The 1996 Edmonton Eskimos were coached by Ron Lancaster and finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They upset the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final, but lost the Grey Cup to the Toronto Argonauts.
Offseason edit
CFL Draft edit
Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Donnavan Blair | SB | Calgary |
1 | 8 | Duane Arrindell | OL | Northern Illinois |
2 | 16 | Jayson Hamilton | RB | Alberta |
3 | 25 | Sheldon Napastuk | DT | Iowa State |
4 | 34 | Murray Cunningham | DL | Alberta |
5 | 43 | John Saul | DE | Saskatchewan |
6 | 51 | Darcy Park | FB | Alberta |
7 | 60 | Troy Shwetz | DB | Jamestown College |
Preseason edit
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | June 14 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23-18 | L | 25632 | 0–1 |
B | June 21 | vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34-31 | L | 34091 | 0–2 |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 608 | 375 | 26 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 459 | 354 | 22 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 421 | 495 | 18 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 360 | 498 | 10 |
BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 410 | 483 | 10 |
Season schedule edit
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | Stk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | June 27 | at British Columbia Lions | 28–14 | W | 29435 | 1–0 | W1 |
2 | July 5 | vs Montreal Alouettes | 16–13 | W | 26211 | 2–0 | W2 |
3 | July 10 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–24 | L | 21014 | 2–1 | L1 |
4 | July 17 | vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27-16 | L | 28751 | 2–2 | L2 |
5 | July 25 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | 34–18 | W | 13323 | 3–2 | W1 |
6 | August 3 | vs Ottawa Rough Riders | 20–2 | W | 25773 | 4–2 | W2 |
7 | August 8 | at Toronto Argonauts | 24–21 | L | 20030 | 4–3 | L1 |
8 | August 17 | vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25–8 | W | 36011 | 5–3 | W1 |
9 | August 23 | vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–8 | W | 27202 | 6–3 | W2 |
10 | September 2 | at Calgary Stampeders | 35–14 | L | 35314 | 6–4 | L1 |
11 | September 6 | vs Calgary Stampeders | 20–19 | W | 40727 | 7–4 | W1 |
12 | September 15 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20–14 | L | 17301 | 7–5 | L1 |
13 | September 20 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41–12 | W | 28744 | 8–5 | W1 |
14 | September 29 | vs British Columbia Lions | 32–12 | W | 28784 | 9–5 | W2 |
15 | October 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | 32–18 | L | 17886 | 9–6 | L1 |
16 | October 12 | at British Columbia Lions | 34–31 | W | 18031 | 10–6 | W1 |
17 | October 20 | vs Toronto Argonauts | 24–17 | L | 27567 | 10–7 | L1 |
18 | October 27 | vs Calgary Stampeders | 41–32 | W | 27332 | 11–7 | W1 |
19 | Bye |
Awards and records edit
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Leroy Blugh (DE)
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Willie Pless (LB)
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Ron Lancaster
1996 CFL All-Stars edit
Offence edit
- SB – Darren Flutie
- WR – Eddie Brown
- OG – Leo Groenewegen
Defence edit
- DT – Bennie Goods
- DE – Malvin Hunter
- LB – Willie Pless
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr.
- DS – Trent Brown
1996 Western All-Stars edit
Offence edit
- SB – Darren Flutie
- WR – Eddie Brown
- C – Rod Connop
- OG – Leo Groenewegen
Defence edit
- DT – Bennie Goods
- DE – Malvin Hunter
- DE – Leroy Blugh
- LB – Willie Pless
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr.
- DS – Trent Brown
Playoffs edit
West Semi-Final edit
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 68 |
West Final edit
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Grey Cup edit
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 43 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 37 |