Canadian football team season
The 2001 Edmonton Eskimos finished first in the West Division with a 9–9–0–1 record, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders . This season's Eskimos became the first West Division team in CFL history to finish first in the division with only a .500 record.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
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Season schedule
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Attendance
Record
Pts
1
July 7
Edmonton Eskimos
28–35
BC Lions
OT
18,125
0–1–0–1
1
2
July 13
Saskatchewan Roughriders
11–13
Edmonton Eskimos
32,722
1–1–0–1
3
3
July 20
Calgary Stampeders
23–33
Edmonton Eskimos
33,524
2–1–0–1
5
4
July 26
Edmonton Eskimos
6–34
Montreal Alouettes
19,541
2–2–0–1
5
5
Aug 2
Edmonton Eskimos
24–14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
17,107
3–2–0–1
7
6
Aug 11
Edmonton Eskimos
39–42
BC Lions
18,171
3–3–0–1
7
7
Aug 17
BC Lions
35–17
Edmonton Eskimos
35,394
3–4–0–1
7
8
Aug 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20–12
Edmonton Eskimos
37,666
3–5–0–1
7
9
Sept 3
Edmonton Eskimos
33–32
Calgary Stampeders
35,967
4–5–0–1
9
10
Sept 7
Calgary Stampeders
34–33
Edmonton Eskimos
48,279
4–6–0–1
9
11
Sept 17
Edmonton Eskimos
22–23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26,144
4–7–0–1
9
12
Sept 21
Toronto Argonauts
22–23
Edmonton Eskimos
28,687
5–7–0–1
11
13
Sept 29
Edmonton Eskimos
35–19
Saskatchewan Roughriders
18,086
6–7–0–1
13
14
Oct 5
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
37–33
Edmonton Eskimos
29,659
6–8–0–1
13
15
Oct 12
BC Lions
22–28
Edmonton Eskimos
30,518
7–8–0–1
15
16
Oct 19
Edmonton Eskimos
25–22
Toronto Argonauts
OT
15,438
8–8–0–1
17
17
Oct 27
Edmonton Eskimos
3–12
Saskatchewan Roughriders
20,917
8–9–0–1
17
18
Nov 4
Montreal Alouettes
26–32
Edmonton Eskimos
43,123
9–9–0–1
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Total attendance: 319,572
Average attendance: 35,510 (59.1%)
Playoffs
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Attendance
Division Final
Nov 18
Calgary Stampeders
34–16
Edmonton Eskimos
42,156
Awards and records
References
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup championships (14) West Division championships (23) Current league affiliations