The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.
Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta.
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 11 Gordon Hinse OT Alberta 2 12 Dee Stirling DL Queen's 3 20 Andrea Bonaventura LB Calgary 5 36 Eric Lee RB Weber State 6 44 Jason Kosec LB Western Ontario
Notable transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team January 21, 2009 Trade 2nd round pick in 2009 CFL draft – Gordon Hinse (OT)*4th round pick in 2010 CFL draft – Akeem Foster (WR) Stefan LeFors (QB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers February 16, 2009 Trade Kai Ellis (DE) Siddeeq Shabazz (DB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers February 17, 2009 Trade Jason Nugent (DB)**2nd round pick in 2010 CFL draft – Cory Watson (WR) Brock Ralph (WR) Winnipeg Blue Bombers April 1, 2009 Trade Anthony Malbrough (DB)**5th round pick in 2011 CFL draft – Carl Volny (RB) Kelly Butler (OL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers May 6, 2009 Trade Gerald Davis (OL) Conditional pick in 2010 CFL draft Hamilton Tiger-Cats May 15, 2009 Trade Kitwana Jones (LB) Juan Joseph (QB) Saskatchewan Roughriders May 15, 2009 Trade Kelly Malveaux (DB) Fred Perry (DE) Winnipeg Blue Bombers June 11, 2009 Trade Joe McGrath (OL) *1st round pick in 2010 CFL draft – Danny Watkins (OT) Saskatchewan Roughriders June 15, 2009 Trade Willie Amos (DB) Thaddeus Coleman (OL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*Later traded to the BC Lions **Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Pre-season # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts A June 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12–45 Edmonton Eskimos 34,793 1–0 2 B June 24 Edmonton Eskimos 31–19 BC Lions 23,217 2–0 4
Regular season
Standings
Season schedule # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts 1 July 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17–19 Edmonton Eskimos 30,650 1–0–0 2 2 July 9 Edmonton Eskimos 16–50 Montreal Alouettes 20,202 1–1–0 2 3 July 16 BC Lions 40–22 Edmonton Eskimos 33,661 1–2–0 2 4 July 25 Edmonton Eskimos 38–33 Saskatchewan Roughriders 30,945 2–2–0 4 5 July 30 Montreal Alouettes 19–33 Edmonton Eskimos 33,206 3–2–0 6 6 Aug 8 Edmonton Eskimos 21–28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19,206 3–3–0 6 7 Aug 13 Calgary Stampeders 35–38 Edmonton Eskimos 33,065 4–3–0 8 8 Bye 4–3–0 8 9 Aug 29 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–31 Edmonton Eskimos 35,036 5–3–0 10 10 Sept 7 Edmonton Eskimos 8–32 Calgary Stampeders 40,729 5–4–0 10 11 Sept 11 Calgary Stampeders 35–34 Edmonton Eskimos 46,212 5–5–0 10 12 Sept 20 Edmonton Eskimos 31–27 Saskatchewan Roughriders 30,945 6–5–0 12 13 Sept 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–20 Edmonton Eskimos 62,517* 6–6–0 12 14 Oct 2 Edmonton Eskimos 17–27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21,965 6–7–0 12 15 Oct 9 BC Lions 34–31 Edmonton Eskimos 30,120 6–8–0 12 16 Oct 16 Edmonton Eskimos 22–19 Toronto Argonauts 26,515 7–8–0 14 17 Oct 23 Edmonton Eskimos 7–30 Calgary Stampeders 35,650 7–9–0 14 18 Oct 30 Toronto Argonauts 10–36 Edmonton Eskimos 30,012 8–9–0 16 19 Nov 6 Edmonton Eskimos 45–13 BC Lions 31,515 9–9–0 18
*Top attendance in CFL
Total attendance: 334,479 Average attendance: 37,164 (62.4%)
Roster 2009 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T C/T C G G T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS K/P
Reserve roster LB WR K/P
Practice roster DT LB DB RB LB DB WRInjured list DB DE DB C DB T RB WR DE DB DT T
Suspended DB FB
Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2026-04-26
Playoffs Schedule Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Division Semi-Final Nov 15 Edmonton Eskimos 21–24 Calgary Stampeders 31,356
Bracket
West Semi-Final Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard TimeVenue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 0 7 7 7 21Calgary Stampeders 0 9 7 8 24
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