The 2005 Edmonton Eskimos finished 3rd in the West division with an 11–7–0 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34-year streak of making the playoffs.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School/Club Team |
3 | 22 | Timothy O'Neill | OL | Calgary |
4 | 31 | Anthony Posteraro | K/P | Graceland |
5 | 40 | Robert Leblanc | SB | McGill |
Preseason
Schedule
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
A | June 10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,246 | 0–0–1 | 1 |
B | June 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10–3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 28,013 | 1–0–1 | 3 |
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Regular season
Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 24 | Ottawa Renegades | 16–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 36,912 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | June 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 22,087 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
3 | July 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–32 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,202 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | July 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12–14 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,455 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
5 | July 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–21 | Ottawa Renegades | | 17,607 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
6 | July 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,018 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
7 | Aug 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 19–25 | BC Lions | | 35,568 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
8 |
Bye | 5–2–0 | 10 |
9 | Aug 20 | Toronto Argonauts | 22–18 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,927 | 5–3–0 | 10 |
10 | Aug 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 26–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 44,624 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
11 | Sept 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–23 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,652 | 7–3–0 | 14 |
12 | Sept 9 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–11 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 42,654 | 7–4–0 | 14 |
13 | Sept 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36–37 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 25,226 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
14 | Sept 24 | BC Lions | 20–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 48,048 | 8–5–0 | 16 |
15 | Sept 30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–40 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 27,582 | 8–6–0 | 16 |
16 | Oct 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–13 | Toronto Argonauts | | 34,116 | 9–6–0 | 18 |
17 | Oct 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18–19 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 53,216 | 10–6–0 | 20 |
18 |
Bye | 10–6–0 | 20 |
19 | Oct 28 | BC Lions | 19–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,554 | 11–6–0 | 22 |
20 | Nov 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–43 | Calgary Stampeders | | 31,017 | 11–7–0 | 22 |
Total attendance: 377,408
Average attendance: 41,934 (69.8%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Semi-Final | Nov 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33–26 | Calgary Stampeders | | 26,799 |
Division Final | Nov 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–23 | BC Lions | | 37,337 |
Grey Cup | Nov 27 | Montreal Alouettes | 35–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | OT | 59,157 |