1960 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

Team:	Edmonton Eskimos
Year:	1960
Record:	10–6
Division Place:	2nd, WIFU
General Manager:	Joe Ryan
Coach:	Eagle Keys
Stadium:	Clarke Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost Grey Cup
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The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	Fri, July 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 38–0	1–0		9,000
B	Wed, July 20	at Calgary Stampeders	L 4–17	1–1
D	Mon, Aug 8	at Montreal Alouettes	L 14–28	1–2		19,570
E	Wed, Aug 10	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 24–29	1–3		8,350

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	14	2	0	453	239	28	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	0	318	225	20	Details
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	8	2	374	404	14	Details
	16	5	9	2	296	356	12	Details
	16	2	12	2	205	422	6	Details

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Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Mon, Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	W 33–14	1–0		17,500
2	2	Mon, Aug 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 19–1	2–0		17,000
3	3	Thurs, Aug 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–18	2–1		17,287
4	4	Mon, Aug 29	at BC Lions	W 26–0	3–1		28,420
5	5	Sat, Sept 3	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–15	3–2		19,535
5	6	Mon, Sept 5	at Calgary Stampeders	W 29–28	4–2
6	7	Sat, Sept 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 41–10	5–2		17,993
7	8	Fri, Sept 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–6	6–2		10,000
7	9	Mon, Sept 19	vs. BC Lions	W 18–10	7–2
8	10	Mon, Sept 26	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 15–2	8–2		20,932
9	11	Fri, Sept 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 9–2	9–2		14,997
10	12	Thurs, Oct 6	at BC Lions	L 13–21	9–3		21,707
10	13	Sat, Oct 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 11–31	9–4		15,500
11	14	Sat, Oct 15	at Calgary Stampeders	L 17–35	9–5		17,000
11	15	Mon, Oct 17	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–21	9–6		15,000
12	16	Sat, Oct 22	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 13–11	10–6		6,608

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Roster

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
West Semi-Final #1	Wed, Nov 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 30–7	1–0		16,018
West Semi-Final #2	Sat, Nov 5	at Calgary Stampeders	W 40–21	2–0		20,000
West Final #1	Sat, Nov 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–22	2–1		17,500
West Final #2	Mon, Nov 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 10–5	3–1		16,708
West Final #3	Sat, Nov 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 4–2	4–1		20,000
Grey Cup	Sat, Nov 26	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 6–16	4–2		36,592

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Ottawa Rough Riders	3	6	0	7	16
Edmonton Eskimos	0	6	0	0	6

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1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees

-	Player	Canadian	Lineman
	Bill Smith	Roger Nelson

• Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1960 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . www.cfl.ca . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20130115122524/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1960/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
2. Web site: 1960 Edmonton Eskimos - The Pro Football Archives. profootballarchives.com. 2016-05-17.
3. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725233120/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1960/reg . 2008-07-25 . dead . 2009-08-09 .
4. Web site: CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601044546/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1960 . 2012-06-01 . dead .