Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
Ex
Fri Jul 14 11:30 PM
CGY 16 @ EDM 24 W 9,000  
Ex
Fri Jul 21 11:30 PM
HAM 9 @ EDM 17 W 10,000  
Ex
Sat Jul 29 11:30 PM
OTT 3 @ EDM 17 W 11,000  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1
Mon Aug 7 11:30 PM
EDM 29 @ BC 19 W 28,617  
2
Mon Aug 14 11:30 PM
SSK 8 @ EDM 38 W 16,500  
3
Sat Aug 19 11:30 PM
MTL 0 @ EDM 33 W 17,000  
4
Thu Aug 24 9:30 PM
EDM 35 @ WPG 20 W 19,660  
5
Mon Aug 28 11:30 PM
BC 20 @ EDM 21 W 13,000  
6
Mon Sep 4 5:00 PM
EDM 10 @ CGY 9 W 15,000  
6
Sat Sep 9 2:00 PM
EDM 35 @ OTT 26 W 22,152  
7
Mon Sep 11 8:00 PM
EDM 15 @ HAM 32 L 27,646  
7
Sat Sep 16 11:30 PM
TOR 8 @ EDM 8 T 21,510  
8
Sat Sep 23 11:30 PM
WPG 33 @ EDM 10 L 19,198  
9
Mon Sep 25 10:30 PM
EDM 16 @ SSK 1 W 10,182  
9
Sun Oct 1 12:30 AM
EDM 9 @ BC 21 L 20,210  
10
Sat Oct 7 11:30 PM
CGY 28 @ EDM 21 L 15,106  
11
Sat Oct 14 11:30 PM
SSK 10 @ EDM 21 W 12,338  
13Bye
14
Mon Oct 30 10:30 PM
EDM 20 @ CGY 8 W 10,000  
14
Sat Nov 4 10:30 PM
WPG 14 @ EDM 13 L 10,177  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result Attendance TV
P1
Sat Nov 11 4:00 PM
EDM 8 @ CGY 10 L 18,000  
P1
Mon Nov 13 10:30 PM
CGY 17 @ EDM 18 W 14,112  
32Bye
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 10 5 1 21 334 257 L1 3-3-0
    Home 8 4 3 1 9 165 121 L1 2-3-1
    Visitor 8 6 2 0 12 169 136 W1 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 12 8 4 0 16 243 191 L1 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 1 1 5 91 66 T1 2-1-1

Full 1961 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (2-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 3 (0-2-1) 4 (3-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 7 (5-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 5 (1-3-1)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-3-1) 5 (4-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 8 (7-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 6 (1-4-1)
After 3rd 4 (2-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-1-1) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 8 (5-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 7 (4-2-1)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 10 (10-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 5 (0-5-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.430 3-3-0 (6) 5-1-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.536 1-0-1 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.125
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.438
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.344
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.813
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.714
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.321
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.571
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.536
19611960 +/-
Average Combined Score 36.94 +3.00
Average Winning Score 25.80 +2.60
Average Losing Score 13.60 -0.73
Average Home Score 20.63 +0.38
Average Visitor Score 21.13 +1.62
Average Margin of Victory 13.70 -1.10
Average Margin of Loss 12.00 +2.83
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Edmonton 165 (20.6) 169 (21.1) 334 (20.9)
Opponent 136 (17.0) 121 (15.1) 257 (16.1)
1st Edmonton 20 (2.5) 36 (4.5) 56 (3.5)
Opponent 17 (2.1) 30 (3.8) 47 (2.9)
2nd Edmonton 43 (5.4) 36 (4.5) 79 (4.9)
Opponent 41 (5.1) 30 (3.8) 71 (4.4)
3rd Edmonton 45 (5.6) 37 (4.6) 82 (5.1)
Opponent 55 (6.9) 31 (3.9) 86 (5.4)
4th Edmonton 57 (7.1) 60 (7.5) 117 (7.3)
Opponent 23 (2.9) 30 (3.8) 53 (3.3)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Dan Edwards – Line
  • Bob Kellogg – Backfield
1961 Player Awards and Nominations
1961 Most Outstanding
Edmonton Eskimos 1961 All-Star Selections
4 All-Division Selections
QB Jackie Parker
HB Johnny Bright
G Mike Kmech
DHB Oscar Kruger

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1961 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
No draft picks for 1961 in database.

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