2003 Edmonton Eskimos season
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The 2003
Edmonton Eskimos
finished 1st in the West division with a 13–5–0 record and won the Grey Cup
in a rematch of the previous year's championship game
.
Total attendance: 371,054
Average attendance: 41,228 (68.6%)
2003 CFL season
The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2003:...
Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
finished 1st in the West division with a 13–5–0 record and won the Grey Cup
91st Grey Cup
The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 16 at Taylor Field, in Regina, Saskatchewan before 50,909 fans...
in a rematch of the previous year's championship game
90th Grey Cup
The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta...
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CFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Emmanuel Casseus | LB | Michigan |
| 1 | 8 | Randy Spencer | DT | Weber State |
| 2 | 10 | Kojo Aidoo | FB | McMaster McMaster University McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens... |
| 3 | 20 | Dounia Whitehouse | CB | Charleston Southern |
| 3 | 26 | Joseph Bonaventura | LB | Saint Mary's |
| 4 | 34 | Larry Ram | OL | Florida A&M |
| 6 | 52 | Didier Ormejuste | DL | Toledo |
Schedule
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| A | Bye | |||||||
| B | June 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
10–17 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31,450 | 1–0 | 2 | |
| C | June 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38–9 | BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
12,319 | 2–0 | 4 | |
Season standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 569 | 414 | 26 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 514 | 487 | 22 | Details 2003 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2003 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.-CFL Draft:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-West Semi-Final:-2003 CFL All-Stars:... |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 535 | 430 | 22 | Details 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd place in the West division with an 11–7–0 record. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:... |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 531 | 430 | 22 | Details 2003 BC Lions season The 2003 BC Lions finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 11–7 record, but they made the playoffs because of the "cross-over" rule. They appeared in the East-Semi Final... |
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 323 | 501 | 10 | Details 2003 Calgary Stampeders season The 2003 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:... |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | June 21 | Montreal Alouettes 2003 Montreal Alouettes season The 2003 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-Roster:... |
34–16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30,109 | 0–1–0 | 0 | |
| 2 | June 26 | Calgary Stampeders 2003 Calgary Stampeders season The 2003 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:... |
24–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30,568 | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
| 3 | July 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 12–14 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2003 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2003 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.-CFL Draft:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-West Semi-Final:-2003 CFL All-Stars:... |
28,495 | 1–2–0 | 2 | |
| 3 | July 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37–20 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 1–17–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-References:... |
12,492 | 2–2–0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bye | 2–2–0 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | July 16 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 15–52 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33,785 | 3–2–0 | 6 | |
| 6 | July 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–32 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd place in the West division with an 11–7–0 record. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final, but lost the West Final to the Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:... |
26,767 | 3–3–0 | 6 | |
| 7 | July 31 | Edmonton Eskimos | 31–26 | Ottawa Renegades 2003 Ottawa Renegades season The 2003 Ottawa Renegades season was the 2nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 2nd overall. The Renegades finished the season with an improved 7–11 record, but still failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
21,200 | 4–3–0 | 8 | |
| 8 | Aug 9 | Toronto Argonauts 2003 Toronto Argonauts season The 2003 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2003 CFL season with a 9–9–0 record. They won the East Division Semi-finals but lost the East Division Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:... |
20–49 | Edmonton Eskimos | 44,205 | 5–3–0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Aug 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | 18–15 | Toronto Argonauts | 11,021 | 6–3–0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Aug 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 31–49 | Edmonton Eskimos | 45,083 | 7–3–0 | 14 | |
| 11 | Sept 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–28 | Calgary Stampeders | 36,251 | 7–4–0 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sept 5 | Calgary Stampeders | 0–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | 62,444 | 8–4–0 | 14 | |
| 13 | Sept 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–30 | BC Lions 2003 BC Lions season The 2003 BC Lions finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 11–7 record, but they made the playoffs because of the "cross-over" rule. They appeared in the East-Semi Final... |
27,070 | 9–4–0 | 16 | |
| 14 | Sept 19 | Ottawa Renegades | 33–45 | Edmonton Eskimos | 35,264 | 10–4–0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Sept 26 | BC Lions | 7–27 | Edmonton Eskimos | 44,432 | 11–4–0 | 22 | |
| 16 | Oct 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 20–19 | Montreal Alouettes | 20,202 | 12–4–0 | 24 | |
| 17 | Bye | 12–4–0 | 24 | |||||
| 18 | Oct 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | 45,164 | 13–4–0 | 26 | |
| 19 | Oct 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30–34 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26,601 | 13–5–0 | 26 | |
Total attendance: 371,054
Average attendance: 41,228 (68.6%)
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23–30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 40,081 | |
| Grey Cup | Nov 16 | Montreal Alouettes | 22–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | 50,909 |
West Final
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
2 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 24 |