The

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Comm ...

season was the 62nd season for the team in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ...

and their 71st overall. This was the fourth season under

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other Coach (sport), coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manage ...

Jason Maas and the third season under

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Brock Sunderland. The team finished with an 8–10 record and fourth in the West Division. Notably, the team had a 1–10 record against playoff-bound teams and their 3–7 divisional record included only wins against the

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. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs, following a one-year absence, after their week 18 win against the

on October 12, 2019. The team played in the East Semi-Final, earning a crossover spot in the 2019 playoffs, defeating the

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in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the

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in the East Final. Following the season, the Eskimos parted ways with head coach Jason Maas. In addition, the 2019 season was the last season where the Eskimos team name was used, with an announcement during the suspended 2020 season the Eskimos name would be discontinued.

Offseason

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from

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and

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. Like all other CFL teams, the Eskimos held three non-tradeable selections in the

2019 CFL–LFA Draft The 2019 CFL–LFA Draft took place on January 14, 2019. 27 players were chosen from an invited pool of 51 Mexican players: 34 from the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) (a professional American football league) and 17 seniors from Mexic ...

, which took place on January 14, 2019. The

2019 European CFL Draft The 2019 CFL European Draft took place on April 11, 2019. Nine players were chosen from a pool of 18 European players who attended the 2019 CFL Combine. Background In October 2018, Canadian Football League (CFL) commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlin ...

took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

CFL Draft

The

2019 CFL Draft The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the United States on NCAA or ...

took place on May 2, 2019. The Eskimos traded their third-round pick to the

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for

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, but acquired an additional fifth-round pick after trading Shamawd Chambers to the

. Like other CFL teams, the Eskimos held 4 additional non-tradeable selections across the

and

Preseason

2019 Schedule
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Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

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Post-season

Schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

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