1960 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerJoe Ryan
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd, WIFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Fri, July 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 38–0 1–0 9,000
B Wed, July 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–17 1–1
D Mon, Aug 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–28 1–2 19,570
E Wed, Aug 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–29 1–3 8,350

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 14 2 0 453 239 28 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 318 225 20 Details
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 8 2 374 404 14 Details
BC Lions 16 5 9 2 296 356 12 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 12 2 205 422 6 Details

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Mon, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions W 33–14 1–0 17,500
2 2 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–1 2–0 17,000
3 3 Thurs, Aug 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–18 2–1 17,287
4 4 Mon, Aug 29 at BC Lions W 26–0 3–1 28,420
5 5 Sat, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–15 3–2 19,535
5 6 Mon, Sept 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 29–28 4–2
6 7 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 41–10 5–2 17,993
7 8 Fri, Sept 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–6 6–2 10,000
7 9 Mon, Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 18–10 7–2
8 10 Mon, Sept 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–2 8–2 20,932
9 11 Fri, Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 9–2 9–2 14,997
10 12 Thurs, Oct 6 at BC Lions L 13–21 9–3 21,707
10 13 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–31 9–4 15,500
11 14 Sat, Oct 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–35 9–5 17,000
11 15 Mon, Oct 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–21 9–6 15,000
12 16 Sat, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–11 10–6 6,608

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Roster

Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 41 Don Stephenson C
  • 43 Don Barry C
  • 51 Ted Tully G
  • 53 Al Ecuyer G
  • 55 Gino Fracas G
  • 56 Michael Kmech G
  • 62 Roy Stevenson G
  • 65 Toby Deese T
  • 66 Roger Nelson T
  • 67 Jack Lamb T

Defensive linemen

  • 52 Ed Gray DT
  • 61 Nat Dye DT
  • 64 Mike Volcan DT
  • 70 Bill Smith DE
 Defensive backs

Others

General Manager
  • Keith Rolfe (to September 10)
  • Joe Ryan (from September 10)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Dan Edwards
  • Bob Kellogg

Italics indicate Import player

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
West Semi-Final #1 Wed, Nov 2 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–7 1–0 16,018
West Semi-Final #2 Sat, Nov 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 40–21 2–0 20,000
West Final #1 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–22 2–1 17,500
West Final #2 Mon, Nov 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 3–1 16,708
West Final #3 Sat, Nov 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 4–2 4–1 20,000
Grey Cup Sat, Nov 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–16 4–2 36,592

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Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Ottawa Rough Riders 3 6 0 7 16
Edmonton Eskimos 0 6 0 0 6

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1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees

Player Canadian Lineman
Jackie Parker Bill Smith Roger Nelson

References

  1. ^ a b c "1960 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "1960 Edmonton Eskimos - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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