The Edmonton Eskimos’ 2003 Season

Season Summary

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 55 19 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 18 13 5 0 26 569 414 L1 5-1-0
    Home 9 8 1 0 16 351 196 W8 6-0-0
    Visitor 9 5 4 0 10 218 218 L1 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 10 6 4 0 12 301 232 L1 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 7 1 0 14 268 182 W7 6-0-0

Full 2003 League Standings

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.511 5-0-0 (5) 1-4-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.417 3-1-0 (4) 4-0-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.611
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.278
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.611
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.611
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.056
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.722
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.500
Ottawa Renegades (2) 0.389

Team Scoring

20032002 +/-
Average Combined Score 54.61 +0.94
Average Winning Score 36.54 +3.08
Average Losing Score 18.80 +2.60
Average Home Score 39.00 +4.67
Average Visitor Score 24.22 +1.22
Average Margin of Victory 15.62 +3.46
Average Margin of Loss 9.60 -8.80

2003 Edmonton Eskimos Attendance

  • Capacity: 60,081
  • Total: 371,054
  • High: 62,444
  • Avg: 41,228 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2002 Avg: +3,067
  • Low: 30,109
  • Sellouts: 1
  • % of Capacity: 68.62
  • Diff from League Avg: +15,987

More 2003 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach

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Assistant Coaches
  • Danny Maciocia – Offensive Coordinator
  • Bill Macdermott – Offensive line
  • Dan McKinnon – Receivers
  • Greg Marshall – Defensive Coordinator
  • Dan Kepley – Defensive assistant
  • Rick Campbell – Special teams

Stadium

  • 2003 home stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
  • Capacity: 60,081
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1983 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Edmonton 7648124 13655191 5149100 8866154 351 (39.0)218 (24.2)569 (31.6)
Opponent 414384 3369102 432972 7977156 218 (24.2)196 (21.8)414 (23.0)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 11 (10-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (3-3-0)
After 2nd 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (2-3-0) 11 (10-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (3-4-0)
After 3rd 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 13 (12-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 4th 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 13 (13-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0)

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 3 – Ricky Ray
  • 1 – Mike Pringle
  • 1 – Jason Tucker

Defensive Star

  • 2 – Donny Brady
  • 1 – Singor Mobley

Lineman Star

  • 3 – Dorian Boose
  • 1 – Rahim Abdullah
  • 1 – Bruce Beaton

Special Teams Star

  • 1 – Mike Bradley

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Player Awards and Nominations

2003 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Ricky Ray (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Singor Mobley (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Bruce Beaton (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Steve Charbonneau (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Robert Grant (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Winston October (Division Finalist)

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–4 (4) [CGY, TOR] Emmanuel Casseus (LB) Michigan
1–8 (8)   Randy Spencer (DT) Weber State
2–1 (10) [OTT] Kojo Aidoo (FB) McMaster
3–2 (20) [CGY] Dounia Whitehouse (CB) Charleston Southern
3–8 (26)   Joseph Bonaventura (LB) Saint Mary's
4–8 (34)   Larry Ram (OL) Florida A&M
6–8 (52)   Didier Ormejuste (DL) Toledo

Edmonton Eskimos 2003 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections
RB Mike Pringle
WR Ed Hervey
T Bruce Beaton
DHB Donny Brady
8 All-Division Selections
RB Mike Pringle
SB Terry Vaughn
WR Ed Hervey
G Dan Comiskey
T Bruce Beaton
DHB Shannon Garrett
DHB Donny Brady
P Sean Fleming

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
B
Thu. June 5 9:00 PM
 SSK 10 @ EDM 17 W 31,450  
C
Tue. June 10 10:30 PM
 EDM 38 @ BC 9 W 12,319  
1
Sat. June 21 7:00 PM
 MTL 34 @ EDM 16 L 30,109 RDS, CBC
2
Thu. June 26 9:00 PM
 CGY 24 @ EDM 34 W 30,568 TSN
3
Tue. July 1 5:00 PM
 EDM 12 @ WPG 14 L 28,495 TSN
3
Sat. July 5 7:00 PM
 EDM 37 @ HAM 20 W 12,492 CBC
5
Wed. July 16 9:00 PM
 HAM 15 @ EDM 52 W 33,785 TSN
6
Fri. July 25 9:00 PM
 EDM 14 @ SSK 32 L 26,767 TSN
7
Thu. July 31 7:30 PM
 EDM 31 @ OTT 26 W 21,200 TSN
8
Sat. Aug. 9 10:00 PM
 TOR 20 @ EDM 49 W 44,205 CBC
9
Sun. Aug. 17 7:00 PM
 EDM 18 @ TOR 15 W 11,021 TSN
10
Sat. Aug. 23 7:00 PM
 SSK 31 @ EDM 49 W 45,083 CBC
11
Mon. Sept. 1 4:00 PM
 EDM 22 @ CGY 28 L 36,251 CBC
12
Fri. Sept. 5 9:30 PM
 CGY 0 @ EDM 38 W 62,444 TSN
13
Sat. Sept. 13 10:30 PM
 EDM 34 @ BC 30 W 27,070 TSN
14
Fri. Sept. 19 9:00 PM
 OTT 33 @ EDM 45 W 35,264 TSN
15
Fri. Sept. 26 10:00 PM
 BC 7 @ EDM 27 W 44,432 TSN
16
Sun. Oct. 5 1:00 PM
 EDM 20 @ MTL 19 W 20,202 TSN, RDS
18
Fri. Oct. 17 10:00 PM
 WPG 32 @ EDM 41 W 45,164 TSN
19
Sat. Oct. 25 3:00 PM
 EDM 30 @ WPG 34 L 26,601 CBC
P2
Sun. Nov. 9 7:00 PM
 SSK 23 @ EDM 30 W 40,081 CBC, RDS
GC
Sun. Nov. 16 7:30 PM
 MTL 22 vs EDM 34 W 50,909 CBC, RDS