1956 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-5)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1956 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
1956 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.

The Eskimos netted 358 points, and the solid defense yielded 235. Normie Kwong ran for a team-best 1,437 yards for Edmonton.

Jackie Parker threw for 1,889 yards. Rollie Miles snagged 29 passes for 410 yards. Bill Walker contributed to the receiving game, too.

Oscar Kruger picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jackie Parker	226	117	51.8	1889	8.4	11	4.9	16	7.1	55	66.8
Don Getty	44	18	40.9	256	5.8	3	6.8	3	6.8	28	54.7
Rollie Miles	6	2	33.3	30	5.0	1	16.7	1	16.7	17	50.7
Earl Lindley	4	1	25.0	17	4.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	44.8
Oscar Kruger	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	281	138	49.1	2192	7.8	15	5.3	21	7.5	55

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Normie Kwong	232	1437	6.2	26	5
Jackie Parker	92	583	6.3	39	10
Johnny Bright	93	573	6.2	22	4
Earl Lindley	57	357	6.3	24	2
Rollie Miles	38	226	5.9	30	2
Jim Shipka	38	160	4.2	13	2
Bob Kimoff	27	115	4.3	13	2
Con Kelly	12	22	1.8	7	0
Don Simon	2	16	8.0	15	0
Bill Rowekamp	8	15	1.9	4	0
Oscar Kruger	1	3	3.0	3	0
Leigh McMillan	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Don Getty	11	-24	-2.2	8	0
Totals	612	3482	5.7	39	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rollie Miles	29	410	14.1	37	3
Bill Walker	25	356	14.2	37	2
Earl Lindley	17	312	18.4	51	4
Joe Mobra	15	317	21.1	55	1
Bill Rowekamp	15	262	17.5	44	2
Johnny Bright	9	151	16.8	28	1
Normie Kwong	9	106	11.8	35	1
Steve Bendiak	7	118	16.9	26	1
Jim Shipka	7	63	9.0	27	0
Jackie Parker	2	21	10.5	12	0
Oscar Kruger	1	23	23.0	23	0
Con Kelly	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bob Kimoff	1	11	11.0	11	0
John Woyat	0	26		26	0
Totals	138	2192	15.9	55	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Bob Dean	21	14	66.7	13	6	46.2	4	26	1404	54.0	80	1	37
Joe Mobra	27	22	81.5	4	1	25.0	0	40	2166	54.2	75	0	25
Totals	48	36	75.0	17	7	41.2	4	66	3570	54.1	80	1	62

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Jackie Parker	86	3575	41.6	66	6
Bill Walker	27	1034	38.3	51	0
Jim Shipka	4	119	29.8	40	0
Totals	117	4728	40.4	66	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leigh McMillan	66	359	5.4	25
Oscar Kruger	25	140	5.6	16
John Woyat	24	128	5.3	13
Don Simon	7	37	5.3	7
Rollie Miles	1	15	15.0	15
Earl Lindley	1	13	13.0	13
Bill Rowekamp	2	8	4.0	4
Art Walker	1	3	3.0	3
Con Kelly	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	128	703	5.5	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rollie Miles	15	403	26.9	52
Earl Lindley	14	284	20.3	43
Oscar Kruger	4	86	21.5	34
Don Simon	3	54	18.0	31
Bill Rowekamp	2	39	19.5	24
Johnny Bright	1	15	15.0	15
Con Kelly	1	11	11.0	11
Joe Mobra	1	9	9.0	9
John Woyat	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	42	904	21.5	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Oscar Kruger	7	28	4.0	16	0
Rollie Miles	4	145	36.2	69	1
Bill Rowekamp	4	29	7.2	29	0
Earl Lindley	3	88	29.3	66	2
Steve Mendryk	3	16	5.3	16	0
Joe Mobra	2	22	11.0	22	0
Bill Briggs	2	10	5.0	10	0
John Tatum	2	6	3.0	6	0
Ted Tully	1	8	8.0	8	0
Leigh McMillan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Reed Henderson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	361	12.0	69	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Oscar Kruger				5	2	0
Frank Anderson				4	0	0
Joe Mobra				3	25	1
Bill Rowekamp				3	0	0
Con Kelly				2	0	0
Rollie Miles				2	0	0
Bill Walker				2	0	1
Ted Tully				2	0	0
Bill Briggs				2	0	0
John Tatum				1	0	0
Frankie Morris				1	5	0
Jackie Parker				1	0	0
Mike Volcan				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	29	32	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jackie Parker	10	0					0		0	0	6			66
Earl Lindley	2	4	0	0		2			0	0	0			48
Joe Mobra		1		0		0	1		1	22	0			37
Bob Dean									6	14	5			37
Normie Kwong	5	1							0	0	0			36
Rollie Miles	2	3	0	0		1	0		0	0	0			36
Johnny Bright	4	1		0		0			0	0	0			30
Bill Walker		2					1		0	0	0			18
Bob Kimoff	2	0							0	0	0			12
Jim Shipka	2	0							0	0	0			12
Bill Rowekamp	0	2	0	0		0	0		0	0	0			12
Steve Bendiak		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	27	15	0	0	0	3	2	0	7	36	11	0	0	350