 12.0 | 44 | 4 |
| Don Warrington | 30 | 358 | 11.9 | 33 | 1 |
| Roy Bell | 29 | 200 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 26 | 207 | 8.0 | 49 | 2 |
| Garry Lefebvre | 18 | 335 | 18.6 | 43 | 4 |
| Bobby Taylor | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 17 | 2 |
| Calvin Harrell | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 24 | 2 |
| Sam Scarber | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 257 | 3037 | 11.8 | 49 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cutler | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 54 | 32 | 59.3 | 8 | 48 | 2675 | 55.7 | 90 | 0 | 133 |
| Totals | 31 | 29 | 93.5 | 54 | 32 | 59.3 | 8 | 48 | 2675 | 55.7 | 90 | 0 | 133 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob McGregor | 46 | 157 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Dupuis | 25 | 124 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Cooper | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Herbert | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 |
| John Farlinger | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Bayne Norrie | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Chown | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Abofs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 644 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 22 | 873 | 39.7 | 102 | 1 |
| Roy Bell | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 64 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Sam Britts | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Henshall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ceasar Belser | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Saunders | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| George McGowan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Beaton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Forwick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 1207 | 28.1 | 102 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Highbaugh | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 44 | 0 |
| John Farlinger | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Harry Abofs | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Sam Britts | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Garry Lefebvre | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Clarke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ceasar Belser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Beaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 227 | 11.9 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Britts | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob McGregor | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ed Molstad | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Garry Lefebvre | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Farlinger | 1 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| John Lagrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Travis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Griffin | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Svitak | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ronnie Estay | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harry Abofs | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dave Cutler | 32 | 29 | 8 | 133 | ||||||||||
| George McGowan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Roy Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Garry Lefebvre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| Tyrone Walls | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Gene Foster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Calvin Harrell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bobby Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Larry Highbaugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Don Warrington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bruce Lemmerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 321 |
