1953 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-4 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Darrell Royal (12-4)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1953 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1953 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Edmonton lit up the scoreboard for 276 points, while the stingy defense conceded 157. Billy Vessels ran for a team-best 926 yards for the Eskimos, while Rollie Miles and Normie Kwong additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Claude Arnold tossed for 1,171 yards. Rollie Miles snagged 37 passes for 657 yards.

Ray Willsey picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Darrell Royal coached the team. The 1953 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Quarterfinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Claude Arnold	145	79	54.5	1171	8.1	7	4.8	12	8.3	0	62.7
Billy Vessels	30	18	60.0	393	13.1	4	13.3	1	3.3	0	129.9
Rollie Miles	27	12	44.4	287	10.6	2	7.4	1	3.7	0	92.7
Eddie Crowder	28	12	42.9	234	8.4	1	3.6	3	10.7	0	44.9
Ray Willsey	10	6	60.0	117	11.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	100.8
Ray Enright	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	118.8
Totals	241	128	53.1	2217	9.2	14	5.8	17	7.1	15

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Vessels	129	926	7.2	86	7
Rollie Miles	134	819	6.1	91	8
Normie Kwong	117	802	6.9	48	2
Rod Pantages	21	135	6.4	22	1
Eddie Crowder	23	106	4.6	18	0
Claude Arnold	48	98	2.0	17	2
Don Simon	17	81	4.8	19	2
Ray Willsey	10	76	7.6	51	0
Steve Mendryk	3	25	8.3	11	1
Glenn McWhinney	5	16	3.2	5	0
Ray Enright	7	16	2.3	6	0
Jim Chambers	2	8	4.0	15	0
Al Bryant	1	5	5.0	5	0
Mike King	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Snyder	1	-18	-18.0	-18	0
Totals	519	3095	6.0	91	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rollie Miles	37	657	17.8	0	3
Frank Anderson	22	430	19.5	0	3
Billy Vessels	20	310	15.5	0	1
Tom Stolhandske	19	382	20.1	0	4
Steve Mendryk	12	199	16.6	0	3
Normie Kwong	6	42	7.0	0	0
Don Simon	4	80	20.0	0	0
Ray Enright	2	43	21.5	0	0
Glenn McWhinney	2	33	16.5	0	0
Rod Pantages	2	24	12.0	0	0
Claude Arnold	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bill Briggs	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	128	2217	17.3	16	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bill Snyder	31	31	100.0	14	5	35.7	4				1	51
Ted Tully	8	7	87.5	3	1	33.3	1				0	11
Totals	39	38	97.4	17	6	35.3	5	0	0	0	1	62

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Rod Pantages	118	5247	44.5	82	11
Bill Snyder	1	33	33.0	33	0
Totals	119	5280	44.4	82	11

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rollie Miles	54	464	8.6	32
Ray Willsey	42	378	9.0	24
Eddie Crowder	4	26	6.5	10
Ted Tully	1	16	16.0	16
Billy Vessels	3	14	4.7	7
Laurie Hodgson	1	6	6.0	6
Glenn McWhinney	2	5	2.5	5
Ray Enright	1	3	3.0	3
Steve Mendryk	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	109	915	8.4	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Vessels	9	347	38.6	95	2
Ray Willsey	9	130	14.4	32	0
Rollie Miles	6	123	20.5	32	0
Bill Rowekamp	1	42	42.0	42	0
Jim Chambers	3	40	13.3	25	0
Don Simon	2	29	14.5	22	0
Don Lord	1	11	11.0	11	0
Tom Stolhandske	1	8	8.0	8	0
Frank Anderson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Bill Snyder	1	4	4.0	4	0
Joe Blanchard	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Quondamatteo	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	36	740	20.6	95	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Willsey	7	61	8.7	39
Rollie Miles	6	56	9.3	29
Mike King	5	25	5.0	16
Billy Vessels	4	0	0.0	0
Eddie Crowder	2	25	12.5	25
Steve Mendryk	2	10	5.0	10
Bill Briggs	2	2	1.0	2
Vic Mayson	1	46	46.0	46
Totals	29	225	7.8	46

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rollie Miles				3	22	0
Ray Willsey				3	0	0
Glenn McWhinney				1	0	0
Mike King				1	0	0
Rod Pantages				1	0	0
Al Bryant				1	0	0
Bill Briggs				1	0	0
Eagle Keys				1	10	0
Ted Tully				1	0	1
Frank Anderson				1	0	0
Bill Snyder				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	15	32	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rollie Miles	8	3	0	0		0	0		0	0	0			55
Billy Vessels	7	1	0	2		0			0	0	0			50
Bill Snyder	0			0			0		5	31	5			51
Steve Mendryk	1	3	0			0			0	0	0			20
Tom Stolhandske		4		0					0	0	0			20
Frank Anderson		3		0			0		0	0	0			15
Rod Pantages	1	0					0		0	0	11			16
Ted Tully			0				1		1	7	1			16
Don Simon	2	0		0					0	0	0			10
Normie Kwong	2	0							0	0	0			10
Claude Arnold	2	0							0	0	0			10
Totals	23	14	0	2	0	0	1	0	6	38	17	0	0	273