1960 Edmonton Eskimos season

1960 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Joe Ryan
Head coach	Eagle Keys
Home field	Clarke Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd, WIFU
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Fri, July 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 38–0	1–0		9,000
B	Wed, July 20	at Calgary Stampeders	L 4–17	1–1
D	Mon, Aug 8	at Montreal Alouettes	L 14–28	1–2		19,570
E	Wed, Aug 10	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 24–29	1–3		8,350

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	14	2	0	453	239	28	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	0	318	225	20	Details
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	8	2	374	404	14	Details
BC Lions	16	5	9	2	296	356	12	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	12	2	205	422	6	Details

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Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Mon, Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	W 33–14	1–0		17,500
2	2	Mon, Aug 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 19–1	2–0		17,000
3	3	Thurs, Aug 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–18	2–1		17,287
4	4	Mon, Aug 29	at BC Lions	W 26–0	3–1		28,420
5	5	Sat, Sept 3	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–15	3–2		19,535
5	6	Mon, Sept 5	at Calgary Stampeders	W 29–28	4–2
6	7	Sat, Sept 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 41–10	5–2		17,993
7	8	Fri, Sept 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–6	6–2		10,000
7	9	Mon, Sept 19	vs. BC Lions	W 18–10	7–2
8	10	Mon, Sept 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 15–2	8–2		20,932
9	11	Fri, Sept 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 9–2	9–2		14,997
10	12	Thurs, Oct 6	at BC Lions	L 13–21	9–3		21,707
10	13	Sat, Oct 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 11–31	9–4		15,500
11	14	Sat, Oct 15	at Calgary Stampeders	L 17–35	9–5		17,000
11	15	Mon, Oct 17	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–21	9–6		15,000
12	16	Sat, Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–11	10–6		6,608

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Roster

Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jackie Parker 27 Don Getty Running backs 15 Normie Kwong FB 18 Rollie Miles HB 20 Cowboy Woodruff HB 22 Joe-Bob Smith HB 23 Jim Shipka FB 24 Johnny Bright FB 74 Jim Toon FB Wide receivers 73 Jim Letcavits 75 Vic Chapman 77 Curry Juneau 78 Tommy Joe Coffey		Offensive linemen 41 Don Stephenson C 43 Don Barry C 51 Ted Tully G 53 Al Ecuyer G 55 Gino Fracas G 56 Michael Kmech G 62 Roy Stevenson G 65 Toby Deese T 66 Roger Nelson T 67 Jack Lamb T Defensive linemen 52 Ed Gray DT 61 Nat Dye DT 64 Mike Volcan DT 70 Bill Smith DE		Defensive backs 14 Oscar Kruger 26 Howie Schumm 72 Steve Bendiak Others 22/42 Dick Craddock 28 Mike Lashuk 50 Art Walker 60 Don Duncalfe 71 P.J. Blake 81 Thomas Emerson		General Manager Keith Rolfe (to September 10) Joe Ryan (from September 10) Head coach Eagle Keys Assistant coaches Dan Edwards Bob Kellogg Italics indicate Import player

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
West Semi-Final #1	Wed, Nov 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 30–7	1–0		16,018
West Semi-Final #2	Sat, Nov 5	at Calgary Stampeders	W 40–21	2–0		20,000
West Final #1	Sat, Nov 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–22	2–1		17,500
West Final #2	Mon, Nov 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 10–5	3–1		16,708
West Final #3	Sat, Nov 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 4–2	4–1		20,000
Grey Cup	Sat, Nov 26	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 6–16	4–2		36,592

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Ottawa Rough Riders	3	6	0	7	16
Edmonton Eskimos	0	6	0	0	6

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1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees

Player	Canadian	Lineman
Jackie Parker	Bill Smith	Roger Nelson

• Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.

References

1. "1960 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. "1960 Edmonton Eskimos - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
3. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
4. "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2017-08-22.