1999 Edmonton Eskimos season

1999 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerTom Higgins
Head coachDon Matthews
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record6–12
Division place3rd West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final

The 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason[edit]

CFL Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player Position School
1 4 Trevor Bollers FB Iowa
2 9 Aaron Williams DE Indiana
3 20 Éric LaPointe RB Mount Allison
4 28 Brent Walker WR Mary
5 35 Frantz Clarkson CB Manitoba
6 43 Orlando Bowen DE Northern Illinois

Preseason[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
A June 23 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–3 W 35313
B June 30 at British Columbia Lions 49–9 W 13258

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 18 13 5 0 429 373 26
Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 503 393 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 6 12 0 459 502 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 3 15 0 370 592 6

Season schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record Streak
1 July 9 vs British Columbia Lions 25–13 L 33404 0–1 L1
2 July 16 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–6 W 32113 1–1 W1
3 July 22 at Calgary Stampeders 41–27 L 31246 1–2 L1
4 July 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 54–8 L 16815 1–3 L2
5 August 6 vs Montreal Alouettes 20–13 L 33154 1–4 L3
6 August 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 56–26 W 22454 2–4 W2
7 August 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–27 L 16544 2–5 L1
8 August 27 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–23 OTL 34180 2–6 L2
9 September 6 at Calgary Stampeders 33–30 OTW 37611 3–6 W1
10 September 10 vs Calgary Stampeders 38–13 L 52458 3–7 L1
11 September 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 41–38 W 18321 4–7 W1
12 September 26 vs Toronto Argonauts 20–16 L 31085 4–8 L1
13 October 3 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–19 L 27211 4–9 L2
14 October 11 at British Columbia Lions 26–20 W 26177 5–9 W1
15 October 17 vs British Columbia Lions 21–13 OTL 30713 5–10 L1
16 October 23 at Montreal Alouettes 36–33 L 19461 5–11 L2
17 October 30 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–21 W 33850 6–11 W1
18 November 6 at Toronto Argonauts 20–15 L 19460 6–12 L1

Awards and records

1999 CFL All-Stars[edit]

Offence[edit]

Western All-Star Selections[edit]

Offence[edit]

Defence[edit]

  • DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos

Playoffs[edit]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Tot
Calgary Stampeders 7 14 6 3 30
Edmonton Eskimos 0 3 7 7 17