Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Fri Jul 6 10:00 PM
MTL 14 @ EDM 25 W  
B
Wed Jul 11 8:00 PM
EDM 16 @ OTT 25 L  
C
Wed Jul 18 10:00 PM
CGY 15 @ EDM 17 W  
D
Tue Jul 24 11:00 PM
EDM 13 @ BC 26 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Jul 31 9:00 PM
EDM 33 @ WPG 22 W  
2
Mon Aug 6 10:00 PM
WPG 3 @ EDM 10 W  
3
Tue Aug 14 11:00 PM
EDM 11 @ BC 30 L  
4
Wed Aug 22 10:00 PM
EDM 24 @ CGY 4 W  
5
Wed Aug 29 10:00 PM
TOR 24 @ EDM 16 L  
6
Mon Sep 3 4:00 PM
EDM 27 @ SSK 28 L  
7
Sat Sep 8 10:00 PM
MTL 18 @ EDM 23 W  
8
Sat Sep 15 10:00 PM
CGY 22 @ EDM 33 W  
9
Sat Sep 22 2:00 PM
EDM 20 @ OTT 32 L CBC
9
Mon Sep 24 8:00 PM
EDM 22 @ HAM 17 W CTV
10
Sun Sep 30 4:00 PM
SSK 13 @ EDM 17 W  
11
Mon Oct 8 4:00 PM
WPG 14 @ EDM 14 T  
12
Sat Oct 13 11:00 PM
EDM 27 @ BC 13 W  
13
Sat Oct 20 10:00 PM
BC 14 @ EDM 14 T  
14
Sat Oct 27 10:00 PM
EDM 10 @ CGY 14 L  
15
Sun Nov 4 3:00 PM
SSK 16 @ EDM 28 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sun Nov 18 4:30 PM
SSK 23 @ EDM 25 W CBC
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 25 1:00 PM
EDM 18 vs OTT 22 L CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 71 80 L1 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 9 5 2 20 329 284 W1 3-1-2
    Home 8 5 1 2 12 155 124 W1 4-0-2
    Visitor 8 4 4 0 8 174 160 L1 3-3-0
   Divisional opponent 12 7 3 2 16 248 193 W1 3-1-2
   Non-divisional opponent 4 2 2 0 4 81 91 W1 2-2-0

Full 1973 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 2 (1-1-0) 1 (0-0-1) 5 (4-0-1) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 5 (3-2-0) 2 (1-0-1) 9 (5-3-1)
After 2nd 4 (3-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (2-0-1) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 9 (7-1-1) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (2-3-1)
After 3rd 4 (4-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 8 (7-1-0) 2 (0-0-2) 6 (2-4-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 9 (9-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 5 (0-5-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.414 4-0-2 (6) 3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.563 1-1-0 (2) 1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.375
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.375
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.625
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.281
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.536
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.643
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.571
19731972 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.31 -8.44
Average Winning Score 24.11 -4.89
Average Losing Score 16.80 +1.80
Average Home Score 19.38 -6.38
Average Visitor Score 21.75 +0.00
Average Margin of Victory 9.89 +1.49
Average Margin of Loss 8.80 -3.20
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Edmonton 155 (19.4) 174 (21.8) 329 (20.6)
Opponent 160 (20.0) 124 (15.5) 284 (17.8)
1st Edmonton 20 (2.5) 28 (3.5) 48 (3.0)
Opponent 30 (3.8) 16 (2.0) 46 (2.9)
2nd Edmonton 34 (4.3) 48 (6.0) 82 (5.1)
Opponent 25 (3.1) 35 (4.4) 60 (3.8)
3rd Edmonton 60 (7.5) 27 (3.4) 87 (5.4)
Opponent 55 (6.9) 30 (3.8) 85 (5.3)
4th Edmonton 41 (5.1) 71 (8.9) 112 (7.0)
Opponent 50 (6.3) 43 (5.4) 93 (5.8)
Head Coach
  • Ray Jauch (Dec. 15, 1969 – Dec. 31, 1976)
Assistant Coaches
  • Vic Rapp – Offensive assistant
  • Urban Bowman – Defensive line
  • I.J. Caccia – Assistant
1973 Player Awards and Nominations
1973 Most Outstanding
Edmonton Eskimos 1973 All-Star Selections
4 All-Canadian Selections
RB Roy Bell
WR George McGowan*
T Charlie Turner
DB Larry Highbaugh
8 All-Division Selections
RB Roy Bell*
WR George McGowan*
C Bob Howes (Tie)
T Charlie Turner
DT John LaGrone, III
DE Ron Estay
OLB Sam Britts
DB Larry Highbaugh

* – indicates unanimous selection

See an error? Please send corrections.

1973 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–7 (7) [OTT] Dave McGillis (HB) Calgary
1–9 (9) [HAM] Wayne Allison (QB) Waterloo Lutheran
3–4 (22)   Bill Sherwood (G) Ottawa
4–4 (31)   Gerry Blacker (RB) Waterloo Lutheran
5–4 (40)   Dan Syratiuk (T) Western Ontario
6–4 (48)   Gary Duffy (QB) Wisconsin State-La Crosse
7–4 (56)   Brian Jones (DE) Alberta
8–4 (64)   Doug Keene (RB) Eastern Michigan
9–4 (71)   Dave Campbell (DB) Queen's

CFLdb is not affiliated with the CFL, CFLPA, any other Canadian Football organization or really anybody at all.
All information located herein is unofficial and not sanctioned by the CFL. For entertainment purposes only.

Original content © Copyright CFLdb 2008–2024. All rights reserved.

Clements