# 2005 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2005 Edmonton Eskimos finished third in the West Division with an 11–7 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34-year streak of making the playoffs.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 3 | 22 | Timothy O'Neill | OL | Calgary |
| 4 | 31 | Anthony Posteraro | K/P | Graceland |
| 5 | 40 | Robert Leblanc | SB | McGill |

### Notable transactions

| Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
| April 19, 2005 | Trade | Joe Montford (DL) | Dan Comiskey (OL) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| April 22, 2005 | Trade | Sandy Annunziata (OL) | Future considerations | Toronto Argonauts |
| April 28, 2005 | Trade | William Loftus (DB) | Terry Vaughn (SB) 6th round pick in 2005 CFL Draft – Adam Eckert (WR) | Montreal Alouettes |
| July 31, 2005 | Trade | Kwame Cavil (SB) | Clinton Wayne (DL) | Montreal Alouettes |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| A | June 10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,246 | 0–0–1 | 1 |
| B | June 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10–3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 28,013 | 1–0–1 | 3 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 550 | 444 | 24 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 529 | 443 | 22 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 453 | 421 | 22 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 441 | 433 | 18 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 474 | 558 | 10 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | June 24 | Ottawa Renegades | 16–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 36,912 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | June 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 22,087 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
| 3 | July 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–32 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,202 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
| 4 | July 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12–14 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,455 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
| 5 | July 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–21 | Ottawa Renegades | | 17,607 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
| 6 | July 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,018 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
| 7 | Aug 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–25 | BC Lions | | 35,568 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 5–2–0 | 10 |
| 9 | Aug 20 | Toronto Argonauts | 22–18 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,927 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
| 10 | Aug 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 26–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 44,624 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
| 11 | Sept 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–23 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,652 | 7–3–0 | 14 |
| 12 | Sept 9 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–11 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 42,654 | 7–4–0 | 14 |
| 13 | Sept 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36–37 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 25,226 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
| 14 | Sept 24 | BC Lions | 20–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 48,048 | 8–5–0 | 16 |
| 15 | Sept 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–40 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 27,582 | 8–6–0 | 16 |
| 16 | Oct 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–13 | Toronto Argonauts | | 34,116 | 9–6–0 | 18 |
| 17 | Oct 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 53,216 | 10–6–0 | 20 |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 10–6–0 | 20 |
| 19 | Oct 28 | BC Lions | 19–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,554 | 11–6–0 | 22 |
| 20 | Nov 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–43 | Calgary Stampeders | | 31,017 | 11–7–0 | 22 |
Total attendance: 377,408
Average attendance: 41,934 (69.8%)

## Playoffs

| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Semi-Final | Nov 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33–26 | Calgary Stampeders | | 26,799 |
| Division Final | Nov 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–23 | BC Lions | | 37,337 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 27 | Montreal Alouettes | 35–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | OT | 59,157 |

### West Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 26 |

### West Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| BC Lions | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 23 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 |