The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Pre-season
Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, July 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 38–0 1–0 9,000 B Wed, July 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–17 1–1 D Mon, Aug 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–28 1–2 19,570 E Wed, Aug 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–29 1–3 8,350
Regular season
Season standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 16 14 2 0 453 239 28 DetailsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 318 225 20 DetailsCalgary Stampeders 16 6 8 2 374 404 14 DetailsBC Lions 16 5 9 2 296 356 12 DetailsSaskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 12 2 205 422 6 Details
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Mon, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions W 33–14 1–0 17,500 2 2 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–1 2–0 17,000 3 3 Thurs, Aug 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–18 2–1 17,287 4 4 Mon, Aug 29 at BC Lions W 26–0 3–1 28,420 5 5 Sat, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–15 3–2 19,535 5 6 Mon, Sept 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 29–28 4–2 6 7 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 41–10 5–2 17,993 7 8 Fri, Sept 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–6 6–2 10,000 7 9 Mon, Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 18–10 7–2 8 10 Mon, Sept 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–2 8–2 20,932 9 11 Fri, Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 9–2 9–2 14,997 10 12 Thurs, Oct 6 at BC Lions L 13–21 9–3 21,707 10 13 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–31 9–4 15,500 11 14 Sat, Oct 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–35 9–5 17,000 11 15 Mon, Oct 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–21 9–6 15,000 12 16 Sat, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–11 10–6 6,608
Roster Edmonton Eskimos roster Quarterbacks
Running backs FB HB HB HB FB FB FB
Wide receivers
Offensive linemen C C G G G G G T T T
Defensive linemen DT DT DT DEDefensive backs
Others
General Manager (to September 10) (from September 10) Head coach
Assistant coaches
Italics indicate Import player
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final #1 Wed, Nov 2 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–7 1–0 16,018 West Semi-Final #2 Sat, Nov 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 40–21 2–0 20,000 West Final #1 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–22 2–1 17,500 West Final #2 Mon, Nov 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 3–1 16,708 West Final #3 Sat, Nov 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 4–2 4–1 20,000 Grey Cup Sat, Nov 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–16 4–2 36,592
Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Ottawa Rough Riders 3 6 0 7 16 Edmonton Eskimos 0 6 0 0 6
1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees
Player Canadian Lineman Jackie Parker Bill Smith Roger Nelson Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.
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