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The 1996 Edmonton Eskimos were coached by Ron Lancaster and finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They upset the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final, but lost the Grey Cup to the Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 1 Donnavan Blair SB Calgary
1 8 Duane Arrindell OL Northern Illinois
2 16 Jayson Hamilton RB Alberta
3 25 Sheldon Napastuk DT Iowa State
4 34 Murray Cunningham DL Alberta
5 43 John Saul DE Saskatchewan
6 51 Darcy Park FB Alberta
7 60 Troy Shwetz DB Jamestown College

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
B June 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23-18 L 25632 0–1
B June 21 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-31 L 34091 0–2

Regular season

Season standings

Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 5 0 608 375 26
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 459 354 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 421 495 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 360 498 10
BC Lions 18 5 13 0 410 483 10

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record Stk
1 June 27 at British Columbia Lions 28–14 W 29435 1–0 W1
2 July 5 vs Montreal Alouettes 16–13 W 26211 2–0 W2
3 July 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–24 L 21014 2–1 L1
4 July 17 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-16 L 28751 2–2 L2
5 July 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders 34–18 W 13323 3–2 W1
6 August 3 vs Ottawa Rough Riders 20–2 W 25773 4–2 W2
7 August 8 at Toronto Argonauts 24–21 L 20030 4–3 L1
8 August 17 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 25–8 W 36011 5–3 W1
9 August 23 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–8 W 27202 6–3 W2
10 September 2 at Calgary Stampeders 35–14 L 35314 6–4 L1
11 September 6 vs Calgary Stampeders 20–19 W 40727 7–4 W1
12 September 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–14 L 17301 7–5 L1
13 September 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–12 W 28744 8–5 W1
14 September 29 vs British Columbia Lions 32–12 W 28784 9–5 W2
15 October 4 at Montreal Alouettes 32–18 L 17886 9–6 L1
16 October 12 at British Columbia Lions 34–31 W 18031 10–6 W1
17 October 20 vs Toronto Argonauts 24–17 L 27567 10–7 L1
18 October 27 vs Calgary Stampeders 41–32 W 27332 11–7 W1
19 Bye

Awards and records

1996 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1996 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 0 0 6 7
Edmonton Eskimos 10 21 15 22 68

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 6 6 0 3 15
Calgary Stampeders 3 3 3 3 12

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 0 27 3 13 43
Edmonton Eskimos 9 14 0 14 37


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