2017 Edmonton Eskimos season

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2017 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager Brock Sunderland
Head coach Jason Maas
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place3rd, West
PlayoffsLost West Final
Team MOP Mike Reilly
Team MOC Matt O'Donnell
Team MOR Kwaku Boateng
Uniform
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The 2017 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This is the second season under head coach Jason Maas and the first season under new general manager, Brock Sunderland. The team's former general manager, Ed Hervey, was fired on April 7, 2017. [1]

Contents

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL draft took place on May 7, 2017. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club TeamHometown
15 Nathaniel Behar WR Carleton London, ON
214 Jean-Simon Roy OL Laval Quebec City, QC
322 Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga LB Maine Montreal, QC
431 Jordan Hoover DB Waterloo Sault Ste. Marie, ON
540 Justin Senior OL Mississippi State Montreal, QC
541 Kwaku Boateng DL Wilfrid Laurier Milton, ON
649 Kwabena Asare OL Carleton Brampton, ON
867 Mark Mackie DL McMaster London, ON

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ASun, June 115:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 35–360–1–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,723 Recap
BThurs, June 156:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 38–380–1–1None Investors Group Field 24,934 Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Calgary Stampeders 181341275233497–3L3 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 181260245544926–4W1 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 181260245104955–5W5 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 181080205104304–6L1 Details
BC Lions 187110144695013–7L1 Details

Season schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Sat, June 248:00 p.m. MDTat BC Lions W 30–271–0 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 19,175 Recap
2Fri, June 308:00 p.m. MDTvs. Montreal Alouettes W 23–192–0TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 31,828 Recap
3Bye
4Fri, July 148:00 p.m. MDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks W 23–213–0TSNCommonwealth Stadium36,260 Recap
5Thurs, July 205:30 p.m. MDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–284–0TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 23,531 Recap
6Fri, July 287:30 p.m. MDTvs. BC LionsW 37–265–0TSN/RDS2/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium32,837 Recap
7Fri, Aug 47:30 p.m. MDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 33–286–0TSN/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium27,078 Recap
8Thurs, Aug 105:30 p.m. MDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 27–207–0TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 23,851 Recap
9Thurs, Aug 176:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–337–1TSN Investors Group Field 30,554 Recap
10Fri, Aug 257:30 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 31–547–2TSNCommonwealth Stadium41,738* Recap
11 Mon, Sept 4 1:00 p.m. MDTat Calgary Stampeders L 18–397–3TSN McMahon Stadium 33,731 Recap
12Sat, Sept 97:00 p.m. MDTvs. Calgary StampedersL 22–257–4TSNCommonwealth Stadium34,312 Recap
13Sat, Sept 162:00 p.m. MDTat Toronto Argonauts L 26–347–5TSN BMO Field 13,182 Recap
14Bye
15Sat, Sept 307:30 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 19–287–6TSN/RDS2Commonwealth Stadium30,524 Recap
16 Mon, Oct 9 12:00 p.m. MDTat Montreal AlouettesW 42–248–6TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 18,849 Recap
17Sat, Oct 148:00 p.m. MDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsW 30–279–6TSN/RDS2Commonwealth Stadium26,738 Recap
18Sat, Oct 218:00 p.m. MDTat BC LionsW 35–29 (OT)10–6TSNBC Place19,816 Recap
19Sat, Oct 285:00 p.m. MDTvs. Calgary StampedersW 29–2011–6TSNCommonwealth Stadium30,601 Recap
20Sat, Nov 45:00 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 28–1312–6TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,627 Recap

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*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 291,916
Average attendance: 32,435 (57.6%)

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 122:30 p.m. MSTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–321–0TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,244 Recap
West FinalSun, Nov 192:30 p.m. MSTat Calgary Stampeders L 28–321–1TSN/RDS/ESPNews McMahon Stadium 30,116 Recap

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Team

Roster

Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

Suspended list


Italics indicate international player
Roster updated 2017-11-11
Depth chart Transactions
46 Active, 7 injured, 17 six-game,
10 practice, 0 suspended

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Coaching staff

Edmonton Eskimos Staff
Front office
  • President and ceo – Len Rhodes
  • Vice-President Football Operations & General manager – Brock Sunderland
  • Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones
  • Director of canadian scouting – Rob Ralph
  • Football Operations Coordinator - Kris Hagerman
  • Football Operations Coordinator - Nick Pelletier

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Coaching staff
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References