1990 Edmonton Eskimos season

1990 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerHugh Campbell
Head coachJoe Faragalli
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd, West
PlayoffsLost Grey Cup

The 1990 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. The club attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but lost the Grey Cup game 50-11 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Offseason

CFL draft

#[1] Player Pos College
1 Sean Millington RB Simon Fraser
6 Steve Christie P/K William and Mary
14 Bob MacDonald OT/LS McMaster
22 Lance Trumble FB/DE McMaster
30 Gord Steeves DB Manitoba
38 Jordan Gaertner WR Saskatchewan
46 Chris Porter RB Windsor
54 Maki Katsube SB/RB St. Francis Xavier
62 Ron Webert P/K Washington State

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 28 at BC Lions L 24–23 0–1
B July 3 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–23 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 11 6 1 588 566 23
Edmonton Eskimos 18 10 8 0 612 510 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 9 9 0 557 592 18
BC Lions 18 6 11 1 520 620 13

Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 July 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 40–34 1–0
2 July 18 vs. BC Lions W 41–23 2–0
3 July 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 46–50 2–1
4 Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–23 2–2
5 Aug 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 57–31 3–2
6 Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 46–20 4–2
7 Aug 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–49 4–3
8 Aug 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 56–36 5–3
9 Sept 3 at Calgary Stampeders W 38–4 6–3
10 Sept 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 34–17 7–3
11 Sept 13 at BC Lions W 32–13 8–3
12 Sept 21 vs Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–29 9–3
13 Sept 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–48 9–4
14 Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–25 9–5
15 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–29 9–6
16 Oct 21 vs. BC Lions L 8–30 9–7
17 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–15 10–7
18 Nov 4 at Calgary Stampeders L 32–34 10–8

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Postseason

Schedule

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
West Semi-Final Nov 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–27 1–0
West Final Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 43–23 2–0
Grey Cup Nov 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–50 2–1

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 10 7 10 0 27
Edmonton Eskimos 14 7 14 8 43

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 3 10 24 6 43
Calgary Stampeders 6 6 3 8 23

Grey Cup

Main article: 78th Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 0 28 12 50
Edmonton Eskimos 0 4 0 7 11

Roster

1990 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  4 Ray Macoritti K/P


Italics indicate American player

References

  1. ^ "1990 CFL Draft Archives". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ^ "CFL Standings". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ "Edmonton Eskimos 1990 Season on CFLdb Statistics". stats.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ "1990 Edmonton Eskimos football Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.