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
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
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 |
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Awards and records
Offence
Defence
1996 Western All-Stars
Offence
Defence
Playoffs
West Semi-Final
West Final
Grey Cup
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Edmonton portal
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