2009 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.

2009 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coachRichie Hall
General managerDanny Maciocia
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Team MOPFred Stamps, WR
Team MOCPatrick Kabongo, OL
Team MORArkee Whitlock, RB
Uniform

Off-season

CFL Draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
211Gordon HinseOTAlberta
212Dee StirlingDLQueen's
320Andrea BonaventuraLBCalgary
536Eric LeeRBWeber State
644Jason KosecLBWestern Ontario

Notable transactions
Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team
January 21, 2009 Trade 2nd round pick in 2009 CFL Draft – Gordon Hinse (OT)
*4th round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Akeem Foster (WR)		 Stefan LeFors (QB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
February 16, 2009 Trade Kai Ellis (DE) Siddeeq Shabazz (DB) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
February 17, 2009 Trade Jason Nugent (DB)
**2nd round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Cory Watson (WR)		 Brock Ralph (WR) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
April 1, 2009 Trade Anthony Malbrough (DB)
**5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Carl Volny (RB)		 Kelly Butler (OL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
May 6, 2009 Trade Gerald Davis (OL) Conditional pick in 2010 CFL Draft Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 15, 2009 Trade Kitwana Jones (LB) Juan Joseph (QB) Saskatchewan Roughriders
May 15, 2009 Trade Kelly Malveaux (DB) Fred Perry (DE) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
June 11, 2009 Trade Joe McGrath (OL) *1st round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Danny Watkins (OT) Saskatchewan Roughriders
June 15, 2009 Trade Willie Amos (DB) Thaddeus Coleman (OL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers

*Later traded to the BC Lions
**Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Pre-season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordPts
AJune 17Saskatchewan Roughriders12–45Edmonton Eskimos34,7931–02
BJune 24Edmonton Eskimos31–19BC Lions23,2172–04

Regular season
hosting Hamilton on August 29

Standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders18107151448421Details
Calgary Stampeders18107151444321Details
Edmonton Eskimos1899046950218Details
BC Lions18810043150216Details

Season schedule
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordPts
1July 2Winnipeg Blue Bombers17–19Edmonton Eskimos30,6501–0–02
2July 9Edmonton Eskimos16–50Montreal Alouettes20,2021–1–02
3July 16BC Lions40–22Edmonton Eskimos33,6611–2–02
4July 25Edmonton Eskimos38–33Saskatchewan Roughriders30,9452–2–04
5July 30Montreal Alouettes19–33Edmonton Eskimos33,2063–2–06
6Aug 8Edmonton Eskimos21–28Hamilton Tiger-Cats19,2063–3–06
7Aug 13Calgary Stampeders35–38Edmonton Eskimos33,0654–3–08
8Bye4–3–08
9Aug 29Hamilton Tiger-Cats30–31Edmonton Eskimos35,0365–3–010
10Sept 7Edmonton Eskimos8–32Calgary Stampeders40,7295–4–010
11Sept 11Calgary Stampeders35–34Edmonton Eskimos46,2125–5–010
12Sept 20Edmonton Eskimos31–27Saskatchewan Roughriders30,9456–5–012
13Sept 26Saskatchewan Roughriders23–20Edmonton Eskimos62,5176–6–012
14Oct 2Edmonton Eskimos17–27Winnipeg Blue Bombers21,9656–7–012
15Oct 9BC Lions34–31Edmonton Eskimos30,1206–8–012
16Oct 16Edmonton Eskimos22–19Toronto Argonauts26,5157–8–014
17Oct 23Edmonton Eskimos7–30Calgary Stampeders35,6507–9–014
18Oct 30Toronto Argonauts10–36Edmonton Eskimos30,0128–9–016
19Nov 6Edmonton Eskimos45–13BC Lions31,5159–9–018

Total attendance: 334,479
Average attendance: 37,164 (62.4%)

Roster
2009 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2009-10-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 14 Inactive, 9 PR

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Statistics
= Indicates team leader

Passing
Player Att Comp % Yards TD RBI Rating

[2]

Rushing
Player Att Yards Avg. TD Fumbles

[3]

Receiving
Player No. Yards Avg. Long TD

[4]

Playoffs

Schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendance
Division Semi-FinalNov 15Edmonton Eskimos21–24Calgary Stampeders31,356

Bracket
  November 15: Division Semifinals     November 22: Division Finals     November 29: 97th Grey Cup
McMahon Stadium – Calgary
                           
  East     W4 BC Lions 18  
  W4 BC Lions 34*     E1 Montreal Alouettes 56    
  E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27         E1 Montreal Alouettes 28
      W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27
  West     W2 Calgary Stampeders 17    
  W3 Edmonton Eskimos 21     W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27  
  W2 Calgary Stampeders 24  

*=Team won in Overtime.

West Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Edmonton Eskimos077721
Calgary Stampeders097824

References
  1. Annicchiarico, Mario (2009-05-03). "Edmonton Eskimos draft Golden Bears' Gord Hinse". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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