# 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.

## Off-season
### CFL draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club team |
| 2 | 11 | Gordon Hinse | OT | Alberta |
| 2 | 12 | Dee Stirling | DL | Queen's |
| 3 | 20 | Andrea Bonaventura | LB | Calgary |
| 5 | 36 | Eric Lee | RB | Weber State |
| 6 | 44 | Jason Kosec | LB | Western Ontario |

### Notable transactions

| Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
| January 21, 2009 | Trade | 2nd round pick in 2009 CFL Draft – Gordon Hinse (OT) *4th round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Akeem Foster (WR) | Stefan LeFors (QB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| February 16, 2009 | Trade | Kai Ellis (DE) | Siddeeq Shabazz (DB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| February 17, 2009 | Trade | Jason Nugent (DB) **2nd round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Cory Watson (WR) | Brock Ralph (WR) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| April 1, 2009 | Trade | Anthony Malbrough (DB) **5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Carl Volny (RB) | Kelly Butler (OL) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| May 6, 2009 | Trade | Gerald Davis (OL) | Conditional pick in 2010 CFL Draft | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| May 15, 2009 | Trade | Kitwana Jones (LB) | Juan Joseph (QB) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| May 15, 2009 | Trade | Kelly Malveaux (DB) | Fred Perry (DE) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| June 11, 2009 | Trade | Joe McGrath (OL) | *1st round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Danny Watkins (OT) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| June 15, 2009 | Trade | Willie Amos (DB) | Thaddeus Coleman (OL) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
*Later traded to the BC Lions **Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

### Pre-season

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| A | June 17 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12–45 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 34,793 | 1–0 | 2 |
| B | June 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–19 | BC Lions | | 23,217 | 2–0 | 4 |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 484 | 21 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 514 | 443 | 21 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 469 | 502 | 18 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 431 | 502 | 16 | Details |

### Season schedule

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | July 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 17–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 30,650 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | July 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–50 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,202 | 1–1–0 | 2 |
| 3 | July 16 | BC Lions | 40–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 33,661 | 1–2–0 | 2 |
| 4 | July 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38–33 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 30,945 | 2–2–0 | 4 |
| 5 | July 30 | Montreal Alouettes | 19–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 33,206 | 3–2–0 | 6 |
| 6 | Aug 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21–28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 19,206 | 3–3–0 | 6 |
| 7 | Aug 13 | Calgary Stampeders | 35–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 33,065 | 4–3–0 | 8 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 4–3–0 | 8 |
| 9 | Aug 29 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 35,036 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sept 7 | Edmonton Eskimos | 8–32 | Calgary Stampeders | | 40,729 | 5–4–0 | 10 |
| 11 | Sept 11 | Calgary Stampeders | 35–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 46,212 | 5–5–0 | 10 |
| 12 | Sept 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 30,945 | 6–5–0 | 12 |
| 13 | Sept 26 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 62,517* | 6–6–0 | 12 |
| 14 | Oct 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 21,965 | 6–7–0 | 12 |
| 15 | Oct 9 | BC Lions | 34–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 30,120 | 6–8–0 | 12 |
| 16 | Oct 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–19 | Toronto Argonauts | | 26,515 | 7–8–0 | 14 |
| 17 | Oct 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 7–30 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,650 | 7–9–0 | 14 |
| 18 | Oct 30 | Toronto Argonauts | 10–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 30,012 | 8–9–0 | 16 |
| 19 | Nov 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 45–13 | BC Lions | | 31,515 | 9–9–0 | 18 |
*Top attendance in CFL
Total attendance: 334,479
Average attendance: 37,164 (62.4%)

### Roster
## Statistics

* = Indicates team leader

### Passing

| Player | Att | Comp | % | Yards | TD | RBI | Rating |

### Rushing

| Player | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Fumbles |

### Receiving

| Player | No. | Yards | Avg. | Long | TD |

## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Semi-Final | Nov 15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21–24 | Calgary Stampeders | | 31,356 |

### Bracket

| November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary |
| | | | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| W4 | BC Lions | 34* | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
| | | | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21 | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 24 | | | | | | |
*-Team won in Overtime.

### West Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |