2008 Edmonton Eskimos season | |
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General manager | Danny Maciocia |
Head coach | Danny Maciocia |
Home field | Commonwealth Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–8 |
Division place | 4th, West |
Playoff finish | Lost East Final |
Team MOP | Ricky Ray, QB |
Team MOC | Kamau Peterson, WR |
Team MOR | Tristan Jackson, KR/DB |
Uniform | |
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The 2008 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Eskimos finished fourth in the West Division, but made the playoffs because of the "crossover" rule. Edmonton became the first West team to win the East Semi-Final. The Eskimos attempted to win their 14th Grey Cup championship, but they lost the East Final to the Montreal Alouettes.
In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players [1] from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
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2 | 11 (via Calgary) | Greg Wojt | OL | Central Michigan |
3 | 19 (via Calgary) | Tim St. Pierre | LB | Saint Mary's |
3 | 23 (via BC Lions via Winnipeg) | Justin Cooper | DL | Manitoba |
4 | 25 (via Hamilton) | Sammy Okpro | DB | Concordia |
4 | 26 | Jonathan Hood | DB | St.FX |
5 | 34 | Dante Luciani | REC | Laurier |
Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
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February 8, 2008 | Trade | Fred Perry (DE) *2nd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Fernand Kashama (DE) | Steven Jyles (QB) 2nd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Jonathan St-Pierre (OL) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
February 13, 2008 | Trade | Brock Ralph (WR) | Michael Botterill (LB) Chris Thompson (LB) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
February 15, 2008 | Trade | Jordan Younger (DB) | Tyler Ebell (RB) T. J. Acree (WR) | Toronto Argonauts |
March 20, 2008 | Trade | Rob Pikula (K/P) 3rd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Justin Cooper (DL) | 3rd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Justin Shaw (DL) | British Columbia Lions |
April 30, 2008 | Trade | John Comiskey (OL) Kevin Challenger (WR) 2nd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Greg Wojt (OL) 3rd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Tim St. Pierre (OL) | 1st-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Dimitri Tsoumpas (OL) 2nd-round pick in 2008 CFL Draft – Fernand Kashama (DE) | Calgary Stampeders |
May 27, 2008 [2] | Trade | Duncan O'Mahony (P) | 4th-round pick in 2009 CFL Draft – Spencer Armstrong (WR) | Calgary Stampeders |
May 31, 2008 | Trade | Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | **1st-round pick in 2009 CFL Draft – James Yurichuk (LB) 2nd-round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Grant Shaw (DB/K) | Toronto Argonauts |
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
A | June 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–39 | Calgary Stampeders | 27,580 | 0–1 | 0 | |
B | June 19 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33,508 | 1–1 | 2 | |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 595 | 420 | 26 | Details |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 500 | 471 | 24 | Details |
BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 559 | 479 | 22 | Details |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 512 | 536 | 20 | Details |
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 13–34 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 28,800 | 0–1–0 | 0 | |
2 | July 3 | Calgary Stampeders | 31–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | 32,706 | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
3 | July 10 | Toronto Argonauts | 28–47 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31,707 | 2–1–0 | 4 | |
4 | July 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–35 | Toronto Argonauts | 28,522 | 2–2–0 | 4 | |
5 | July 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21,402 | 3–2–0 | 6 | |
6 | July 31 | BC Lions | 24–35 | Edmonton Eskimos | 35,008 | 4–2–0 | 8 | |
7 | August 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–40 | BC Lions | 30,863 | 4–3–0 | 8 | |
8 | Bye | 4–3–0 | 8 | |||||
9 | August 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10–27 | Edmonton Eskimos | 48,808 | 5–3–0 | 10 | |
10 | September 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37–16 | Calgary Stampeders | 35,650 | 6–3–0 | 12 | |
11 | September 5 | Calgary Stampeders | 38–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | 46,014 | 6–4–0 | 12 | |
12 | September 13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 33–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37,500 | 7–4–0 | 14 | |
13 | September 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 4–40 | Montreal Alouettes | 20,202 | 7–5–0 | 14 | |
14 | September 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29,794 | 7–6–0 | 14 | |
15 | October 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | 40,453 | 8–6–0 | 16 | |
16 | October 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–20 | BC Lions | 34,778 | 9–6–0 | 18 | |
17 | October 17 | BC Lions | 43–28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34,342 | 9–7–0 | 18 | |
18 | October 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 9–55 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30,945 | 9–8–0 | 18 | |
19 | October 31 | Montreal Alouettes | 14–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29,911 | 10–8–0 | 20 |
Total attendance: 336,449
Average attendance: 37,383 (62.8%)
On Thursday, September 18, Ron Lancaster, 69, died from an apparent heart attack, less than two months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. [3] Despite working in television, Lancaster returned to football as the Eskimos' head coach in 1991. [4] During his seven-season tenure as Edmonton's head coach, the Eskimos won the 1993 Grey Cup. [4] Lancaster resigned as the Eskimos' head coach after the 1997 season to become the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' head coach and director of football operations.
= Indicates team leader |
Player | GP | Att | Comp | % | Yds | LG | TDs | INT | Rating |
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Ricky Ray (QB) | 18 | 605 | 422 | 69.8 | 5,661 | 66 | 26 | 17 | 101.8 |
Jason Maas (QB) | 3 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 340 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 74.1 |
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
Stefan LeFors (QB) | 17 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 71.9 |
Player | GP | Att | Yds | LG | Avg. | TD | Fumbles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Harris (RB) | 11 | 99 | 557 | 36 | 5.6 | 6 | 1 |
Calvin McCarty (RB) | 18 | 88 | 490 | 34 | 5.6 | 4 | 4 |
Ricky Ray (QB) | 18 | 75 | 258 | 15 | 3.4 | 5 | 13 |
Ronald McClendon (RB) | 2 | 13 | 64 | 19 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 |
Damien Anderson (RB) | 2 | 17 | 57 | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Maas (QB) | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
Mathieu Bertrand (FB) | 17 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
Tristan Jackson (CB) | 17 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 |
Kamau Peterson (SB) | 18 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Campbell (WR) | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
Stefan LeFors (QB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamau Peterson (SB) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Tyler Clutts (DE) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Goss (HB) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Kelly Campbell (WR) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Andrew Nowacki (WR) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Player | GP | No. | Yds | Avg. | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamau Peterson (SB) | 18 | 101 | 1,315 | 13.0 | 66 | 4 |
Kelly Campbell (WR) | 15 | 54 | 1,223 | 22.6 | 53 | 7 |
Fred Stamps (SB) | 14 | 50 | 751 | 15.0 | 46 | 6 |
Calvin McCarty (RB) | 18 | 70 | 583 | 8.3 | 27 | 1 |
A. J. Harris (RB) | 11 | 37 | 422 | 11.4 | 39 | 0 |
Maurice Mann (SB) | 7 | 31 | 420 | 13.5 | 44 | 4 |
Andrew Nowacki (WR) | 13 | 28 | 369 | 13.2 | 31 | 2 |
Jason Tucker (WR) | 5 | 14 | 235 | 16.8 | 36 | 2 |
Kevin Challenger (WR) | 5 | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 80 | 0 |
Brock Ralph (WR) | 6 | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 46 | 0 |
Mathieu Bertrand (FB) | 17 | 22 | 161 | 7.3 | 29 | 0 |
Greg Prator (WR) | 3 | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 27 | 0 |
Ronald McClendon (RB) | 2 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 14 | 0 |
Damien Anderson (RB) | 2 | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 15 | 0 |
Player | GP | TKL | STT | KD | Sacks | Ints | Int Yds | Int LG | Int TD | Fumb R. | Fumb Yds | Fumb LG | Fumb TD | Fumb F. |
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Agustin Barrenechea (LB) | 18 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siddeeq Shabazz (LB) | 18 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Kenny Onatolu (LB) | 14 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Jason Goss (HB) | 17 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 182 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Younger (CB) | 15 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonté Buhl (CB/HB) | 16 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shannon Garrett (DB) | 18 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Keith Williams (DB) | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lenny Williams (HB) | 9 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dario Romero (DT) | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Davis (DE) | 14 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Montez Murphy (DE) | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Guillory (DE) | 13 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Clutts (DE) | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Perry (DE) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eric Taylor (DT) | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bradley Robinson (DB) | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Jackson (CB) | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Anoa'i (DT) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scott Coe (LB) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darrell Robertson (LB) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trey Young (LB) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kamau Peterson (SB) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wale Dada (CB) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calvin Armstrong (OG) | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. J. Harris (RB) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calvin McCarty (RB) | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Kabongo (OG) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Ray (QB) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Comiskey (OG) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Kabongo (OG) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Campbell (WR) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brock Ralph (WR) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Cooper (DE) | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre-Luc Yao (RB) | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Bertrand (FB) | 17 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Nowacki (WR) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Stamps (SB) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Comiskey (C) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Mann (SB) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Tucker (WR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Maas (QB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Ciezki (FB) | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Adrian Baird (DE) | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Derrick Doggett (LB) | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taylor Inglis (LS) | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim St. Pierre (LB) | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Maurer (FB) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. R. LaRose (DB) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Challenger (WR) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | KO Att. | Yds | KO Avg. | LG | Singles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 77 | 4,636 | 60.2 | 73 | 0 |
Derek Schiavone (K/P) | 1 | 5 | 258 | 51.6 | 53 | 0 |
Player | GP | FG | FG Att. | FG% | LG | SG | XP | XP Att. | XP% | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 35 | 46 | 76.1 | 54 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 160 |
Derek Schiavone (K/P) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 13 |
Calvin McCarty (RB) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Player | GP | Punts | Yds | Avg. | SG | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Prefontaine (K/P) | 17 | 103 | 4,831 | 46.9 | 11 | 75 |
Derek Schiavone (K/P) | 1 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | 41 |
Player | GP | K. Ret. | KR Yds | KR Avg. | KR TD | KR LG | P. Ret. | PR Yds | PR Avg. | PR TD | PR LG | MFG Ret. | MFG Yds | MFG Avg. | MFG LG | MFG TD |
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Tristan Jackson (CB) | 17 | 35 | 839 | 24.0 | 1 | 94 | 79 | 809 | 10.2 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 64 | 0 |
Fred Stamps (SB) | 14 | 14 | 297 | 21.2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Campbell (WR) | 15 | 13 | 291 | 22.4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyler Clutts (DE) | 18 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Lenny Williams (HB) | 9 | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bradley Robinson (DB) | 7 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Damien Anderson (RB) | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Bertrand (FB) | 17 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Goss (HB) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
The Eskimos advanced to the East Division playoffs as "crossover" being that they had a better record than Toronto. By defeating Winnipeg, Edmonton became the first crossover team from the West to win an Eastern semi-final.
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Semi-Final | Nov 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27,493 | |
Division Final | Nov 15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26–36 | Montreal Alouettes | 38,132 |
Date and time: Saturday, November 8, 12:00 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
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