2001 Edmonton Eskimos season

2001 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Tom Higgins
Head coach	Tom Higgins
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	9–9–0–1
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	John Avery, RB
Team MOC	Sean Fleming, P/K
Team MOR	Kelvin Powell, LB
Uniform

The 2001 Edmonton Eskimos finished first in the West Division with a 9–9–0–1 record, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This season's Eskimos became the first West Division team in CFL history to finish first in the division with only a .500 record.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Randy Chevrier	DT	McGill
2	13	Fabian Burke	CB	Toledo
3	21	Glenn Carson	OL	Saskatchewan
5	37	Guillaume Petit	DL	Alberta
6	45	William Wright	DB	Bishop's

Preseason

Schedule

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
A	June 20	Edmonton Eskimos	34–10	Calgary Stampeders		29,090
B	June 27	Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–9	Edmonton Eskimos		28,579

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	1	439	463	19	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	8	10	0	1	478	476	17	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	0	417	445	16	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	0	308	416	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	July 7	Edmonton Eskimos	28–35	BC Lions	OT	18,125	0–1–0–1	1
2	July 13	Saskatchewan Roughriders	11–13	Edmonton Eskimos		32,722	1–1–0–1	3
3	July 20	Calgary Stampeders	23–33	Edmonton Eskimos		33,524	2–1–0–1	5
4	July 26	Edmonton Eskimos	6–34	Montreal Alouettes		19,541	2–2–0–1	5
5	Aug 2	Edmonton Eskimos	24–14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		17,107	3–2–0–1	7
6	Aug 11	Edmonton Eskimos	39–42	BC Lions		18,171	3–3–0–1	7
7	Aug 17	BC Lions	35–17	Edmonton Eskimos		35,394	3–4–0–1	7
8	Aug 24	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–12	Edmonton Eskimos		37,666	3–5–0–1	7
9	Sept 3	Edmonton Eskimos	33–32	Calgary Stampeders		35,967	4–5–0–1	9
10	Sept 7	Calgary Stampeders	34–33	Edmonton Eskimos		48,279	4–6–0–1	9
11	Sept 17	Edmonton Eskimos	22–23	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		26,144	4–7–0–1	9
12	Sept 21	Toronto Argonauts	22–23	Edmonton Eskimos		28,687	5–7–0–1	11
13	Sept 29	Edmonton Eskimos	35–19	Saskatchewan Roughriders		18,086	6–7–0–1	13
14	Oct 5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	37–33	Edmonton Eskimos		29,659	6–8–0–1	13
15	Oct 12	BC Lions	22–28	Edmonton Eskimos		30,518	7–8–0–1	15
16	Oct 19	Edmonton Eskimos	25–22	Toronto Argonauts	OT	15,438	8–8–0–1	17
17	Oct 27	Edmonton Eskimos	3–12	Saskatchewan Roughriders		20,917	8–9–0–1	17
18	Nov 4	Montreal Alouettes	26–32	Edmonton Eskimos		43,123	9–9–0–1	19

Total attendance: 319,572
Average attendance: 35,510 (59.1%)

Playoffs

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Final	Nov 18	Calgary Stampeders	34–16	Edmonton Eskimos		42,156