2004 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2004 Edmonton Eskimos finished 2nd in the West division with a 9–9–0 record winning the tie-breaker with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who also finished 9–9–0, and denying them a home playoff date. Ironically, it was the Roughriders who defeated the Eskimos in the West Semi-final, ending their season and a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School/Club Team |
1 | 9 | Amarpreet Sanghera | OL | British Columbia |
2 | 10 | Gilles Lezi | FB | Northwestern |
2 | 17 | Rhett McLane | OL | Saskatchewan |
3 | 26 | Andrew Nowacki | WR | Murray State |
4 | 35 | Chad Rempel | WR | Saskatchewan |
5 | 44 | Martin Gagnon | DB | Laval |
6 | 53 | David Thorne | OL | Mount Allison |
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | June 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 9–33 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,202 | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | June 26 | BC Lions | 41–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 35,367 | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | July 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 15–44 | Ottawa Renegades | | 22,843 | 0–3–0 | 0 |
4 | July 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–9 | BC Lions | | 22,227 | 1–3–0 | 2 |
5 | July 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30–51 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 35,728 | 2–3–0 | 4 |
6 |
Bye | 2–3–0 | 4 |
7 | July 30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,363 | 3–3–0 | 6 |
8 | Aug 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 39–14 | Toronto Argonauts | | 23,897 | 3–4–0 | 6 |
9 | Aug 12 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 23,998 | 3–5–0 | 6 |
10 | Aug 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 42,399 | 4–5–0 | 8 |
11 | Aug 29 | Ottawa Renegades | 16–57 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,109 | 5–5–0 | 10 |
12 | Sept 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–7 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,651 | 6–5–0 | 12 |
13 | Sept 10 | Calgary Stampeders | 44–12 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 50,366 | 7–5–0 | 14 |
14 | Sept 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30–33 | BC Lions | OT | 29,704 | 7–6–0 | 14 |
15 | Sept 25 | Toronto Argonauts | 26–17 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 41,113 | 7–7–0 | 14 |
16 | Oct 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 27,884 | 7–8–0 | 14 |
17 | Oct 11 | Montreal Alouettes | 19–39 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,708 | 8–8–0 | 16 |
18 | Oct 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–40 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 30,087 | 8–9–0 | 16 |
19 | Oct 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34–40 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 33,131 | 9–9–0 | 18 |
20 |
Bye | 9–9–0 | 18 |
Total attendance: 351,284
Average attendance: 39,031 (65.0%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Semi-Final | Nov 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14–6 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 37,359 |
West Semi-Final
References
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- Edmonton portal
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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Western Division championships (23) | |
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- Edmonton portal
- Canadian football portal
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