2005 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2005 Edmonton Eskimos finished 3rd in the West division with an 11–7–0 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34 year streak of making the playoffs.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round |
Pick |
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Position |
School/Club Team |
3 | 22 | Timothy O'Neill | OL | Calgary |
4 | 31 | Anthony Posteraro | K/P | Graceland |
5 | 40 | Robert Leblanc | SB | McGill |
Transactions
Preseason
Schedule
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
A | June 10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,246 | 0–0–1 | 1 |
B | June 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10–3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 28,013 | 1–0–1 | 3 |
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Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 24 | Ottawa Renegades | 16–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 36,912 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | June 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 22,087 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
3 | July 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–32 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,202 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | July 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12–14 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,455 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
5 | July 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–21 | Ottawa Renegades | | 17,607 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
6 | July 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,018 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
7 | Aug 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–25 | BC Lions | | 35,568 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
8 |
Bye | 5–2–0 | 10 |
9 | Aug 20 | Toronto Argonauts | 22–18 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,927 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
10 | Aug 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 26–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 44,624 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
11 | Sept 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–23 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,652 | 7–3–0 | 14 |
12 | Sept 9 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–11 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 42,654 | 7–4–0 | 14 |
13 | Sept 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36–37 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 25,226 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
14 | Sept 24 | BC Lions | 20–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 48,048 | 8–5–0 | 16 |
15 | Sept 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–40 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 27,582 | 8–6–0 | 16 |
16 | Oct 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–13 | Toronto Argonauts | | 34,116 | 9–6–0 | 18 |
17 | Oct 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 53,216 | 10–6–0 | 20 |
18 |
Bye | 10–6–0 | 20 |
19 | Oct 28 | BC Lions | 19–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,554 | 11–6–0 | 22 |
20 | Nov 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–43 | Calgary Stampeders | | 31,017 | 11–7–0 | 22 |
Total attendance: 377,408
Average attendance: 41,934 (69.8%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Semi-Final | Nov 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33–26 | Calgary Stampeders | | 26,799 |
Division Final | Nov 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–23 | BC Lions | | 37,337 |
Grey Cup | Nov 27 | Montreal Alouettes | 35–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | OT | 59,157 |
West Semi-Final
West Final
Grey Cup
References
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
- Edmonton portal
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Stadiums | |
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Lore | |
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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Western Division championships (23) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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- Edmonton portal
- Canadian football portal
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- General Manager: Paul Jones
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