2011 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2011 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Eskimos improved upon their 7–11 record from 2010, after winning their eighth game on October 10, 2011, while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game. The Eskimos finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2004, ending the CFL's longest active drought. The Eskimos defeated their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Stampeders, 33–19 in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the BC Lions 40–23 in the West Final.

2011 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Eric Tillman
Head coach	Kavis Reed
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Ricky Ray, QB
Team MOC	Jerome Messam, RB
Team MOR	J. C. Sherritt, LB
Uniform

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Eskimos had four selections in the draft, with the first coming in the second spot overall. Edmonton was then able to select the number one ranked player in offensive linemen Scott Mitchell. After a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Eskimos acquired the fifth overall pick and selected Nathan Coehoorn, who was described as the most "pro-ready" receiver available in the draft. Edmonton also selected Ted Laurent in the 2011 supplemental draft, and must forfeit a second-round 2012 draft pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	2	Scott Mitchell	OL	Rice
1	5	Nathan Coehoorn	WR	Calgary
2	14	Hugo Lopez	DB	Toronto
6	46	Youssy Pierre	WR	Montréal

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
March 15, 2011	Trade	Delroy Clarke (DB)	4th round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Quincy Hurst (WR)	Toronto Argonauts
March 17, 2011	Trade	Taylor Inglis (LS)	*5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Carl Volny (RB) 6th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Liam Mahoney (WR)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
March 18, 2011	Trade	LaDarius Key (DB)	Tristan Jackson (KR/DB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
March 21, 2011	Trade	Dalin Tollestrup (DB) **2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Maurice Forbes (DT)	Justin Medlock (K) Carlos Thomas (DB) ***3rd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Djems Kouame (WR) 5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Patrick Jean-Mary (LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 6, 2011	Trade	Lavar Glover (DB)	Future considerations	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
May 8, 2011	Trade	Zipp Duncan (OL) 1st round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Nathan Coehoorn (WR)	2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Moe Petrus (OL) 2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Maurice Forbes (DT)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 8, 2011	Trade	2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Hugo Lopez (DB)	Brian Bulcke (DL)	Calgary Stampeders
May 8, 2011	Trade	6th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Youssy Pierre (WR)	Graeme Bell (FB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
June 15, 2011	Trade	Stefan Rodgers (OL)	Future considerations	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
June 18, 2011	Trade	Junius Coston (OL) 6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Elie Ngoyi (DE)	6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Shane Bergman (OL)	Calgary Stampeders
June 19, 2011	Trade	Jerome Messam (RB)	3rd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Boseko Lokombo (LB)	BC Lions
August 23, 2011	Trade	Dylan Steenbergen (OL) Future considerations	6th round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Ryan White (OL) 6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Simon Legare (OL)	Montreal Alouettes
October 12, 2011	Trade	Hugh Charles (RB)	5th round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Matt Webster (DB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders

*Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
**Later traded back to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
***Later traded to the Toronto Argonauts

Preseason

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 17	Edmonton Eskimos	22–23	Saskatchewan Roughriders		29,130	0–1
B	Fri, June 24	Calgary Stampeders	37–22	Edmonton Eskimos		32,796	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	11	7	0	511	385	22	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	11	7	0	427	401	22	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	511	476	22	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	346	482	10	Details

Season schedule

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	Sun, July 3	Edmonton Eskimos	42–28	Saskatchewan Roughriders		30,048	1–0	2
2	Sat, July 9	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	10–28	Edmonton Eskimos		26,059	2–0	4
3	Sat, July 16	BC Lions	17–33	Edmonton Eskimos		32,297	3–0	6
4	Sat, July 23	Edmonton Eskimos	24–19	Calgary Stampeders		29,910	4–0	8
5	Fri, July 29	Toronto Argonauts	25–26	Edmonton Eskimos		32,478	5–0	10
6	Fri, Aug 5	Edmonton Eskimos	16–28	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		29,533	5–1	10
7	Thurs, Aug 11	Edmonton Eskimos	4–27	Montreal Alouettes		24,448	5–2	10
8	Fri, Aug 19	BC Lions	36–1	Edmonton Eskimos		35,216	5–3	10
9	Bye						5–3	10
10	Mon, Sept 5	Edmonton Eskimos	35–7	Calgary Stampeders		35,650	6–3	12
11	Fri, Sept 9	Calgary Stampeders	30–20	Edmonton Eskimos		45,672	6–4	12
12	Fri, Sept 16	Edmonton Eskimos	38–23	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		22,654	7–4	14
13	Fri, Sept 23	Montreal Alouettes	34–21	Edmonton Eskimos		40,274	7–5	14
14	Fri, Sept 30	Edmonton Eskimos	24–33	BC Lions		50,213	7–6	14
15	Mon, Oct 10	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1–17	Edmonton Eskimos		38,054	8–6	16
16	Sat, Oct 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	10–24	Edmonton Eskimos		30,734	9–6	18
17	Fri, Oct 21	Edmonton Eskimos	31–24	Toronto Argonauts		19,176	10–6	20
18	Sat, Oct 29	Edmonton Eskimos	20–29	BC Lions		29,749	10–7	20
19	Fri, Nov 4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–23	Edmonton Eskimos		30,845	11–7	22

Total attendance: 311,629
Average attendance: 34,625 (58.2%)

Roster

2011 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks  5 Kerry Joseph 15 Ricky Ray 13 Eric Ward Running backs 30 Mathieu Bertrand FB  7 Hugh Charles 34 Pascal Fils 31 Calvin McCarty Wide receivers  3 Jason Armstead WR/KR 85 Nathan Coehoorn 88 Andrew Nowacki 80 Tyler Scott Slotbacks 81 Jason Barnes  4 Adarius Bowman  2 Fred Stamps		Offensive linemen 56 Patrick Kabongo G 57 Gordon Hinse C 67 Scott Mitchell OL 54 Chris Patrick T 63 Brian Ramsay OL 62 Dylan Steenbergen T 58 Devin Tyler OL Defensive linemen 91 Marcus Howard DE 94 Ted Laurent DL 95 Étienne Légaré DT 90 Greg Peach DE 99 Jermaine Reid DT 93 Lee Robinson DE 97 Julius Williams DE		Linebackers 49 Mike Cornell LB 40 Rod Davis LB 12 T. J. Hill LB 45 Damaso Munoz LB 47 J. C. Sherritt LB Defensive backs 10 Donovan Alexander DB  9 Jykine Bradley DB 35 Weldon Brown DB 24 Delroy Clarke CB 18 Brian Logan DB 19 Hugo Lopez DB 44 Mike Miller DB 33 Wopamo Osaisai DB 39 Corbin Sharun S 29 Chris Thompson DB 37 Roderick Williams CB Special teams 38 Damon Duval P/K 52 Taylor Inglis LS 17 Derek Schiavone P/K		Inactive List 87 Chris Bauman WR (1 Game) 64 Junius Coston OL (1 Game) 51 Aaron Fiacconi C (9 Game) 28 Samuel Fournier FB (9 Game) 71 Marcus Henry WR (1 Game) 61 Kyle Koch G (9 Game) 23 Jerome Messam RB (1 Game) 16 Matt Nichols QB (9 Game) 20 David Pittman DB (1 Game) 44 Mark Restelli LB (1 Game) 96 Dee Sterling DT (1 Game) 48 Trumaine Sykes DE (9 Game) 66 Greg Wojt T (1 Game) Practice Roster  6 C. J. Bailey DB 32 Ramon Broadway DB 22 Joe Burnett CB  8 Dobson Collins WR 36 John Goebel RB 14 Ludovic Kashindi DB 74 Youssy Pierre WR 59 Dale Stevenson OL Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2011-11-22 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2011 Edmonton Eskimos staff
	Front office President and ceo – Rick LeLacheur Director of football operations – Vacant General manager – Eric Tillman Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Paul Jones Manager of football operations and canadian scouting – Dan McKinnon Head scout – Ed Hervey Head coaches Head coach – Kavis Reed Assistant head coach – Rick Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Marcus Crandell Running backs – Dennis McKnight Receivers – Steff Kruck Offensive line – Tim Prinsen Offensive assistant and video coordinator – Rob Ralph			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Rich Stubler Linebackers – Mark Nelson Defensive line – Kit Lathrop Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Rick Campbell Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Mike Cook → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Playoffs

Schedule

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Result
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 13	Calgary Stampeders	19–33	Edmonton Eskimos		30,183	Win
West Final	Sun, Nov 20	Edmonton Eskimos	23–40	BC Lions		41,313	Loss

Bracket

November 13: Division Semi-Finals

November 20: Division Finals

November 27: 99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium – Vancouver

E3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

3

East

E1

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

19

E3

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

52*

E2

Montreal Alouettes

44

E1

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

23

W1

BC Lions

34

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

23

West

W1

BC Lions

40

W3

Calgary Stampeders

19

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

33

*-Team won in Overtime.

West Semi-Final

Calgary at Edmonton

1 2 3 4 Total Stampeders 8 1 6 4 19 • Eskimos 3 22 1 7 33 Date: November 13 Location: Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, AB Game start: 2:30 PM MST Game attendance: 30,183 Game weather: Cloudy; 3°C; wind 32 km/h W Referee: Murray Clarke TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour)

West Final

Edmonton at BC

1 2 3 4 Total Eskimos 0 3 6 14 23 • Lions 6 20 7 7 40 Date: November 20 Location: BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC Game start: 2:30 PM MST Game attendance: 41,313 Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed) Referee: Glen Johnson TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour)