The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 71st overall. This was the fourth season under head coach Jason Maas and the third season under general manager Brock Sunderland. The team finished with an 8–10 record and fourth in the West Division. Notably, the team had a 1–10 record against playoff-bound teams and their 3–7 divisional record included only wins against the BC Lions.
The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs, following a one-year absence, after their week 18 win against the BC Lions on October 12, 2019. The team played in the East Semi-Final, earning a crossover spot in the 2019 playoffs, defeating the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final.
Following the season, the Eskimos parted ways with head coach Jason Maas. In addition, the 2019 season was the last season where the Eskimos team name was used, with an announcement during the suspended 2020 season the Eskimos name would be discontinued.
Offseason Foreign drafts For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Eskimos held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
Draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team LFA 1 1 Diego Viamontes WR Mayas CDMX 2 10 Daniel Landeros LB Dinos de Saltillo 3 19 Jose Romero DB Artilleros de Puebla Euro 1 4 Maxime Rouyer LB McGill
CFL draft The 2019 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Eskimos traded their third-round pick to the Toronto Argonauts for Martese Jackson, but acquired an additional fifth-round pick after trading Shamawd Chambers to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Like other CFL teams, the Eskimos held 4 additional non-tradeable selections across the 2019 CFL–LFA draft and 2019 European CFL draft.
Round Pick Player Position School 1 3 Mathieu Betts DL Laval 2 12 Kyle Saxelid OL UNLV 4 32 Peter Cender FB Grand Valley State 5 40 Shai Ross WR Manitoba 5 41 Evan Machibroda DL Saskatchewan 6 50 Scott Hutter DB Wilfrid Laurier 7 59 Hunter Karl WR Calgary 8 68 Eric Blake DB McMaster
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Sun, May 26 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 22–7 1–0 None Commonwealth Stadium 23,549 Recap B Fri, May 31 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–20 1–1 None IG Field 19,273 Recap C Bye 2019 ScheduleCFL on TSN broadcast schedule
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Fri, June 14 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 32–25 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 25,263 Recap 2 2 Fri, June 21 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 39–23 2–0 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 24,016 Recap 3 3 Thu, June 27 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–28 2–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 IG Field 25,336 Recap 4 Bye 5 4 Thu, July 11 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions W 33–6 3–1 TSN BC Place 17,026 Recap 6 5 Sat, July 20 2:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 10–20 3–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,137 Recap 7 6 Thu, July 25 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 26–0 4–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 30,368 Recap 8 7 Sat, Aug 3 5:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 18–24 4–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,597 Recap 9 8 Fri, Aug 9 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 16–12 5–3 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 27,951 Recap 10 9 Fri, Aug 16 5:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts W 41–26 6–3 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 16,490 Recap 11 10 Fri, Aug 23 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 28–34 6–4 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 34,217 Recap 12 11 Mon, Sept 2 2:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 9–25 6–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 32,350 Recap 13 12 Sat, Sept 7 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–33 6–6 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 40,113* Recap 14 Bye 15 13 Fri, Sept 20 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–30 6–7 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,694 Recap 16 14 Sat, Sept 28 2:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 21–16 7–7 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,451 Recap 17 15 Fri, Oct 4 5:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–42 7–8 TSN/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,411 Recap 18 16 Sat, Oct 12 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 19–6 8–8 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 27,218 Recap 19 Bye 20 17 Sat, Oct 26 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–27 8–9 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 29,228 Recap 21 18 Sat, Nov 2 2:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–23 8–10 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 29,156 Recap
CFL schedule through October 2019
*Top attendance in CFL
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 10 11:00 a.m. MST at Montreal Alouettes W 37–29 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 21,054 Recap East Final Sun, Nov 17 11:00 a.m. MST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–36 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 25,177 Recap
Roster 2019 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C T G/T G T/G T
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DT DT DE DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS P/K K/P
Practice roster G QB FB DT T DB DB G RB WR Injured list G/T DT T DB DB RB SB DE DE WR LB DB WR T WR RB LB
Suspended DB DE WR Italics indicate international player Bold indicates global player
Coaching staff Edmonton Eskimos Staff Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Vice-President Football Operations & General Manager – Brock Sunderland Director of player personnel – David Turner Assistant director of player personnel – Will Homer Director of scouting – Bobby Merritt Director of football operations – Kris Hagerman Assistant director of football operations/player personnel assistant – Nick Pelletier Head video coordinator – Griffin Dear
Head coach Head coach – Jason Maas Assistant head coach – Mike Gibson
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jordan Maksymic Offensive line – Mike Gibson Running backs – Tim Prinsen Receivers – Jason Tucker Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Phillip Lolley Linebackers – Travis Brown Defensive backs – Barron Miles Defensive line – Demetrious Maxie Defensive assistant – William Fields
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – A. J. Gass
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