# 2019 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2019 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. This was the fourth season under head coach Jason Maas and the third season under general manager Brock Sunderland. The team finished with an 8–10 record and fourth in the West Division. Notably, the team had a 1–10 record against playoff-bound teams and their 3–7 divisional record included only wins against the BC Lions.
The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs, following a one-year absence, after their week 18 win against the BC Lions on October 12, 2019. The team played in the East Semi-Final, earning a crossover spot in the 2019 playoffs, defeating the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final.
Following the season, the Eskimos parted ways with head coach Jason Maas. In addition, the 2019 season was the last season where the Eskimos team name was used, with an announcement during the suspended 2020 season the Eskimos name would be discontinued.

## Offseason
### Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Eskimos held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
| Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| LFA | 1 | 1 | Diego Viamontes | WR | Mayas CDMX |
| LFA | 2 | 10 | Daniel Landeros | LB | Dinos de Saltillo |
| LFA | 3 | 19 | Jose Romero | DB | Artilleros de Puebla |
| Euro | 1 | 4 | Maxime Rouyer | LB | McGill |

### CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Eskimos traded their third-round pick to the Toronto Argonauts for Martese Jackson, but acquired an additional fifth-round pick after trading Shamawd Chambers to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Like other CFL teams, the Eskimos held 4 additional non-tradeable selections across the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft and 2019 European CFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 3 | Mathieu Betts | DL | Laval |
| 2 | 12 | Kyle Saxelid | OL | UNLV |
| 4 | 32 | Peter Cender | FB | Grand Valley State |
| 5 | 40 | Shai Ross | WR | Manitoba |
| 5 | 41 | Evan Machibroda | DL | Saskatchewan |
| 6 | 50 | Scott Hutter | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 7 | 59 | Hunter Karl | WR | Calgary |
| 8 | 68 | Eric Blake | DB | McMaster |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Sun, May 26 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | W 22–7 | 1–0 | None | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,549 | Recap |
| B | Fri, May 31 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 3–20 | 1–1 | None | IG Field | 19,273 | Recap |
| C | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 487 | 386 | 7–3 | W3 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 407 | 8–2 | W1 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 508 | 409 | 7–3 | W1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 400 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 452 | 0–10 | L3 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 14 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 32–25 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,263 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 21 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | W 39–23 | 2–0 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 24,016 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Thu, June 27 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–28 | 2–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | IG Field | 25,336 | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | 4 | Thu, July 11 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | W 33–6 | 3–1 | TSN | BC Place | 17,026 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 20 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 10–20 | 3–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,137 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Thu, July 25 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 26–0 | 4–2 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,368 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Sat, Aug 3 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 18–24 | 4–3 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 26,597 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 9 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 16–12 | 5–3 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,951 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Fri, Aug 16 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 41–26 | 6–3 | TSN/RDS2 | BMO Field | 16,490 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 23 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 28–34 | 6–4 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 34,217 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Mon, Sept 2 | 2:30 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 9–25 | 6–5 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 32,350 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Sat, Sept 7 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 17–33 | 6–6 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 40,113* | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 20 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 27–30 | 6–7 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,694 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 21–16 | 7–7 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 23,451 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Fri, Oct 4 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 12–42 | 7–8 | TSN/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 23,411 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 12 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | W 19–6 | 8–8 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,218 | Recap |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 26 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 24–27 | 8–9 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 29,228 | Recap |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Nov 2 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–23 | 8–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Mosaic Stadium | 29,156 | Recap |
*Top attendance in CFL

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 10 | 11:00 a.m. MST | at Montreal Alouettes | W 37–29 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 21,054 | Recap |
| East Final | Sun, Nov 17 | 11:00 a.m. MST | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 16–36 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | Tim Hortons Field | 25,177 | Recap |