2018 Edmonton Eskimos season

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2018 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager Brock Sunderland
Head coach Jason Maas
Home field Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOP Mike Reilly
Team MOC Kwaku Boateng
Team MOR Monshadrik Hunter
Uniform
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Regular season game versus the Toronto Argonauts 2018 Canadian Football League week 5 - Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Eskimos - 02.jpg
Regular season game versus the Toronto Argonauts

The 2018 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 70th overall. This was the third season under head coach Jason Maas and the second season under general manager Brock Sunderland.

Contents

The team began the season with a 6–3 win–loss record, but after losing six of the following eight games, the Eskimos were eliminated from the playoffs during their week 20 bye after Winnipeg defeated Calgary to claim the final playoff spot. [1] The Eskimos failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013, becoming the first Grey Cup hosts to miss the playoffs since the 2016 Toronto Argonauts. [2]

The Eskimos' 9–9 record was actually tied with the BC Lions for the fifth-best finish in the nine-team league, however BC won the tie-breaker by winning the teams' season series and thus claimed the cross-over berth. Although the Eskimos' record was also better than the 8–10 record of the Eastern runner-up Hamilton Tiger-Cats but CFL rules do not allow two teams from one division to cross over. Edmonton became the first (and, as of 2023, only) Canadian CFL team to miss the playoffs without a losing record since the cross-over rule was implemented.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
210 Godfrey Onyeka DB Wilfrid Laurier
324 Jordan Beaulieu DB Western
432 Tanner Green RB Concordia
540 Curtis Krahn OL Calgary
648 Alex Taylor RB Western
753 Harry McMaster WR Western
757 Gabriel Bagnell DL Acadia
865 Blair Zerr RB Humboldt State

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ASun, May 273:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–121–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,374 Recap
BFri, June 16:30 p.m. MDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–331–1None Investors Group Field 23,034 Recap
CBye

[4]

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Calgary Stampeders 181350265223635–5W1 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 181260244504447–3W2 Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 181080205504194–6L1 Details
BC Lions 18990184234734–6L2 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18990184824715–5W1 Details

Season schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Thurs, June 146:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–301–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 25,458 Recap
22Fri, June 228:00 p.m. MDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–381–1TSN Commonwealth Stadium 31,334 Recap
33Fri, June 298:00 p.m. MDTvs. BC Lions W 41–222–1TSN/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium29,940 Recap
44Sat, July 73:30 p.m. MDTat Toronto Argonauts L 17–202–2TSN BMO Field 12,196 Recap
55Fri, July 137:00 p.m. MDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsW 16–153–2TSN/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium31,056 Recap
6Bye
76Thurs, July 265:30 p.m. MDTat Montreal Alouettes W 44–234–2TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,654 Recap
87Thurs, Aug 28:00 p.m. MDTvs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–195–2TSNCommonwealth Stadium35,623 Recap
98Thurs, Aug 98:00 p.m. MDTat BC LionsL 23–315–3TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 17,745 Recap
109Sat, Aug 187:00 p.m. MDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 40–246–3TSN/RDS/ESPN2Commonwealth Stadium29,702 Recap
1110Thurs, Aug 235:30 p.m. MDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 24–256–4TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,281 Recap
1211Mon, Sept 31:00 p.m. MDTat Calgary Stampeders L 20–236–5TSN McMahon Stadium 32,013 Recap
1312Sat, Sept 85:00 p.m. MDTvs. Calgary StampedersW 48–427–5TSN/RDSCommonwealth Stadium38,611 Recap
14Bye
1513Sat, Sept 222:00 p.m. MDTat Ottawa Redblacks L 15–287–6TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,800 Recap
1614Sat, Sept 295:00 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 3–307–7TSN/RDS2Commonwealth Stadium28,788 Recap
1715Mon, Oct 82:00 p.m. MDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersL 12–197–8TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,335 Recap
1816Sat, Oct 133:00 p.m. MDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 34–168–8TSN/RDS2Commonwealth Stadium27,163 Recap
1917Fri, Oct 198:00 p.m. MDTat BC LionsL 42–328–9TSNBC Place20,463 Recap
20Bye
2118Sat, Nov 32:00 p.m. MDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 33–249–9TSNCommonwealth Stadium27,749 Recap

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 2018-11-07
Depth chart • Transactions
73 roster

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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

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References

  1. ↑ "Eskimos eliminated from playoffs for first time since 2013". October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Scott, Morley; Mertz, Emily (June 5, 2017). "Edmonton officially named 2018 Grey Cup host city". CHED . Edmonton: Global Edmonton . Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ CFL draft date announced
  4. ↑ 2018 Schedule
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