2002 Edmonton Eskimos season
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The Edmonton Eskimos
finished 1st in the West division with a 13–5–0 record, but lost the Grey Cup
at Commonwealth Stadium
to the Montreal Alouettes
.
Total attendance: 343,447
Average attendance: 38,161 (63.5%)
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 1st in the West division with a 13–5–0 record, but lost the Grey Cup
90th Grey Cup
The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta...
at Commonwealth Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)
Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :...
to the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
.
CFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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3 | 24 | Dahrran Diedrick Dahrran Diedrick Dahrran Diedrick is a Canadian football running back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 and drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2002 CFL Draft... |
RB | Nebraska |
5 | 42 | Olanzo Jarrett | DE | Toledo |
6 | 51 | Andrew Dubiellak | WR | UNLV |
Schedule
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | |
A | Bye | ||||||
B | June 14 | Edmonton Eskimos | 24–27 | 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... |
19,614 | ||
C | June 20 | 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... |
52–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33,107 |
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts | |
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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 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 450 | 26 | Details |
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... |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 421 | 24 | Details 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 12–6 record. Due to the Ottawa Renegades entering the league, the Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division... |
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 | 0 | 480 | 399 | 20 | Details 2002 BC Lions season The 2002 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West-Semi Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-2002 CFL All-Stars:... |
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 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 435 | 393 | 18 | Details 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with an 8–10–0 record. They crossed over to the East Division and played against the Toronto Argonauts and lost in the East Semi-Final... |
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 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 438 | 509 | 14 | Details 2002 Calgary Stampeders season The 2002 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs, marking the first time Wally Buono had missed the playoffs in his 13 years as head coach of the team.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–21 | Calgary Stampeders 2002 Calgary Stampeders season The 2002 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs, marking the first time Wally Buono had missed the playoffs in his 13 years as head coach of the team.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
33,584 | 1–0–0 | 2 | |
2 | July 4 | Ottawa Renegades 2002 Ottawa Renegades season The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL... |
24–40 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30,152 | 2–0–0 | 4 | |
3 | July 13 | Toronto Argonauts 2002 Toronto Argonauts season The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with a 8–10–0 record. They won the East Division Semi-finals but lost the East Division Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Regular season:... |
17–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33,108 | 3–0–0 | 6 | |
4 | July 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 11–45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with an 8–10–0 record. They crossed over to the East Division and played against the Toronto Argonauts and lost in the East Semi-Final... |
25,149 | 3–1–0 | 6 | |
5 | July 26 | BC Lions 2002 BC Lions season The 2002 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West-Semi Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-2002 CFL All-Stars:... |
27–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | 32,844 | 4–1–0 | 8 | |
6 | Aug 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–37 | Montreal Alouettes 2002 Montreal Alouettes season The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup, winning their first championship since 1977.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Season Schedule:-Roster:... |
20,002 | 4–2–0 | 6 | |
7 | Aug 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.- CFL... |
5–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38,852 | 5–2–0 | 10 | |
8 | Aug 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 12–6 record. Due to the Ottawa Renegades entering the league, the Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division... |
32–35 | Edmonton Eskimos | 32,174 | 6–2–0 | 12 | |
9 | Aug 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30–7 | Toronto Argonauts | 23,642 | 7–2–0 | 14 | |
10 | Sept 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–20 | Calgary Stampeders | 35,967 | 8–2–0 | 16 | |
11 | Sept 6 | Calgary Stampeders | 11–45 | Edmonton Eskimos | 61,481 | 9–2–0 | 18 | |
12 | Sept 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 18–23 | BC Lions | 21,886 | 9–3–0 | 18 | |
13 | Sept 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | 44,480 | 10–3–0 | 20 | |
14 | Sept 29 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–33 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16,054 | 11–3–0 | 22 | |
15 | Oct 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37–34 | Ottawa Renegades | 20,576 | 12–3–0 | 24 | |
16 | Oct 14 | Montreal Alouettes | 48–30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36,255 | 12–4–0 | 24 | |
17 | Bye | 12–4–0 | 24 | |||||
18 | Oct 25 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21–27 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34,101 | 13–4–0 | 26 | |
19 | Nov 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 8–20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28,780 | 13–5–0 | 26 |
Total attendance: 343,447
Average attendance: 38,161 (63.5%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Final | Nov 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34,322 | |
Grey Cup | Nov 24 | Montreal Alouettes | 25–16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 62,531 |
West Final
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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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... |
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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... |
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Grey Cup
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 25 |
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... |
0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |