2018 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerBrock Sunderland
Head coachJason Maas
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPMike Reilly
Team MOCKwaku Boateng
Team MORMonshadrik Hunter
Uniform
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.

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 2024, 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]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
210Godfrey OnyekaDBWilfrid Laurier
324Jordan BeaulieuDBWestern
432Tanner GreenRBConcordia
540Curtis KrahnOLCalgary
648Alex TaylorRBWestern
753Harry McMasterWRWestern
757Gabriel BagnellDLAcadia
865Blair ZerrRBHumboldt State

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Sun, May 27 3:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–12 1–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,374 Recap
B Fri, June 1 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–33 1–1 None Investors Group Field 23,034 Recap
C Bye

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Calgary Stampeders181350265223635–5W1Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders181260244504447–3W2Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers181080205504194–6L1Details
BC Lions18990184234734–6L2Details
Edmonton Eskimos18990184824715–5W1Details

Season schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Thurs, June 14 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–30 1–0 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 25,458 Recap
2 2 Fri, June 22 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–38 1–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 31,334 Recap
3 3 Fri, June 29 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 41–22 2–1 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 29,940 Recap
4 4 Sat, July 7 3:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 17–20 2–2 TSN BMO Field 12,196 Recap
5 5 Fri, July 13 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 16–15 3–2 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 31,056 Recap
6 Bye
7 6 Thurs, July 26 5:30 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes W 44–23 4–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,654 Recap
8 7 Thurs, Aug 2 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–19 5–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 35,623 Recap
9 8 Thurs, Aug 9 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 23–31 5–3 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 17,745 Recap
10 9 Sat, Aug 18 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 40–24 6–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 29,702 Recap
11 10 Thurs, Aug 23 5:30 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–25 6–4 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,281 Recap
12 11 Mon, Sept 3 1:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 20–23 6–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,013 Recap
13 12 Sat, Sept 8 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 48–42 7–5 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 38,611 Recap
14 Bye
15 13 Sat, Sept 22 2:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 15–28 7–6 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,800 Recap
16 14 Sat, Sept 29 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–30 7–7 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 28,788 Recap
17 15 Mon, Oct 8 2:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–19 7–8 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,335 Recap
18 16 Sat, Oct 13 3:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 34–16 8–8 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,163 Recap
19 17 Fri, Oct 19 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 42–32 8–9 TSN BC Place 20,463 Recap
20 Bye
21 18 Sat, Nov 3 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–24 9–9 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 27,749 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

  • Special teams coordinator – Dave Jackson

→ Coaching staff
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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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