Edmonton Eskimos 1996 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

11 wins, 7 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd in the West Division
West Division Semi-final
- Nov. 10, 1996 Won 68 – 7 vs Winnipeg
West Division Final
- Nov. 17, 1996 Won 15 – 12 @ Calgary
CFL Grey Cup
- Nov. 24, 1996 Lost 37 – 43 vs Toronto in Hamilton, ON

Edmonton Eskimos 1996 Season Resources 1996 EDM Team Roster 1996 EDM Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
B	Fri Jun 14 10:30 PM	EDM 18 @ SSK 23	L
B	Fri Jun 21 9:30 PM	WPG 34 @ EDM 31	L


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Thu Jun 27 10:30 PM	EDM 28 @ BC 14	W
2	Fri Jul 5 9:30 PM	MTL 13 @ EDM 16	W	TSN, RDS
3	Wed Jul 10 9:30 PM	EDM 24 @ SSK 27	L
4	Wed Jul 17 9:30 PM	WPG 27 @ EDM 16	L
5	Thu Jul 25 7:30 PM	EDM 34 @ OTT 18	W
6	Sat Aug 3 9:30 PM	OTT 2 @ EDM 30	W	TSN
7	Thu Aug 8 7:30 PM	EDM 21 @ TOR 24	L	TSN
8	Sat Aug 17 7:00 PM	SSK 8 @ EDM 25	W	TSN, RDS
9	Fri Aug 23 9:30 PM	HAM 8 @ EDM 35	W
10	Mon Sep 2 4:00 PM	EDM 13 @ CGY 31	L	CBC
11	Fri Sep 6 9:30 PM	CGY 19 @ EDM 20	W	TSN
12	Sun Sep 15 7:00 PM	EDM 14 @ HAM 20	L	TSN
13	Fri Sep 20 8:30 PM	EDM 41 @ WPG 12	W	TSN
14	Sun Sep 29 4:00 PM	BC 12 @ EDM 32	W	TSN
15	Fri Oct 4 7:30 PM	EDM 18 @ MTL 32	L	TSN, RDS
16	Sat Oct 12 6:30 PM	EDM 34 @ BC 31	W	TSN
17	Sun Oct 20 3:00 PM	TOR 24 @ EDM 17	L	CBC
18	Sun Oct 27 4:00 PM	CGY 32 @ EDM 41	W	TSN, RDS
19	Bye


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 10 4:00 PM	WPG 7 @ EDM 68	W	CBC
Final	Sun Nov 17 4:00 PM	EDM 15 @ CGY 12	W	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Grey Cup	Sun Nov 24 6:30 PM	EDM 37 vs TOR 43	L	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	0	2	0	0	49	57	L2	0-2-0
Regular Season	18	11	7	0	22	459	354	W1	4-2-0
Home	9	7	2	0	14	232	145	W1	5-1-0
Visitor	9	4	5	0	8	227	209	W1	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	10	7	3	0	14	274	213	W5	5-1-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	4	4	0	8	185	141	L3	2-4-0

Full 1996 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (3-1-0)	8 (6-2-0)	2 (0-2-0)	8 (5-3-0)
After 2nd	7 (7-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (3-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)	12 (10-2-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (1-3-0)
After 3rd	5 (5-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (1-4-0)	8 (8-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	6 (1-5-0)
After 4th	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
Divisional	0.456	4-1-0 (5)	3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.528	3-1-0 (4)	1-3-0 (4)
BC Lions (3)	0.278	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.722	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.278	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.444	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (2)	0.667	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.167	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.833	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1996	1995 +/-
Average Combined Score	45.17	-8.06
Average Winning Score	30.55	-7.92
Average Losing Score	17.57	-2.23
Average Home Score	25.78	-12.33
Average Visitor Score	25.22	-3.22
Average Margin of Victory	15.18	-7.43
Average Margin of Loss	8.86	-1.94

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Edmonton	232 (25.8)	227 (25.2)	459 (25.5)
Total	Opponent	209 (23.2)	145 (16.1)	354 (19.7)
1st	Edmonton	42 (4.7)	41 (4.6)	83 (4.6)
1st	Opponent	34 (3.8)	26 (2.9)	60 (3.3)
2nd	Edmonton	114 (12.7)	77 (8.6)	191 (10.6)
2nd	Opponent	40 (4.4)	43 (4.8)	83 (4.6)
3rd	Edmonton	36 (4.0)	45 (5.0)	81 (4.5)
3rd	Opponent	69 (7.7)	30 (3.3)	99 (5.5)
4th	Edmonton	40 (4.4)	64 (7.1)	104 (5.8)
4th	Opponent	66 (7.3)	46 (5.1)	112 (6.2)

Head Coach

Ron Lancaster (Feb. 4, 1991 – Nov. 26, 1997)

Assistant Coaches

Bill MacDermott – Offensive line
R.D. Lancaster – Offensive
Greg Newhouse – Defensive Coordinator
Brad Miller – Defensive
Jim Sandusky – Special teams

Edmonton Eskimos 1996 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

2 – Sean Fleming
1 – Jim Sandusky

Defensive Star

2 – Singor Mobley
2 – Willie Pless
1 – Glenn Rogers

Lineman Star

1 – Bennie Goods
1 – Leroy Blugh
1 – Malvin Hunter

1996 Player Awards and Nominations

1996 Most Outstanding

Player — Willie Pless (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Willie Pless (Winner)
Offensive Lineman — Leo Groenewegen (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Leroy Blugh (Winner)
Rookie — Jay Hamilton (Team Nominee)

Edmonton Eskimos 1996 All-Star Selections

8 All-Canadian Selections

SB	Darren Flutie
WR	Eddie Brown
G	Leo Groenewegen
DT	Bennie Goods
DE	Malvin Hunter
LB	Willie Pless
DHB	Glenn Rogers, Jr.
S	Trent Brown

10 All-Division Selections

SB	Darren Flutie
WR	Eddie Brown
C	Rod Connop
G	Leo Groenewegen
DT	Bennie Goods
DE	Leroy Blugh
DE	Malvin Hunter
LB	Willie Pless
DHB	Glenn Rogers, Jr.
S	Trent Brown

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1996 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–1 (1)	[OTT]	Don Blair (SB)	Calgary
1–7 (7)		Duane Arrindell (OL)	Northern Illinois
2–7 (16)		Jay Hamilton (RB)	Alberta
3–7 (25)		Sheldon Napastuk (DT)	Iowa State
4–7 (34)		Murray Cunningham (DL)	Alberta
5–7 (43)		Joe Saul (DE)	Saskatchewan
6–7 (51)		Darcy Park (FB)	Alberta
7–7 (60)		Troy Shwetz (DB)	Jamestown