1986 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
Team Record: 13-4-1 27
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jackie Parker (13-4-1)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1986 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties for 27 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Edmonton lit up the scoreboard for 540 points, while the stingy defense yielded 365. Matt Dunigan triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,648 yards. Milson Jones paced all receivers, snagging 55 passes, while Stephen Jones accumulated 922 receiving yards. Chris Skinner, Rick House and Brian Kelly each were targeted regularly, too.
Chris Skinner ran for a team-best 605 yards for the Eskimos, and Matt Dunigan also contributed to the rushing attack.
Cliff Toney picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Stewart Hill topped pass rushers with 17 quarterback sacks.
Jackie Parker coached the team. The 1986 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Damon Allen | QB | July 29, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | California State - Fullerton | San Diego, CA | 18 | 1 |
| Doug Allen | WR | April 22, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | Arizona State | Columbus, OH | 0 | ||
| Waymon Alridge | WR | April 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | UNLV | Dallas, TX | 1 | ||
| 49 | Frank Balkovec | LB | November 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 235 | Toronto | Novo Meslo, Yugoslavia | 16 | |
| 30 | Danny Bass | LB | March 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan State | Lansing, MI | 18 | |
| James Bell | DB | March 2, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | 11 | ||
| 59 | Leo Blanchard | G | March 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 18 | |
| 55 | Kurt Chapman | C/G | October 14, 1962 | 6'4" | 240 | Simon Fraser | Sherbrooke, QC | 16 | |
| 67 | Rod Connop | G | June 4, 1959 | 6'4" | 265 | Wilfrid Laurier | Burnaby, BC | 18 | |
| 27 | Marco Cyncar | WR | April 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 187 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 18 | |
| 50 | Blake Dermott | G | September 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 255 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 18 | |
| Laurent DesLauriers | DB | January 7, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 9 | ||
| 3 | Tom Dixon | K | January 13, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | Matt Dunigan | QB | December 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | Lakewood, OH | 18 | 17 |
| 29 | Jeff George | DB | December 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Illinois St. | Atchison, KS USA | 8 | |
| Bruce Green | LB | December 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 230 | Texas Southern | St. Petersburg, FL | 4 | ||
| 4 | Greg Harding | DB | July 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 197 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | |
| 36 | Stewart Hill | DE | March 16, 1962 | 6'1" | 230 | Washington | Seattle, WA | 18 | |
| 31 | Rick House | SB | May 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Simon Fraser | New Westminster, BC | 14 | |
| 28 | Ron Howard | DB | December 20, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Tennessee State | Los Angeles, CA | 18 | |
| 89 | Steve Howlett | SB | August 27, 1962 | 5'11" | 180 | Toronto | Scarborough, ON | 16 | |
| Mark Jackson | DB | March 16, 1962 | 5'9" | 180 | Abilene Christian | Amarillo, TX USA | 8 | ||
| 83 | Chris Johnstone | RB | December 12, 1963 | 6'3" | 215 | Bakersfield | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 | |
| 34 | Milson Jones | RB | August 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 210 | North Dakota | Linstead, Jamaica | 18 | |
| 24 | Phil Jones | DB | June 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Simon Fraser | Scarborough, ON | 6 | |
| 78 | Stephen Jones | WR | June 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Central Michigan | Flint, MI | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Dan Kearns | DL | November 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | Simon Fraser | Sao Luis, Brazil | 18 | 0 |
| 70 | Brian Kelly | WR | March 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Washington State | Arcadia, CA | 18 | |
| 75 | John Mandarich | DT | August 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 265 | Kent State | Thunder Bay, ON | 17 | |
| Mike McLean | LB | July 7, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Alberta | Red Deer, AB | 6 | ||
| Larry Mohr | FB | May 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 212 | Queen's | New Hamburg, ON | 8 | ||
| 68 | Rudy Phillips | OL | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | North Texas | Dallas, TX | 18 | |
| Andre Pinesett | DL | July 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 260 | California State - Fullerton | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | ||
| 63 | Hector Pothier | G | June 13, 1954 | 6'3" | 255 | St. Mary's (Canada) | St. Catharines, ON | 16 | |
| 25 | Tom Richards | WR | August 10, 1964 | 6'1" | 197 | Alberta | Brantford, ON | 18 | |
| 43 | Craig Shaffer | LB | March 31, 1959 | 6'0" | 230 | Indiana St. | Terre Haute, IN USA | 13 | |
| 35 | Chris Skinner | RB | December 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 210 | Bishop's | Saint John, NB | 17 | |
| Dave Sparenberg | DL | May 28, 1959 | 6'3" | 257 | West. Ontario | Talbotville, ON Canada | 6 | ||
| 14 | Brad Taylor | QB | November 2, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Thompson | DB | February 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | San Jose St. | Castro Valley, CA USA | 10 | ||
| 6 | Cliff Toney | DB | December 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL | 11 | |
| 88 | Tom Tuinei | DL | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | Hawaii | Oceanside, CA USA | 18 | |
| 18 | Jeff Volpe | DB | September 15, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Guelph | Unionville, ON | 18 | |
| 2 | Henry Williams | WR | May 31, 1962 | 5'6" | 185 | East Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Larry Wruck | LB | October 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 220 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 18 | |
| 92 | James Zachery | DL | August 27, 1958 | 6'2" | 245 | Texas A&M | Midland, TX | 17 |
