# 1960 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

## Pre-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Fri, July 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 38–0 | 1–0 | | 9,000 |
| B | Wed, July 20 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 4–17 | 1–1 | | |
| D | Mon, Aug 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 14–28 | 1–2 | | 19,570 |
| E | Wed, Aug 10 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 24–29 | 1–3 | | 8,350 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 239 | 28 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 318 | 225 | 20 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 374 | 404 | 14 | Details |
| BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 296 | 356 | 12 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 205 | 422 | 6 | Details |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Mon, Aug 15 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–14 | 1–0 | | 17,500 |
| 2 | 2 | Mon, Aug 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 19–1 | 2–0 | | 17,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Thurs, Aug 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–18 | 2–1 | | 17,287 |
| 4 | 4 | Mon, Aug 29 | at BC Lions | W 26–0 | 3–1 | | 28,420 |
| 5 | 5 | Sat, Sept 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–15 | 3–2 | | 19,535 |
| 5 | 6 | Mon, Sept 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 29–28 | 4–2 | | |
| 6 | 7 | Sat, Sept 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 41–10 | 5–2 | | 17,993 |
| 7 | 8 | Fri, Sept 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–6 | 6–2 | | 10,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Mon, Sept 19 | vs. BC Lions | W 18–10 | 7–2 | | |
| 8 | 10 | Mon, Sept 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 15–2 | 8–2 | | 20,932 |
| 9 | 11 | Fri, Sept 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 9–2 | 9–2 | | 14,997 |
| 10 | 12 | Thurs, Oct 6 | at BC Lions | L 13–21 | 9–3 | | 21,707 |
| 10 | 13 | Sat, Oct 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 11–31 | 9–4 | | 15,500 |
| 11 | 14 | Sat, Oct 15 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–35 | 9–5 | | 17,000 |
| 11 | 15 | Mon, Oct 17 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–21 | 9–6 | | 15,000 |
| 12 | 16 | Sat, Oct 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13–11 | 10–6 | | 6,608 |

### Roster
## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semi-Final #1 | Wed, Nov 2 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 30–7 | 1–0 | | 16,018 |
| West Semi-Final #2 | Sat, Nov 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 40–21 | 2–0 | | 20,000 |
| West Final #1 | Sat, Nov 12 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–22 | 2–1 | | 17,500 |
| West Final #2 | Mon, Nov 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 10–5 | 3–1 | | 16,708 |
| West Final #3 | Sat, Nov 19 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 4–2 | 4–1 | | 20,000 |
| Grey Cup | Sat, Nov 26 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 6–16 | 4–2 | | 36,592 |

### Grey Cup

| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

## 1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees

| Player | Canadian | Lineman |
| Jackie Parker | Bill Smith | Roger Nelson |
* Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.