The 1991 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. The club attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but lost the West Final 38-36 to the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School13Dan MurphyDBAcadia215Christian MasottiWRMcGill323John DavisDBWestern Ontario425Gordon WalkerDBManitoba430Ron HermanGQueen's431Cam BrosseauLBEastern Illinois539Mike PurcellDLCalgary647Mark HoulderLBYork755Todd HergetLBBYU863James GardnerWRSimon Fraser

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Thu, June 27 vs BC Lions W 31–10 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium 31,029 B Tue, July 2 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–25 1–1 McMahon Stadium 32,649

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 July 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–25 1–0 Taylor Field 2 July 17 vs Ottawa Rough Riders W 40–33 2–0 Commonwealth Stadium 3 July 25 at BC Lions L 36–37 2–1 BC Place 4 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 54–24 3–1 Commonwealth Stadium 5 Aug 10 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–13 4–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 6 Aug 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 35–36 4–2 Lansdowne Park 7 Aug 21 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 53–39 5–2 Commonwealth Stadium 8 Aug 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 41–44 5–3 Commonwealth Stadium 9 Sept 2 at Calgary Stampeders L 36–48 5–4 McMahon Stadium 10 Sept 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 51–37 6–4 Commonwealth Stadium 11 Sept 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–36 7–4 Taylor Field 12 Sept 21 at Toronto Argonauts L 28–47 7–5 SkyDome 13 Sept 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–15 8–5 Commonwealth Stadium 14 Oct 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–17 9–5 Commonwealth Stadium 15 Oct 12 at BC Lions W 45–38 10–5 BC Place 16 Oct 20 vs. BC Lions L 38–39 10–6 Commonwealth Stadium 17 Oct 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–23 11–6 Commonwealth Stadium 18 Nov 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–18 12–6 Winnipeg Stadium

Postseason

Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Final Sun, Nov 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 36–38 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 30,142

West Final TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalCalgary Stampeders7832038Edmonton Eskimos14127336 Roster 1991 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G T C T T C G G

Defensive linemen NT NT DE DE DE

Special teams K P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Italics indicate American player References