# 1995 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1995 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the North Division with a 13–5 record. They appeared in the North Final.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 0 | 5 | Hitchem El Mashtoub | C | Arizona |
| 1 | 13 | Mark Lawson | DB/LB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 21 | Derrick Sholdice | OT | Northern Illinois |
| 3 | 28 | Blake Bunting | TE | Evangel College |
| 4 | 36 | Kevin Algajer | LB | Alberta |
| 5 | 44 | Steve Dallison | DL | Alberta |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Beak | TE | Western Ontario |

### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Tue, June 13 | vs. BC Lions | W 23–22 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 39,293 |
| B | Thu, June 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 34–42 OT | 1–1 | McMahon Stadium | |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 631 | 404 | 30 | 9–2 | L1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 599 | 359 | 26 | 9–3 | W6 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 535 | 470 | 20 | 7–6 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 427 | 509 | 16 | 5–4 | L2 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 653 | 14 | 5–7 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 422 | 451 | 12 | 5–7 | L2 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 376 | 519 | 8 | 3–9 | W1 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 348 | 685 | 6 | 3–8 | L1 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, July 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 45–23 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,465 |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, July 7 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–19 OT | 2–0 | Taylor Field | 23,584 |
| 3 | 3 | Mon, July 17 | vs. Shreveport Pirates | L 7–37 | 3–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 29,463 |
| 4 | 4 | Sat, July 22 | at San Antonio Texans | L 27–32 | 3–1 | Alamodome | 12,856 |
| 5 | 5 | Fri, July 28 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 26–18 | 4–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,104 |
| 6 | 6 | Wed, Aug 2 | vs. Baltimore Stallions | L 12–19 | 4–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,698 |
| 7 | 7 | Wed, Aug 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 31–10 | 5–2 | SkyDome | 14,192 |
| 7 | 8 | Sun, Aug 13 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 17–18 | 5–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,012 |
| 8 | 9 | Fri, Aug 18 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 32–13 | 6–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,204 |
| 9 | 10 | Sun, Aug 27 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 63–3 | 7–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,135 |
| 10 | 11 | Mon, Sept 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 26–51 | 7–4 | McMahon Stadium | 37,317 |
| 11 | 12 | Fri, Sept 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 17–33 | 7–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 49,434 |
| 12 | 13 | Fri, Sept 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 64–10 | 8–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,718 |
| 13 | 14 | Fri, Sept 22 | at BC Lions | W 33–18 | 9–5 | BC Place | 32,837 |
| 14 | 15 | Sun, Oct 1 | vs. BC Lions | W 39–36 | 10–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,046 |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | 16 | Fri, Oct 13 | vs. Memphis Mad Dogs | W 34–17 | 11–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,111 |
| 17 | 17 | Thu, Oct 19 | at Birmingham Barracudas | W 45–18 | 12–5 | Legion Field | 8,910 |
| 18 | 18 | Thu, Oct 26 | at Memphis Mad Dogs | W 25–14 | 13–5 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 12,078 |
Total attendance: 283,274
Average attendance: 31,475 (52.4%)

## Awards and records
### 1995 CFL All-Stars

* DT – Bennie Goods
* LB – Willie Pless
* DB – Glenn Rogers Jr.

### Offence

* FB – Michael Soles, Edmonton Eskimos
* C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos

### Defence

* DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
* LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
* DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Edmonton Eskimos

## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Division semi-final | Sun, Nov 5 | vs. BC Lions | W 26–15 | 1–0 | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,817 |
| Division final | Sun Nov 12 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 4–37 | 1–1 | McMahon Stadium | 30,894 |

### North semi-final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Edmonton Eskimos | ? | ? | ? | ? | 26 |
| BC Lions | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15 |

### North final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Calgary Stampeders | ? | ? | ? | ? | 37 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 |