The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 67th overall. The Eskimos finished with a 14–4 record and in first place in the West Division for the first time since 2003. The team won the franchise's 14th Grey Cup championship 26–20 over the Ottawa Redblacks in their first Grey Cup appearance since 2005.

Offseason

CFL draft The 2015 CFL draft took place on May 12.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Danny Groulx OL Laval 2 16 David Beard OL Alberta 3 25 Adam Konar LB Calgary 4 34 Andrew Johnson WR Fort Lewis College 7 60 Blair Smith LB Angelo State

Notable transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team May 11 Trade Saskatchewan Roughriders September 2 Trade Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL draft Matt Nichols (QB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers September 3 Trade Brian Simmons (OL) Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL draft Hamilton Tiger-Cats September 9 Trade Christopher Greaves (OL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers September 21 Trade Conditional draft pick in 2017 CFL draft Calgary Stampeders

Preseason On June 14, 2013, it was announced that the Edmonton Eskimos would host their 2015 preseason game at the new Shell Place in Fort McMurray against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 13, 2015. As part of the deal, the game was broadcast nationally on TSN. The game was played here due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at Commonwealth Stadium and to broaden the Eskimos' fanbase. The Eskimos' second pre-season game, against the BC Lions, was also displaced from BC Place due to the Women's World Cup. That game was instead played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Sat, June 13 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–24 1–0 TSN Shell Place 11,825 Recap C Fri, June 19 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 18–13 2–0 None Thunderbird Stadium 6,117 Recap

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Stk TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Sat, June 27 3:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 11–26 0–1L1 TSN SMS Equipment Stadium (in Fort McMurray) 4,900 Recap 2 Bye 3 Thurs, July 9 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 46–17 1–1W1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 29,904 Recap 4 Fri, July 17 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 23–12 2–1W2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 21,078 Recap 5 Sat, July 25 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–3 3–1W3 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 27,895 Recap 6 Fri, July 31 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–5 4–1W4 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 37,842 Recap 7 Thurs, Aug 6 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 23–26 4–2L1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 BC Place 20,316 Recap 8 Thurs, Aug 13 5:30 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes W 15–12 5–2W1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 21,170 Recap 9 Fri, Aug 21 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–49 5–3L1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,858 Recap 10 Fri, Aug 28 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 38–15 6–3W1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 31,573 Recap 11 Mon, Sept 7 2:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 7–16 6–4L1 TSN McMahon Stadium 35,400 Recap 12 Sat, Sept 12 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 27–16 7–4W1 TSN/RDS2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,906* Recap 13 Sat, Sept 19 2:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–18 8–4W2 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap 14 Sat, Sept 26 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 29–23 9–4W3 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,148 Recap 15 Sat, Oct 3 2:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–23 10–4W4 TSN Investors Group Field 24,179 Recap 16 Sat, Oct 10 5:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders W 15–11 11–4W5 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,211 Recap 17 Sat, Oct 17 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 26–23 12–4W6 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,517 Recap 18 Sat, Oct 24 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–24 13–4W7 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 30,488 Recap 19 Sun, Nov 1 2:00 p.m. MST vs. Montreal Alouettes W 40–22 14–4W8 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 31,014 Recap 20 Bye

*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 283,656 Average attendance: 31,517 (56.0%)

Postseason

Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record West Semi-Final Bye West Final Sun, Nov 22 2:30 p.m. MST vs. Calgary Stampeders W 45–31 1–0 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 34,414 Recap 103rd Grey Cup Sun, Nov 29 4:00 p.m. MST Ottawa Redblacks W 26–20 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 36,634 Recap

Roster 2015 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G/T G G C T

Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DT DT/G DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K/P K/P

Reserve roster T

Practice roster WR DB DB WR DB WR SB DE RB DB Injured list DT WR G RB T RB G LB G/C DE DT G/C G RB RB G

Italics indicate International player Transactions

Coaching staff 2015 Edmonton Eskimos staff Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Director of football operations – Ryan Wagner General manager – Ed Hervey Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones Manager of football operations and canadian scouting – vacant Head scout – Chris Jones Head canadian scout – Rob Ralph

Head coach Head coach – Chris Jones

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Steve McAdoo Offensive line and run game coordinator – Mike Scheper Quarterbacks, passing game coordinator and player development – Jarious Jackson Running backs/ and special teams assistant – Craig Davoren Receivers – Kez McCorvey Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Chris Jones Linebackers – Phillip Lolley Defensive backs – Jason Shivers Defensive line – Ed Philion

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning trainer – Mike Cook

→ Coaching staff

References