The 2012 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 64th overall. The Eskimos finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record but still managed to make the playoffs for the second straight season via the CFL's "crossover" rule. The Eskimos played the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final and lost 42–26.

Offseason CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012, live at 1:00 PM MDT. The Eskimos had five selections in the six-round draft, including two in the first round after trading Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 4 Austin Pasztor OL Virginia 1 6 Shamawd Chambers WR Wilfrid Laurier 2 14 Justin Capicciotti DL Simon Fraser 5 36 Hasan Hazime DE Akron 5 38 Ryan King LB Saint Mary's

Notable transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team December 12, 2011 Trade Steven Jyles (QB)Grant Shaw (K/P)*1st-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Jabar Westerman (DL) Ricky Ray (QB) Toronto Argonauts February 23, 2012 Trade Future considerations Eric Wilbur (K/P) Winnipeg Blue Bombers April 23, 2012 Trade **6th-round pick in 2013 CFL draft - Shane Bergman (OL) Xavier Fulton (OL) Saskatchewan Roughriders May 3, 2012 Trade 1st-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Austin Pasztor (OL)2nd-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Justin Capicciotti (DL)5th-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Ryan King (LB) 1st-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Jabar Westerman (DL)3rd-round pick in 2012 CFL draft – Michael Atkinson (DL) BC Lions May 25, 2012 Trade Merrill Johnson (LB) Conditional 6th-round pick in 2014 CFL draft Winnipeg Blue Bombers September 5, 2012 Trade Matt O'Donnell (OL)4th-round pick in 2013 CFL draft - Jorgen Hus (LB) Greg Carr (WR)***5th-round pick in 2013 CFL draft - Alex Anthony (WR) Saskatchewan Roughriders September 12, 2012 Trade Brody McKnight (K) Derek Schiavone (P/K)1st-round pick in 2013 CFL draft - Mike Edem (LB)4th-round pick in 2013 CFL draft - Nicolas Boulay (LB) Montreal Alouettes September 13, 2012 Trade Darcy Brown (FB) Ricardo Colclough (DB)6th-round pick in 2015 CFL draft - Everett Ellefsen (DB) Hamilton Tiger-Cats

*Later traded to the BC Lions **Later traded to the Calgary Stampeders ***Later traded back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason # Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Record A Fri, June 15 Edmonton Eskimos 17–20 Calgary Stampeders 23,629 0–1 B Thurs, June 21 BC Lions 24–16 Edmonton Eskimos 30,891 0–2

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule The Edmonton Eskimos clinched a playoff game against the Toronto Argonauts with an Argonauts victory and a Hamilton Tiger-Cats the night before, allowing the Eskimos team to cross-over into the East Divisional Playoffs. The Eskimos would go on to lose against the same Argonauts team that allowed them to clinch the last playoff spot in the CFL during the 2012 CFL season. Had the Hamilton Tiger-Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts lost, the Eskimos final game against Calgary on November 2 would have been a game where they needed to win or tie to clinch a playoff berth. # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts 1 Sat, June 30 Toronto Argonauts 15–19 Edmonton Eskimos 35,538 1–0 2 2 Sun, July 8 Edmonton Eskimos 1–17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 31,459 1–1 2 3 Fri, July 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10–42 Edmonton Eskimos 32,067 2–1 4 4 Fri, July 20 Edmonton Eskimos 27–14 BC Lions 28,335 3–1 6 5 Thurs, July 26 Edmonton Eskimos 22–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29,533 3–2 6 6 Bye 3–2 6 7 Fri, Aug 10 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–28 Edmonton Eskimos 43,178 4–2 8 8 Fri, Aug 17 Montreal Alouettes 38–25 Edmonton Eskimos 32,760 4–3 8 9 Mon, Aug 27 Edmonton Eskimos 26–17 Toronto Argonauts 22,912 5–3 10 10 Mon, Sept 3 Edmonton Eskimos 30–31 Calgary Stampeders 32,102 5–4 10 11 Fri, Sept 7 Calgary Stampeders 20–18 Edmonton Eskimos 39,363 5–5 10 12 Sat, Sept 15 Edmonton Eskimos 8–51 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24,162 5–6 10 13 Sat, Sept 22 BC Lions 19–18 Edmonton Eskimos 35,578 5–7 10 14 Fri, Sept 28 Edmonton Eskimos 15–39 Calgary Stampeders 29,290 5–8 10 15 Fri, Oct 5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–35 Edmonton Eskimos 30,557 6–8 12 16 Sat, Oct 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20–37 Edmonton Eskimos 38,678 7–8 14 17 Fri, Oct 19 Edmonton Eskimos 19–39 BC Lions 30,102 7–9 14 18 Sun, Oct 28 Edmonton Eskimos 25–27 Montreal Alouettes 23,312 7–10 14 19 Fri, Nov 2 Calgary Stampeders 30–27 Edmonton Eskimos 21,147 7–11 14

Total attendance: 308,866 Average attendance: 34,318 (57.6%)

Roster 2012 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C G T G T T

Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K/P

Reserve roster FB K/P DT G

Practice roster SB WR WR WR DB SB DB Injured list T SB FB P RB C/T LS DT DB QB RB DT/DE DE G WR DB T FB T DT DE

Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-05-02 Depth Chart • Transactions

Coaching staff 2012 Edmonton Eskimos staff Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Director of football operations – Vacant General manager – Vacant Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Paul Jones Manager of football operations and Canadian scouting – Vacant Head scout – Edward Hervey Head Canadian Scout - Rob Ralph

Head coaches Head coach – Kavis Reed Assistant Head Coach - Kit Lathrop

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kavis Reed Quarterbacks – Marcus Crandell Run game coordinator and running backs – Jamie Barresi Receivers – Derrell Mitchell Offensive line – Tim Prinsen Offensive consultant – David Kelly Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and linebackers – Mark Nelson Defensive line – Kit Lathrop Defensive backs – Marcello Simmons Defensive Assistant - Terry Eisler

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marcello Simmons Special Teams Assistant - Terry Eisler

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Mike Cook

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Playoffs Schedule Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Result East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 11 Edmonton Eskimos 26–42 Toronto Argonauts 25,792 Loss

East Semi-Final

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