2007 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2007 Edmonton Eskimos season, saw the team finish fourth in the West Division with a 5–12–1 record and fail to make the playoffs. It marked the first time since 1962–65 that the team missed the playoffs in consecutive years.

2007 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerDanny Maciocia
Head coachDanny Maciocia
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record5–12–1
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPRicky Ray, QB
Team MOCKamau Peterson, WR
Team MORTyler Ebell, RB
Uniform

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Warren Kean K Concordia
2 10 Jason Nedd DB Akron
4 26 Micheal Jean-Louis DL Laval
4 27 Calvin McCarty RB Western Washington
6 42 Forfeit Pick

Transactions

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Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team
January 15, 2007 Trade *2nd round pick in 2007 CFL DraftEric Ince (OL) Glen Carson (OL) Toronto Argonauts
February 13, 2007 Trade Jason Goss (DB) Richard Alston (WR)
Nicolas Bisaillon (WR)
Timmy Chang (QB)
2nd round pick in 2007 CFL DraftEric Ince (OL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
February 23, 2007 Trade Jon Landon (OL) Future considerations Toronto Argonauts
April 11, 2007 Trade Ron Warner (DL)
4th round pick in 2007 CFL DraftCalvin McCarty (RB)
Jason Nugent (DB)
**5th round pick in 2007 CFL DraftReggie Bradshaw (RB)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
June 13, 2007 Trade Patrick Johnson (WR) **2nd round pick in 2008 CFL DraftJonathan St. Pierre (OL) Toronto Argonauts
September 5, 2007 Trade Aaron Fiacconi (OL) 3rd round pick in 2008 CFL DraftDaryl Stephenson (RB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 11, 2007 Trade Agustin Barrenechea (LB)
4th round pick in 2008 CFL DraftSammy Okpro (LB)
Jason Nedd (DB) Hamilton Tiger-Cats

*Later traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
**Later traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

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Schedule

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# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts
B June 15 Edmonton Eskimos 3–28 Calgary Stampeders 25,877 0–1 0
C June 21 BC Lions 12–18 Edmonton Eskimos 31,650 1–1 2

Regular season

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Season standings

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Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 18 14 3 1 542 379 29 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 12 6 0 530 432 24 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 7 10 1 473 527 15 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 5 12 1 399 509 11 Details

Season schedule

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# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts
1 June 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39–39 Edmonton Eskimos OT 33,038 0–0–1 1
2 July 6 Edmonton Eskimos 9–29 BC Lions 32,893 0–1–1 1
3 July 13 Edmonton Eskimos 19–15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29,533 1–1–1 3
4 July 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–21 Edmonton Eskimos 46,704 2–1–1 5
5 July 28 Edmonton Eskimos 14–54 Saskatchewan Roughriders 26,840 2–2–1 5
6 Aug 4 Calgary Stampeders 34–32 Edmonton Eskimos 32,644 2–3–1 5
7 Aug 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–19 Edmonton Eskimos 35,750 3–3–1 7
8 Aug 18 Edmonton Eskimos 32–39 Saskatchewan Roughriders 28,800 3–4–1 7
9 Bye 3–4–1 7
10 Sept 3 Edmonton Eskimos 24–35 Calgary Stampeders 35,650 3–5–1 7
11 Sept 7 Calgary Stampeders 20–17 Edmonton Eskimos 42,329 3–6–1 7
12 Sept 14 Montreal Alouettes 28–47 Edmonton Eskimos 36,280 4–6–1 9
13 Sept 23 Edmonton Eskimos 16–10 Montreal Alouettes 20,202 5–6–1 11
14 Sept 28 Toronto Argonauts 18–11 Edmonton Eskimos 31,056 5–7–1 11
15 October 6 Edmonton Eskimos 8–33 Toronto Argonauts 28,354 5–8–1 11
16 Oct 13 BC Lions 24–18 Edmonton Eskimos 33,663 5–9–1 11
17 Oct 20 Edmonton Eskimos 26–37 BC Lions 37,011 5–10–1 11
18 Oct 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 36–29 Edmonton Eskimos OT 40,127 5–11–1 11
19 Nov 3 Edmonton Eskimos 19–21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20,411 5–12–1 11

Total attendance: 331,591
Average attendance: 36,843 (61.3%)

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Passing

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Player Att Comp % Yards TD RBI Rating

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Rushing

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Player Att Yards Avg. TD Fumbles

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Receiving

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Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD

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Awards and records

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None

All-Star selections

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None

References

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  1. ^ "Passing 2007 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ "Rushing 2007 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ "Receiving 2007 | Statistics | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.