Chris Skinner

Skinner was drafted out of Bishop's University in the first round of the 1984 CFL College Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos.  Skinner didn't get a lot of action on offense in the first two years with Edmonton (1984-85), but started to get a lot more touches in 1986.  In the mid 1980s, Edmonton was experimenting with using a non-import running back who actually go to carry the ball, as opposed to the largely blocking fullbacks in most of the year since then.  Using a non-import running back helped free up an import for another position, and Skinner's performance didn't disapoint.  Skinner had his career highs in 1986 with 128 carries for 605 yards and also caught 52 passes for another 637 yards.  Skinner played two more seasons in Edmonton, and had another 52 catch season in 1987.  After the 1988 season, Skinner was traded to Ottawa for a first round draft pick, who turned out to be another great Canadian running back, Sean Millington.  Skinner didn't get much use in Ottawa in his only season there with only 40 carries, but he did have 30 catches for 305 yards.  Ottawa traded Skinner to BC in March of 1990 along with offensive linemen Richard McCrory and Rocco Romano for offensive lineman Rob Smith.  Skinner rebounded in BC in 1990 with more action and came with 2 yards of matching his career high in rushing with 603 yards on 102 carries. Skiner also had 48 catches for 525 yards.  Skinner had only 45 carries in 1991, but broke the 50 catch mark for the third time in his career with 51 catches for 525 yards.  Skinner retired in 1992. but returned to play 8 games for BC in 1993.  A balanced performer, Skinner ended with 2912 yards rushing and 2953 tards receiving.

Games Played, Passing, Rushing and Receiving
Year Team GP PA PC % Yds TD Int TC Yds Avg Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Long
1984 EDM 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 63 4.5 4.5 0 1 11 11 0 11
1985 EDM 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 248 6.4 6.4 1 13 146 11.2 1 31
1986 EDM 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 605 4.7 4.7 2 52 637 12.3 2 56
1987 EDM 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 369 4.4 4.4 0 52 518 10 4 43
1988 EDM 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 528 4.5 4.5 4 31 317 10.2 2 69
1989 OTT 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 175 4.4 4.4 3 30 305 10.2 1 36
1990 BC 18 2 2 100 40 1 0 102 603 5.9 5.9 0 48 415 8.6 1 23
1991 BC 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 269 6 6 2 51 525 10.3 1 48
1993 BC 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 52 5.2 5.2 2 8 79 9.9 0 29

Kickoff and Punt Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds Avg TD Long
1984 EDM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 EDM 14 255 18.2 0 25 1 11 11 0 11
1986 EDM 3 59 19.7 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
1987 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1984 EDM 0 0 0
1985 EDM 2 1 1
1986 EDM 6 6 0
1987 EDM 5 4 1
1988 EDM 6 6 0
1989 OTT 3 3 1
1990 BC 4 4 2
1991 BC 2 2 0
1993 BC 0 0 0

Tackles
Year Team T ST Total
1984 EDM


1985 EDM


1986 EDM


1987 EDM 4

1988 EDM 2

1989 OTT 2

1990 BC 3

1991 BC 1 2 3
1993 BC 0 1 1