1951 Edmonton Eskimos
In 1951 the club finished with 8-6 record and made it to third game of the best-of-three Western finals. Offensively, the Eskimos topped the league with 306 points. Normie Kwong ran for a team-best 933 yards and Frank Filchock threw for 1,826 yards.
On October 27th, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh would attend the Western semifinal in Edmonton.
1951 (3rd season) |
Record: 8-6 (2nd WIFU) |
Home: 5-2 | Away: 3-4 |
Playoffs: 2-2 | Lost Semifinal |
Head coach: Annis Stukis (3rd season) |
All-Stars: Mario DeMarco, Mike King, Normie Kwong, Rollie Miles, Bob Paffrath, Rollin Prather, Jim Quandamatteo, Chuck Quilter. |
Major award winners: None |
Date | Opponent | Result (record) |
August 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 30-24 (1-0) |
August 27 | at SaskatchewanRoughriders | L 0-23 (1-1) |
September 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 18-17 (2-1) |
September 3 | vs Calgary Stampeders | W 0-5 (3-1) |
September 8 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 19-35 (4-1) |
September 10 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 6-31 (5-1) |
September 15 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 30-15 (6-1) |
September 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 11-30 (7-1) |
September 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 25-18 (7-2) |
October 1 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 15-8 (7-3) |
October 6 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 18-25 (7-4) |
October 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 27-38 (7-5) |
October 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 18-31 (8-5) |
October 20 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 25-26 (8-6) |
October 27 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 1-4 Division Semifinal |
November 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 11-15 West Final |
November 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 5-12 West Final |
November 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 18-19 West Final |