2013 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2013 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 65th overall. The Eskimos finished the season in fourth place in the West Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

2013 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerEd Hervey
Head coachKavis Reed
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPFred Stamps, SB
Team MOCShamawd Chambers, WR
Team MOREric Samuels, LB
Uniform

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Eskimos had seven selections in the seven-round draft after trading their first round pick to Montreal for Brody McKnight and acquiring additional third and fourth round picks.[1]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
2 10 Stefan Charles DT Regina
3 24 Kyle Norris LB Saint Mary's
3 26 Christopher Mercer OL Regina
4 31 Jorgen Hus LB Regina
4 34 Taylor Servais OL Ottawa
6 51 Elie Ngoyi DE Bishop's
7 55 Smith Wright FB Alberta

Notable transactions

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Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team
January 31, 2013 Trade Mike Reilly (QB)
*2nd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Brent Urban (DL)
2nd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Seydou Junior Haidara (WR)
2nd round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Tchissakid Player (OL)
BC Lions
February 5, 2013 Trade **6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Thomas Spoletini (LB) Jerome Messam (RB) Montreal Alouettes
February 5, 2013 Trade Nathan Kanya (LB)
Carson Rockhill (OL)
Greg Wojt (OL)
Jeremiah Masoli (QB)
Simoni Lawrence (LB)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
February 27, 2013 Trade 2nd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Stefan Charles (DT)
3rd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Kyle Norris (LB)
Hasan Hazime (DL)
2nd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Brent Urban (DL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
March 1, 2013 Trade ***5th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Alex Anthony (WR)
***5th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Levi Steinhauer (DL)
Brody McKnight (P/K)
6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Thomas Spoletini (LB)
Saskatchewan Roughriders
March 22, 2013 Trade 3rd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Christopher Mercer (OL) Jermaine Reid (DL)
***5th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Alex Anthony (WR)
***5th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Levi Steinhauer (DL)
Toronto Argonauts
May 6, 2013 Trade 4th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Taylor Servais (OL) Étienne Légaré (DT) Calgary Stampeders

*Later traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
**Later traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders
***Later traded back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

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# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record
A Fri, June 14 Saskatchewan Roughriders 31–24 Edmonton Eskimos 26,623 0–1
B Fri, June 21 Edmonton Eskimos 27–22 BC Lions 26,733 1–1

Regular season

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Season standings

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Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 14 4 0 549 413 28 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 11 7 0 519 398 22 Details
BC Lions 18 11 7 0 504 461 22 Details
Edmonton Eskimos 18 4 14 0 421 519 8 Details

Season schedule

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# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts TV
1 Sat, June 29 Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–18 Edmonton Eskimos 35,869 0–1 0 TSN/ESPN2
2 Sun, July 7 Edmonton Eskimos 30–20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12,612 1–1 2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
3 Sat, July 13 BC Lions 17–3 Edmonton Eskimos 31,310 1–2 2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2
4 Sat, July 20 Edmonton Eskimos 21–31 BC Lions 26,623 1–3 2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
5 Thurs, July 25 Edmonton Eskimos 27–32 Montreal Alouettes 23,021 1–4 2 TSN/RDS/ESPN3
6 Fri, Aug 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–29 Edmonton Eskimos 31,006 1–5 2 TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
7 Bye
8 Sun, Aug 18 Edmonton Eskimos 33–36 Toronto Argonauts 19,656 1–6 2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
9 Sat, Aug 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–27 Edmonton Eskimos 41,868 1–7 2 TSN/ESPN3
10 Mon, Sept 2 Edmonton Eskimos 34–37 Calgary Stampeders 32,217 1–8 2 TSN/NBCSN
11 Fri, Sept 6 Calgary Stampeders 22–12 Edmonton Eskimos 33,654 1–9 2 TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
12 Sat, Sept 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7–25 Edmonton Eskimos 29,499 2–9 4 TSN/ESPN3
13 Fri, Sept 20 Edmonton Eskimos 35–27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT 28,859 3–9 6 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2
14 Sat, Sept 28 Toronto Argonauts 34–22 Edmonton Eskimos 29,569 3–10 6 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
15 Sat, Oct 5 Montreal Alouettes 47–24 Edmonton Eskimos 28,455 3–11 6 TSN/RDS/ESPN3
16 Sat, Oct 12 Edmonton Eskimos 9–14 Saskatchewan Roughriders 35,579 3–12 6 TSN/ESPN3
17 Fri, Oct 18 Calgary Stampeders 27–13 Edmonton Eskimos 27,633 3–13 6 TSN/NBCSN
18 Fri, Oct 25 Edmonton Eskimos 29–43 BC Lions 24,545 3–14 6 TSN/ESPN3
19 Sat, Nov 2 Edmonton Eskimos 30–26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32,701 4–14 8 TSN/RDS2/ESPN3

Total attendance: 288,863
Average attendance: 32,096 (57.0%, capacity 56,302)

Team

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Roster

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Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ "Draft tracker". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.