2015 Edmonton Eskimos season

2015 Edmonton Eskimos season
2015 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Chris Jones
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium; SMS Equipment Stadium (preseason);
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Mike Reilly, QB
Team MOC	Sean Whyte, P/K
Team MOR	Derel Walker, WR
Uniform
	← 2014; Eskimos seasons; 2016 →;

The 2015 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Eskimos finished with a 14–4 record and in first place in the West Division for the first time since 2003.^[1] The team won the franchise's 14th Grey Cup championship 26–20 over the Ottawa Redblacks in their first Grey Cup appearance since 2005.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Danny Groulx	OL	Laval
2	16	David Beard	OL	Alberta
3	25	Adam Konar	LB	Calgary
4	34	Andrew Johnson	WR	Fort Lewis College
7	60	Blair Smith	LB	Angelo State

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
May 11	Trade	Cory Watson (SB) 2nd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft – Trent Corney (DL)^[a]	Jorgen Hus (LS) 3rd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft – Quinn van Glyswyk (K)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
September 2	Trade	Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL Draft^[b]	Matt Nichols (QB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 3	Trade	Brian Simmons (OL)	Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
September 9	Trade	Christopher Greaves (OL)	Selvish Capers (OL) 2nd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft – Trent Corney (DL)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 21	Trade	Conditional draft pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Skye Dawson (SB/KR) Conditional draft pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Calgary Stampeders

^ Later traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
^ Later traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Preseason

On June 14, 2013, it was announced that the Edmonton Eskimos would host their 2015 preseason game at the new Shell Place in Fort McMurray against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 13, 2015.^[2] As part of the deal, the game was broadcast nationally on TSN. The game was played here due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at Commonwealth Stadium and to broaden the Eskimos' fanbase.^[3] The Eskimos' second pre-season game, against the BC Lions, was also displaced from BC Place due to the Women's World Cup.^[4] That game was instead played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.^[5]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 13	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–24	1–0	TSN	Shell Place (in Fort McMurray)	11,825	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 18–13	2–0	None	Thunderbird Stadium	6,117	Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	466	341	28	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	478	346	28	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	430	563	6	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stk	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Stk	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 27	3:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 11–26	0–1	L1	TSN	SMS Equipment Stadium (in Fort McMurray)	4,900	Recap
2	Bye
3	Thurs, July 9	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 46–17	1–1	W1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,904	Recap
4	Fri, July 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 23–12	2–1	W2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,078	Recap
5	Sat, July 25	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 32–3	3–1	W3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	27,895	Recap
6	Fri, July 31	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–5	4–1	W4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	37,842	Recap
7	Thurs, Aug 6	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 23–26	4–2	L1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	BC Place	20,316	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 13	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 15–12	5–2	W1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	21,170	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 21	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 20–49	5–3	L1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,858	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 28	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–15	6–3	W1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	31,573	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	2:30 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 7–16	6–4	L1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 27–16	7–4	W1	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	38,906*	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 19	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 25–18	8–4	W2	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 26	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 29–23	9–4	W3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	29,148	Recap
15	Sat, Oct 3	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 24–23	10–4	W4	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,179	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 15–11	11–4	W5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	32,211	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 26–23 (2OT)	12–4	W6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,517	Recap^{[permanent dead link‍]}
18	Sat, Oct 24	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–24	13–4	W7	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	30,488	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 1	2:00 p.m. MST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 40–22	14–4	W8	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	31,014	Recap
20	Bye

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*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 283,656
Average attendance: 31,517 (56.0%)

Post season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
West Semi-Final	Bye
West Final	Sun, Nov 22	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 45–31	1–0	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	34,414	Recap
103rd Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 29	4:00 p.m. MST	Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–20	2–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	36,634	Recap

Team

Roster

2015 Edmonton Eskimos roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

53 Ryan King LS
11 Grant Shaw P/K
6 Sean Whyte P/K

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

57 David Beard OL
38 Adam Konar LB
30 John White RB
56 Greg Wojt OL

Practice Roster

Suspended

10 Chad Simpson RB

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2015-11-23
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 5 Injured, 7 Six-Game Injured,
8 Practice Roster

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Coaching staff

2015 Edmonton Eskimos staff

Front office

President and ceo – Len Rhodes
Director of football operations – Ryan Wagner
General manager – Ed Hervey
Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones
Manager of football operations and canadian scouting – vacant
Head scout – Chris Jones
Head canadian scout – Rob Ralph

Head coach

Head coach – Chris Jones

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Steve McAdoo
Offensive line and run game coordinator – Mike Scheper
Quarterbacks, passing game coordinator and player development – Jarious Jackson
Running backs/ and special teams assistant – Craig Davoren
Receivers – Kez McCorvey

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Chris Jones
Linebackers – Phillip Lolley
Defensive backs – Jason Shivers
Defensive line – Ed Philion

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning trainer – Mike Cook

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References

^ "Walk-ing on sunshine: Esks officially best in the West". Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ "Esks announce pre-season game in Fort McMurray". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ "Northern Kickoff FAQs". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
^ "The 2015 schedule is here!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
^ "Lions announce pre-season game". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
^ ^a ^b "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

[2] Later traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

[3] Later traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[1] "Walk-ing on sunshine: Esks officially best in the West". Archived from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[4] "Esks announce pre-season game in Fort McMurray". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[5] "Northern Kickoff FAQs". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2014-11-24.

[6] "The 2015 schedule is here!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

[7] "Lions announce pre-season game". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

[schedule-8] "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

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