2015 Edmonton Eskimos season

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

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

1. Later traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2. 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
				Score	Record
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
				Score	Record
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
				Score	Record
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 14 James Franklin  5 Jordan Lynch 13 Mike Reilly Running backs 31 Calvin McCarty FB 25 Mike Miller FB 28 Aaron Milton 24 Akeem Shavers Receivers  4 Adarius Bowman SB 17 Shamawd Chambers WR 85 Nathan Coehoorn WR 32 Kendial Lawrence SB/KR  7 Kenny Stafford SB 18 Cory Watson SB 87 Derel Walker WR		Offensive linemen 67 D'Anthony Batiste 62 Chris Greaves 64 Andrew Jones 66 Matt O'Donnell 59 Brian Simmons 60 Justin Sorensen 58 Tony Washington Defensive linemen 95 Gregory Alexandre DT 77 Mathieu Boulay DE 91 Marcus Howard DE 99 Willie Jefferson DE 90 Almondo Sewell DT 97 Eddie Steele DT 41 Odell Willis DE		Linebackers 44 Korey Jones 40 Deon Lacey 45 Dexter McCoil 47 J. C. Sherritt 48 Blair Smith Defensive backs 27 Mike Dubuisson S 37 Otha Foster DB 36 Aaron Grymes DB 20 Raye Hartmann S 34 Ryan Hinds S  8 Cauchy Muamba S 26 John Ojo DB 24 Akeem Shavers DB  9 Patrick Watkins CB 23 Marcell Young DB Special teams 53 Ryan King LS 11 Grant Shaw P/K  6 Sean Whyte P/K		Injured List 81 Devon Bailey WR 33 Shakir Bell RB  2 Nic Grigsby RB 50 Danny Groulx OL 52 Alexander Krausnick OL 55 Elie Ngoyi DE 93 Don Oramasionwu DT 63 Brian Ramsay OL 65 Simeon Rottier OL 6-Game Injured List 57 David Beard OL 38 Adam Konar LB 30 John White RB 56 Greg Wojt OL Practice Roster 73 Anthony Barrett WR/KR 15 Deion Belue DB 29 Michael Carter DB 68 Thaddeus Coleman OL 82 Sederrik Cunningham WR 12 Aaron Hester DB 84 Andrew Johnson WR 92 Cedric McKinley DT  3 Wallace Miles SB/KR 19 Greg Morris RB 22 Kacy Rodgers DB 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 → More rosters

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 → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs

References

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