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The 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.
1999 Edmonton Eskimos season | |
---|---|
General manager | Tom Higgins |
Head coach | Don Matthews |
Home field | Commonwealth Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–12 |
Division place | 3rd West |
Playoff finish | Lost West Semi-Final |
Offseason
editCFL Draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Trevor Bollers | FB | Iowa |
2 | 9 | Aaron Williams | DE | Indiana |
3 | 20 | Éric LaPointe | RB | Mount Allison |
4 | 28 | Brent Walker | WR | Mary |
5 | 35 | Frantz Clarkson | CB | Manitoba |
6 | 43 | Orlando Bowen | DE | Northern Illinois |
Preseason
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | June 23 | vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–3 | W | 35313 |
B | June 30 | at British Columbia Lions | 49–9 | W | 13258 |
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC Lions | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 429 | 373 | 26 |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 503 | 393 | 24 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 459 | 502 | 12 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 370 | 592 | 6 |
Season schedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record | Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July 9 | vs British Columbia Lions | 25–13 | L | 33404 | 0–1 | L1 |
2 | July 16 | vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | 39–6 | W | 32113 | 1–1 | W1 |
3 | July 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | 41–27 | L | 31246 | 1–2 | L1 |
4 | July 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 54–8 | L | 16815 | 1–3 | L2 |
5 | August 6 | vs Montreal Alouettes | 20–13 | L | 33154 | 1–4 | L3 |
6 | August 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 56–26 | W | 22454 | 2–4 | W2 |
7 | August 20 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–27 | L | 16544 | 2–5 | L1 |
8 | August 27 | vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–23 | OTL | 34180 | 2–6 | L2 |
9 | September 6 | at Calgary Stampeders | 33–30 | OTW | 37611 | 3–6 | W1 |
10 | September 10 | vs Calgary Stampeders | 38–13 | L | 52458* | 3–7 | L1 |
11 | September 17 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41–38 | W | 18321 | 4–7 | W1 |
12 | September 26 | vs Toronto Argonauts | 20–16 | L | 31085 | 4–8 | L1 |
13 | October 3 | vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–19 | L | 27211 | 4–9 | L2 |
14 | October 11 | at British Columbia Lions | 26–20 | W | 26177 | 5–9 | W1 |
15 | October 17 | vs British Columbia Lions | 21–13 | OTL | 30713 | 5–10 | L1 |
16 | October 23 | at Montreal Alouettes | 36–33 | L | 19461 | 5–11 | L2 |
17 | October 30 | vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | 34–21 | W | 33850 | 6–11 | W1 |
18 | November 6 | at Toronto Argonauts | 20–15 | L | 19460 | 6–12 | L1 |
*Top attendance in CFL
Awards and records
1999 CFL All-Stars
editOffence
edit- OG – Leo Groenewegen
Western All-Star Selections
editOffence
edit- OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos
Defence
edit- DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
Playoffs
editThe Eskimos were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders, 30–17.[1]
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Tot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Eskimos Stamped". The StarPhoenix. November 15, 1999. p. 19. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.