1996 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

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

CFL Draft

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
11Donnavan BlairSBCalgary
18Duane ArrindellOLNorthern Illinois
216Jayson HamiltonRBAlberta
325Sheldon NapastukDTIowa State
434Murray CunninghamDLAlberta
543John SaulDESaskatchewan
651Darcy ParkFBAlberta
760Troy ShwetzDBJamestown College

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
BJune 14at Saskatchewan Roughriders23-18L256320–1
BJune 21vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers34-31L340910–2

Regular season

Season standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders18135060837526
Edmonton Eskimos18117045935422
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1899042149518
Saskatchewan Roughriders18513036049810
BC Lions18513041048310

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecordStk
1June 27at British Columbia Lions28–14W294351–0W1
2July 5vs Montreal Alouettes16–13W262112–0W2
3July 10at Saskatchewan Roughriders27–24L210142–1L1
4July 17vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers27-16L287512–2L2
5July 25at Ottawa Rough Riders34–18W133233–2W1
6August 3vs Ottawa Rough Riders20–2W257734–2W2
7August 8at Toronto Argonauts24–21L200304–3L1
8August 17vs Saskatchewan Roughriders25–8W360115–3W1
9August 23vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats35–8W272026–3W2
10September 2at Calgary Stampeders35–14L353146–4L1
11September 6vs Calgary Stampeders20–19W40727*7–4W1
12September 15at Hamilton Tiger-Cats20–14L173017–5L1
13September 20at Winnipeg Blue Bombers41–12W287448–5W1
14September 29vs British Columbia Lions32–12W287849–5W2
15October 4at Montreal Alouettes32–18L178869–6L1
16October 12at British Columbia Lions34–31W1803110–6W1
17October 20vs Toronto Argonauts24–17L2756710–7L1
18October 27vs Calgary Stampeders41–32W2733211–7W1
19Bye
*Top attendance in CFL

Awards and records

Offence

Defence

1996 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers10067
Edmonton Eskimos1021152268

West Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos660315
Calgary Stampeders333312

Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts02731343
Edmonton Eskimos91401437