# 1991 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1991 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. The club attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but lost the West Final 38-36 to the Calgary Stampeders.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 3 | Dan Murphy | DB | Acadia |
| 2 | 15 | Christian Masotti | WR | McGill |
| 3 | 23 | John Davis | DB | Western Ontario |
| 4 | 25 | Gordon Walker | DB | Manitoba |
| 4 | 30 | Ron Herman | G | Queen's |
| 4 | 31 | Cam Brosseau | LB | Eastern Illinois |
| 5 | 39 | Mike Purcell | DL | Calgary |
| 6 | 47 | Mark Houlder | LB | York |
| 7 | 55 | Todd Herget | LB | BYU |
| 8 | 63 | James Gardner | WR | Simon Fraser |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Thu, June 27 | vs BC Lions | W 31–10 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,029 |
| B | Tue, July 2 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 21–25 | 1–1 | McMahon Stadium | 32,649 |

## Regular Season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 671 | 569 | 7–3 | W2 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 596 | 552 | 6–4 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 661 | 587 | 5–5 | L1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 606 | 710 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | July 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 34–25 | 1–0 | Taylor Field | |
| 2 | July 17 | vs Ottawa Rough Riders | W 40–33 | 2–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 3 | July 25 | at BC Lions | L 36–37 | 2–1 | BC Place | |
| 4 | July 31 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 54–24 | 3–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 5 | Aug 10 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–13 | 4–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | |
| 6 | Aug 15 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 35–36 | 4–2 | Lansdowne Park | |
| 7 | Aug 21 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 53–39 | 5–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 8 | Aug 28 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 41–44 | 5–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 9 | Sept 2 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 36–48 | 5–4 | McMahon Stadium | |
| 10 | Sept 6 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 51–37 | 6–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 11 | Sept 15 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 41–36 | 7–4 | Taylor Field | |
| 12 | Sept 21 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 28–47 | 7–5 | SkyDome | |
| 13 | Sept 27 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 31–15 | 8–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 14 | Oct 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 18–17 | 9–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 15 | Oct 12 | at BC Lions | W 45–38 (OT) | 10–5 | BC Place | |
| 16 | Oct 20 | vs. BC Lions | L 38–39 (OT) | 10–6 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 17 | Oct 27 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 24–23 | 11–6 | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 18 | Nov 3 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–18 | 12–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Final | Sun, Nov 17 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 36–38 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,142 |

### West Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 38 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 |