2000 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

The 2000 Edmonton Eskimos finished second in the West Division with a 10–8–0–1 record, but lost the West Semi-Final to the eventual champion BC Lions.

Offseason

CFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
13Tim BakkerCWestern Ontario
29Rob HarrodWROttawa
210Craig CarrRBManitoba
317George HudsonGNew Mexico State
533Bob VickersTWilfrid Laurier
641Yves DossousLBKent State

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecord
AJune 21vs British Columbia Lions26–21L301550–1
BJune 27at Saskatchewan Roughriders38–23W221011–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

TeamGPWLTOTLPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders181251060449525
Edmonton Eskimos181080152752021
BC Lions188100151352917
Saskatchewan Roughriders185121051662611

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecordStreak
1July 5at Calgary Stampeders44–22L343830–1L1
2July 14vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats28–21L300330–2L2
3July 21vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers51–49W275961–2W1
4July 27at British Columbia Lions29–13W237142–2W2
5August 4at Hamilton Tiger-Cats16–10W213333–2W3
6August 11vs Montreal Alouettes29–7W314724–2W4
7August 18at Saskatchewan Roughriders28–22W217075–2W5
8August 25vs Saskatchewan Roughriders30–20L368135–3L1
9September 4at Calgary Stampeders30–18W359676–3W1
10September 8vs Calgary Stampeders31–10W53248*7–3W2
11September 16at British Columbia Lions26–14L202347–4L1
12September 22vs Toronto Argonauts34-21L286497–5L2
13October 4vs British Columbia Lions49–42W288658–5W1
14October 9at Montreal Alouettes45–15L194618–6L1
15October 15vs Calgary Stampeders33–13W343189–6W1
16October 21at Toronto Argonauts48–28W1812910–6W2
17October 28vs Saskatchewan Roughriders54–52OTL3421810–7–0–1L1
18November 3at Winnipeg Blue Bombers30–18L2553710–8–0–1L2
*Top attendance in CFL

Playoffs

Western Semi-Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos3831832
BC Lions14314334

Awards and records

Offence

Defence

Western All-Star selections

Offence

Defence

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Football League 2000 Season Schedule on CFLdb Statistics. stats.cfldb.ca. 2016-07-31.