2005 Edmonton Eskimos season explained
The Edmonton Eskimos finished third in the West Division with an 11–7 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34-year streak of making the playoffs.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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3 | 22 | | OL | Calgary |
4 | 31 | | K/P | Graceland |
5 | 40 | | SB | McGill |
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Notable transactions
Preseason
Schedule
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
A | June 10 | | 20–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,246 | 0–0–1 | 1 |
B | June 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10–3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 28,013 | 1–0–1 | 3 |
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Regular season
Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 24 | | 16–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 36,912 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | June 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–8 | | | 22,087 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
3 | July 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–32 | | | 20,202 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | July 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12–14 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,455 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
5 | July 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–21 | Ottawa Renegades | | 17,607 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
6 | July 30 | | 30–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,018 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
7 | Aug 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–25 | | | 35,568 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
8 | colSpan=6 align="center" | Bye | 5–2–0 | 10 |
9 | Aug 20 | | 22–18 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,927 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
10 | Aug 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 26–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 44,624 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
11 | Sept 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–23 | | | 35,652 | 7–3–0 | 14 |
12 | Sept 9 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–11 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 42,654 | 7–4–0 | 14 |
13 | Sept 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36–37 | | | 25,226 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
14 | Sept 24 | BC Lions | 20–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 48,048 | 8–5–0 | 16 |
15 | Sept 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–40 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 27,582 | 8–6–0 | 16 |
16 | Oct 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–13 | Toronto Argonauts | | 34,116 | 9–6–0 | 18 |
17 | Oct 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 53,216 | 10–6–0 | 20 |
18 | colSpan=6 align="center" | Bye | 10–6–0 | 20 |
19 | Oct 28 | BC Lions | 19–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,554 | 11–6–0 | 22 |
20 | Nov 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–43 | Calgary Stampeders | | 31,017 | 11–7–0 | 22 | |
Total attendance: 377,408
Average attendance: 41,934 (69.8%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Semi-Final | Nov 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33–26 | Calgary Stampeders | | 26,799 |
Division Final | Nov 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–23 | BC Lions | | 37,337 |
Grey Cup | Nov 27 | Montreal Alouettes | 35–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | OT | 59,157 | |
West Semi-Final
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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| 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 26 | |
West Final
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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| 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 23 | |
Grey Cup
See main article: 93rd Grey Cup.
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
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| 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | |
Awards and records
All-Star selections
Notes and References
- Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20090419160402/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2005/time_zone/0 . 2009-04-19 . dead . 2009-08-13 .