2019 Edmonton Eskimos season Canadian football team season
The 2019 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. This was the fourth season under head coach Jason Maas and the third season under general manager Brock Sunderland .[ 1] The team finished with an 8–10 record and fourth in the West Division . Notably, the team had a 1–10 record against playoff-bound teams and their 3–7 divisional record included only wins against the BC Lions .
The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs, following a one-year absence, after their week 18 win against the BC Lions on October 12, 2019.[ 2] The team played in the East Semi-Final, earning a crossover spot in the 2019 playoffs, defeating the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final.
Following the season, the Eskimos parted ways with head coach Jason Maas. In addition, the 2019 season was the last season where the Eskimos team name was used, with an announcement during the suspended 2020 season the Eskimos name would be discontinued.[ 3]
Offseason
Foreign drafts
For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe .[ 4] Like all other CFL teams, the Eskimos held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft , which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
CFL draft
The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.[ 8] The Eskimos traded their third-round pick to the Toronto Argonauts for Martese Jackson , but acquired an additional fifth-round pick after trading Shamawd Chambers to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats .[ 9] [ 10] Like other CFL teams, the Eskimos held 4 additional non-tradeable selections across the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft and 2019 European CFL Draft .
Preseason
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Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week
Game
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
TV
Venue
Attendance
Summary
Score
Record
1
1
Fri, June 14
7:00 p.m. MDT
vs. Montreal Alouettes
W 32–25
1–0
TSN /RDS /ESPN2
Commonwealth Stadium
25,263
Recap
2
2
Fri, June 21
7:00 p.m. MDT
vs. BC Lions
W 39–23
2–0
TSN/ESPN2
Commonwealth Stadium
24,016
Recap
3
3
Thu, June 27
6:30 p.m. MDT
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 21–28
2–1
TSN/RDS/ESPN2
IG Field
25,336
Recap
4
Bye
5
4
Thu, July 11
8:00 p.m. MDT
at BC Lions
W 33–6
3–1
TSN
BC Place
17,026
Recap
6
5
Sat, July 20
2:00 p.m. MDT
at Montreal Alouettes
L 10–20
3–2
TSN/RDS
Molson Stadium
16,137
Recap
7
6
Thu, July 25
7:30 p.m. MDT
vs. Toronto Argonauts
W 26–0
4–2
TSN
Commonwealth Stadium
30,368
Recap
8
7
Sat, Aug 3
5:00 p.m. MDT
at Calgary Stampeders
L 18–24
4–3
TSN
McMahon Stadium
26,597
Recap
9
8
Fri, Aug 9
8:00 p.m. MDT
vs. Ottawa Redblacks
W 16–12
5–3
TSN/ESPN2
Commonwealth Stadium
27,951
Recap
10
9
Fri, Aug 16
5:30 p.m. MDT
at Toronto Argonauts
W 41–26
6–3
TSN/RDS2
BMO Field
16,490
Recap
11
10
Fri, Aug 23
7:00 p.m. MDT
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 28–34
6–4
TSN/ESPN2
Commonwealth Stadium
34,217
Recap
12
11
Mon, Sept 2
2:30 p.m. MDT
at Calgary Stampeders
L 9–25
6–5
TSN
McMahon Stadium
32,350
Recap
13
12
Sat, Sept 7
5:00 p.m. MDT
vs. Calgary Stampeders
L 17–33
6–6
TSN/RDS
Commonwealth Stadium
40,113*
Recap
14
Bye
15
13
Fri, Sept 20
7:30 p.m. MDT
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
L 27–30
6–7
TSN
Commonwealth Stadium
25,694
Recap
16
14
Sat, Sept 28
2:00 p.m. MDT
at Ottawa Redblacks
W 21–16
7–7
TSN/RDS2
TD Place Stadium
23,451
Recap
17
15
Fri, Oct 4
5:00 p.m. MDT
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
L 12–42
7–8
TSN/ESPN2
Tim Hortons Field
23,411
Recap
18
16
Sat, Oct 12
5:00 p.m. MDT
vs. BC Lions
W 19–6
8–8
TSN
Commonwealth Stadium
27,218
Recap
19
Bye
20
17
Sat, Oct 26
5:00 p.m. MDT
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 24–27
8–9
TSN
Commonwealth Stadium
29,228
Recap
21
18
Sat, Nov 2
2:00 p.m. MDT
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 13–23
8–10
TSN/RDS2
Mosaic Stadium
29,156
Recap
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*Top attendance in CFL
Post-season
Schedule
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Team
Roster
Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Fullbacks
Receivers
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1-Game Injured List
6-Game Injured List
Practice Roster
Suspended
Italics indicate international player
Bold indicates global player
Roster updated 2019-11-17
Depth chart • Transactions
46 Active, 8 One-game injured, 9 Six-game, 8 Practice, 3 Suspended
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Coaching staff
Edmonton Eskimos Staff
Front office
President and ceo – Len Rhodes
Vice-President Football Operations & General Manager – Brock Sunderland
Director of player personnel – David Turner
Assistant director of player personnel – Will Homer
Director of scouting – Bobby Merritt
Director of football operations – Kris Hagerman
Assistant director of football operations/player personnel assistant – Nick Pelletier
Head video coordinator – Griffin Dear
Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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References
^ Terry Jones (November 4, 2018). "JONES: Count on Maas, Reilly to return to Eskimos next season" . Edmonton Sun .
^ "BC Lions vs Edmonton Eskimos" . cfl.ca. October 12, 2019.
^ "Edmonton Football Team discontinues use of the name Eskimos" . Canadian Football League . July 21, 2020.
^ Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). " 'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent" .
^ "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft" . cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
^ "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April" . 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
^ "Full results from the first ever European draft" . cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order" . December 17, 2018.
^ "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos" . September 10, 2018.
^ "Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos" . September 17, 2017.
^ a b c 2019 Schedule
^ CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
^ "RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin" . May 27, 2019.
^ "ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season" . June 3, 2019.
^ CFL schedule through October 2019
External links
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