1996 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1996 Edmonton Eskimos were coached by Ron Lancaster and finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 11–7 record. They upset the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final, but lost the Grey Cup to the Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 1 Donnavan Blair SB Calgary
1 8 Duane Arrindell OL Northern Illinois
2 16 Jayson Hamilton RB Alberta
3 25 Sheldon Napastuk DT Iowa State
4 34 Murray Cunningham DL Alberta
5 43 John Saul DE Saskatchewan
6 51 Darcy Park FB Alberta
7 60 Troy Shwetz DB Jamestown College

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
B June 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23-18 L 25632 0–1
B June 21 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-31 L 34091 0–2

Regular season

Season standings

Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 5 0 608 375 26
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 459 354 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 421 495 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 360 498 10
BC Lions 18 5 12 0 410 483 10

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record Stk
1 June 27 at British Columbia Lions 28–14 W 29435 1–0 W1
2 July 5 vs Montreal Alouettes 16–13 W 26211 2–0 W2
3 July 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–24 L 21014 2–1 L1
4 July 17 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-16 L 28751 2–2 L2
5 July 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders 34–18 W 13323 3–2 W1
6 August 3 vs Ottawa Rough Riders 20–2 W 25773 4–2 W2
7 August 8 at Toronto Argonauts 24–21 L 20030 4–3 L1
8 August 17 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 25–8 W 36011 5–3 W1
9 August 23 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–8 W 27202 6–3 W2
10 September 2 at Calgary Stampeders 35–14 L 35314 6–4 L1
11 September 6 vs Calgary Stampeders 20–19 W 40727 7–4 W1
12 September 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–14 L 17301 7–5 L1
13 September 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–12 W 28744 8–5 W1
14 September 29 vs British Columbia Lions 32–12 W 28784 9–5 W2
15 October 4 at Montreal Alouettes 32–18 L 17886 9–6 L1
16 October 12 at British Columbia Lions 34–31 W 18031 10–6 W1
17 October 20 vs Toronto Argonauts 24–17 L 27567 10–7 L1
18 October 27 vs Calgary Stampeders 41–32 W 27332 11–7 W1
19 Bye

Awards and records

Offence

Defence

1996 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 0 0 6 7
Edmonton Eskimos 10 21 15 22 68

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 6 6 0 3 15
Calgary Stampeders 3 3 3 3 12

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 0 27 3 13 43
Edmonton Eskimos 9 14 0 14 37
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