The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta, and are members of the West Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Edmonton was founded in 1949, although other teams named the Edmonton Eskimos existed 1895 to 1923 and 1929 to 1939.
The Edmonton Elks are the most successful CFL franchise of the modern era (1949–present), having won the league's Grey Cup fourteen times (As the Eskimos), including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2015.
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+General# Number of coaches† Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders categoryAchievementsAchievements during their Edmonton head coaching tenure
+Regular seasonGCGames coachedTTies = 1 pointWWins = 2 pointsPTSPointsLLosses = 0 pointsWin%Winning percentage
+Playoffs and Grey CupPGCGames coachedPWWinsPLLossesPWin%Winning percentage
Head coaches Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2025 CFL season. # Name Term GC W L T PTS Win% PGC PW PL PWin% Achievements1†1949–1951421923038.452844.50021696119.600633.500316124024.750312.3334–6450140100.78114104.71442nd Grey Cup championship43rd Grey Cup championship44th Grey Cup championship51696118.600532.6006†–803840278.4871275.5837–963756377.398303.0008–11265434134.6021055.500 Annis Stukus Trophy winner63rd Grey Cup championship9†–9670215145.76912111.917 Annis Stukus Trophy winner66th Grey Cup championship67th Grey Cup championship68th Grey Cup championship69th Grey Cup championship70th Grey Cup championship1084408.500––––11–784928199.628624.33312–704624092.657853.62575th Grey Cup championship13–12684420168.6671376.538 Annis Stukus Trophy winner81st Grey Cup championship141899018.500211.50015†–361620032.444202.00016–724428088.529633.500 Annis Stukus Trophy winner91st Grey Cup championship17–723338167.465541.80093rd Grey Cup championship18–361620032.444101.00019–542232044.407312.33320–362610052.722211.500103rd Grey Cup championship21–723933078.542633.50022––––––––––231431106.214–––––41833016.195––––241376014.538––––25–present18711014.636––––
Notes A running total of the number of coaches of the Eskimos/Elks. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
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