1993 Edmonton Eskimos season
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The 1993
Edmonton Eskimos
finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6–0 record and won the 81st Grey Cup
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Total attendance: 274,836
Average attendance: 30,537 (50.8%)
1993 CFL season
The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 1993:...
Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6–0 record and won the 81st Grey Cup
81st Grey Cup
The 81st Grey Cup was the 1993 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta...
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CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael O'Shea | LB | Guelph |
| 2 | 11 | Brent Stucke | SB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 3 | 19 | Albert Frederick | LB | Livingston |
| 4 | 27 | Scott McKenzie | K | Alberta |
| 5 | 35 | John Cutler | K | Alberta |
| 6 | 43 | Mark Tolbert | SB | Alberta |
| 7 | 51 | Jeff Benoit | RB | Mansfield |
Schedule
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| A | June 25 | Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
22–8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36,553 | |
| B | June 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–20 | BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
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Season Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 646 | 418 | 30 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 507 | 372 | 24 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 511 | 495 | 22 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 574 | 583 | 20 |
| Sacramento Gold Miners Sacramento Gold Miners The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners were originally the "descendants" of the Sacramento Surge from the defunct World League of American Football... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 498 | 509 | 12 |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | July 10 | Toronto Argonauts 1993 Toronto Argonauts season The 1993 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-Awards and honours:*CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Michael "Pinball" Clemons... |
8–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26,336 | 1–0–0 | 2 | |
| 2 | July 15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17,566 | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
| 3 | July 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3–35 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27,894 | 2–1–0 | 4 | |
| 4 | July 31 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43–11 | Sacramento Gold Miners 1993 Sacramento Gold Miners season The 1993 Sacramento Gold Miners finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. In 1993, the Canadian Football League admitted its first U.S... |
17,827 | 3–1–0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Aug 7 | BC Lions 1993 BC Lions season The 1993 BC Lions finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-1993 CFL All-Stars:*FB – Sean Millington, CFL All-Star... |
39–23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25,236 | 3–2–0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Aug 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 11–53 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1993 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1993 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 14–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup for the second straight year but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:... |
25,786 | 3–3–0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Aug 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 45–14 | Toronto Argonauts | 20,563 | 4–3–0 | 8 | |
| 8 | Aug 25 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 6–12–0 record. They appeared in the East Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
8–46 | Edmonton Eskimos | 24,356 | 5–3–0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Sept 2 | Sacramento Gold Miners | 12–13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37,042 | 6–3–0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Sept 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 13–33 | Calgary Stampeders 1993 Calgary Stampeders season The 1993 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 15–3 record. They attempted to defend their Grey Cup championship in front of a home crowd at McMahon Stadium, but they lost in the West Final to the eventual Grey Cup champions Edmonton Eskimos.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-... |
38,205 | 6–4–0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Sept 10 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–29 | Edmonton Eskimos | 54,324 | 7–4–0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Sept 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10–34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17,102 | 7–5–0 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sept 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 52–14 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30,972 | 7–6–0 | 14 | |
| 13 | Oct 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–13 | Sacramento Gold Miners | 15,914 | 8–6–0 | 16 | |
| 14 | Bye | 8–6–0 | 16 | |||||
| 15 | Oct 16 | Ottawa Rough Riders 1993 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1993 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 3rd place in the East division with a 4–14–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
1–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25,140 | 9–6–0 | 18 | |
| 16 | Oct 22 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–17 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 19,580 | 10–6–0 | 20 | |
| 17 | Oct 29 | Edmonton Eskimos | 54–14 | BC Lions | 35,674 | 11–6–0 | 22 | |
| 18 | Nov 7 | Calgary Stampeders | 21–39 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23,536 | 12–6–0 | 24 | |
Total attendance: 274,836
Average attendance: 30,537 (50.8%)
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Semi-Final | Nov 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–51 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26,397 | |
| Division Final | Nov 12 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–15 | Calgary Stampeders | 20,218 | |
| Grey Cup | Nov 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | 50,035 |
Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
17 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 33 |