| Team: | Edmonton Football Team |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Record: | N/A |
| Division Place: | N/A, West |
| Coach: | Scott Milanovich |
| General Manager: | Brock Sunderland |
| Stadium: | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Season cancelled |
| Previous: | 2019 (Eskimos) |
| Next: | 2021 (Elks) |
| Shortnavlink: | Edmonton Elks season |
The Edmonton Football Team season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 72nd overall. On July 21, 2020, the team officially retired the "Eskimos" name, and temporarily began using "Edmonton Football Team" and "EE Football Team" until a new name was decided.[1]
Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020, that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[2] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[3] On August 17, 2020, however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[4]
This would have been the first season under head coach Scott Milanovich following the dismissal of Jason Maas following the 2019 season.[5] This also would have been the fourth season under general manager Brock Sunderland.
The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[6] The team had nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring another seventh-round pick from the Toronto Argonauts.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Montreal, QC | |||
| 2 | 13 | Prague, CZ | |||
| 3 | 24 | Ottawa, ON | |||
| 4 | 32 | Barrie, ON | |||
| 5 | 41 | Mississauga, ON | |||
| 6 | 50 | Fort Erie, ON | |||
| 7 | 57 | Saskatoon, SK | |||
| 7 | 59 | Longueuil, QC | |||
| 8 | 68 | Oshawa, ON | |||
The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[2] [9] The team was scheduled to select fourth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[8]
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Sun, May 24 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | IG Field | |
| B | 2 | Sat, May 30 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| C | Bye |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thu, June 11 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, June 20 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 27 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, July 3 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | Fri, July 17 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 7 | 6 | Fri, July 24 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | |
| 8 | 7 | Fri, July 31 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 9 | Bye | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | Fri, Aug 14 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | IG Field | |
| 11 | 9 | Sat, Aug 22 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | |
| 12 | 10 | Sat, Aug 29 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 13 | 11 | Mon, Sept 7 | 2:30 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | TSN | McMahon Stadium | |
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Sep 12 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sep 18 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | |
| 16 | Bye | ||||||
| 17 | 14 | Sat, Oct 3 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 18 | 15 | Fri, Oct 9 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | IG Field | |
| 19 | 16 | Sat, Oct 17 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 24 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 31 | 11:00 a.m. MDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field |