# 1994 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1994 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 37th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 46th overall. The Eskimos finished in second place in the West Division with a 13–5 record. However, they were upset in the 1994 West Semi-Final against the eventual Grey Cup Champion BC Lions.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 13 | Rob Wessling | T | Guelph |
| 2 | 21 | Pat McNerney | TE/OL | Weber State |
| 3 | 29 | Darryl Fridd | DL | Alberta |
| 4 | 36 | Brad Zacharias | TB | Acadia |
| 5 | 43 | Stephen Day | LB | Alberta |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Wed, June 22 | vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 38–22 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 35,901 |
| B | Wed, June 29 | at Las Vegas Posse | L 11–22 | 1–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 6,280 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 698 | 355 | 8–2 | W3 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 518 | 401 | 7–3 | W2 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 604 | 456 | 5–4–1 | L1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 512 | 454 | 4–6 | W4 | Details |
| Sacramento Gold Miners | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 436 | 436 | 3–6–1 | W1 | Details |
| Las Vegas Posse | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 447 | 622 | 2–8 | L6 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, July 9 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 26–11 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,687 |
| 2 | 2 | Thu, July 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 35–50 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 21,686 |
| 3 | 3 | Wed, July 20 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 23–21 | 2–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,188 |
| 4 | 4 | Sat, July 30 | at Shreveport Pirates | W 24–10 | 3–1 | Independence Stadium | 17,434 |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, Aug 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 42–23 | 4–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,633 |
| 6 | 6 | Fri, Aug 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 7–20 | 4–2 | Taylor Field | 24,548 |
| 7 | 7 | Thu, Aug 18 | at Sacramento Gold Miners | W 44–15 | 5–2 | Hornet Stadium | 13,959 |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 25 | vs. Las Vegas Posse | W 44–17 | 6–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,559 |
| 9 | 9 | Mon, Sept 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 15–48 | 6–3 | McMahon Stadium | 37,317 |
| 10 | 10 | Fri, Sept 9 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 38–12 | 7–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 51,180 |
| 11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 17 | at BC Lions | W 25–16 | 8–3 | BC Place | 34,929 |
| 12 | 12 | Sun, Sept 25 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 28–25 | 9–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 24,132 |
| 13 | 13 | Fri, Sept 30 | vs. BC Lions | L 24–26 | 9–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,187 |
| 14 | 14 | Sun, Oct 9 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–32 | 10–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14,402 |
| 15 | 15 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs. Baltimore CFLers | W 31–24 | 11–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,918 |
| 16 | 16 | Sun, Oct 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 6–23 | 11–5 | SkyDome | 22,210 |
| 17 | 17 | Sat, Oct 29 | vs. Sacramento Gold Miners | W 22–16 | 12–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 29,322 |
| 18 | 18 | Sat, Nov 5 | vs. Las Vegas Posse | W 51–10 | 13–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 14,228 |
Total attendance: 268806
Average attendance: 29867

## Awards and records
### Defence

* DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
* LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
* DB – Robert Holland, Edmonton Eskimos

### Special teams

* ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

### Offence

* OT – Blake Dermott, Edmonton Eskimos

### Defence

* DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
* LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
* DB – Robert Holland, Edmonton Eskimos

### Special teams

* ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

## Playoffs
### West Semi-final

| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| BC Lions | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 |