1999 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool14Trevor BollersFBIowa29Aaron WilliamsDEIndiana320Éric LaPointeRBMount Allison428Brent WalkerWRMary535Frantz ClarksonCBManitoba643Orlando BowenDENorthern Illinois

Preseason

Schedule WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceAJune 23vs Saskatchewan Roughriders27–3W35313BJune 30at British Columbia Lions49–9W13258

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecordStreakStarting QB1July 9vs British Columbia Lions25–13L334040–1L1Greene2July 16vs Saskatchewan Roughriders39–6W321131–1W1Greene3July 22at Calgary Stampeders41–37L312461–2L1Greene4July 29at Hamilton Tiger-Cats54–8L168151–3L2Greene5August 6vs Montreal Alouettes20–13L331541–4L3Greene6August 13at Winnipeg Blue Bombers56–26W224542–4W2Greene7August 20at Saskatchewan Roughriders29–27L165442–5L1Greene8August 27vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats30–23OTL341802–6L2Crandell9September 6at Calgary Stampeders33–30OTW376113–6W1Greene10September 10vs Calgary Stampeders38–13L52458*3–7L1Greene11September 17at Saskatchewan Roughriders41–38W183214–7W1Mason12September 26vs Toronto Argonauts20–16L310854–8L1Mason13October 3vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–19L272114–9L2Greene14October 11at British Columbia Lions26–20W261775–9W1Greene15October 17vs British Columbia Lions21–13OTL307135–10L1Crowley16October 23at Montreal Alouettes36–33L194615–11L2Crandell17October 30vs Saskatchewan Roughriders34–21W338506–11W1Mason18November 6at Toronto Argonauts20–15L194606–12L1Greene

*Top attendance in CFL

Awards and records

Statistics GamesPassingGDGSRecordCmpAttYdsTDIntNealon Greene15124–81582872,0461412Marcus Crandell1320–25911276735Kevin Mason932–1378045135Dan Crowley1810–1224921603186–122775293,4692025

1999 CFL All-Stars

Offence OG – Leo Groenewegen

Western All-Star Selections

Offence OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos

Playoffs The Eskimos were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders, 30–17. TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotCalgary Stampeders7146330Edmonton Eskimos037717

Roster 1999 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T/C C G T T G

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DT DE Linebackers LS

Defensive backs

Special teams K/PInjured list WR WR G LB LB LB K/P LB QB DB DB

Italics indicate American player

References