2001 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season

2001 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Tom Higgins
Head coach	Tom Higgins
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	9–9–0–1
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	John Avery, RB
Team MOC	Sean Fleming, P/K
Team MOR	Kelvin Powell, LB
Uniform

← 2000 Eskimos seasons 2002 →

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Randy Chevrier	DT	McGill
2	13	Fabian Burke	CB	Toledo
3	21	Glenn Carson	OL	Saskatchewan
5	37	Guillaume Petit	DL	Alberta
6	45	William Wright	DB	Bishop's

Preseason

Schedule

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
A	June 20	Edmonton Eskimos	34–10	Calgary Stampeders		29,090
B	June 27	Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–9	Edmonton Eskimos		28,579

Regular season

Season standings

**West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	1	439	463	19	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	8	10	1	478	476	17	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	417	445	16	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	308	416	12	Details

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	19

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

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References

"Regime change key to success". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

v t e 2001 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg
See also	2001 CFL Draft 89th Grey Cup

v t e Edmonton Elks seasons
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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Edmonton Elks seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

v t e Edmonton Elks
Founded in 1949 Based in Edmonton, Alberta
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Clarke Stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta 70th Grey Cup
Important figures	Danny Bass Leroy Blugh Johnny Bright Hugh Campbell Tommy Joe Coffey Rod Connop Dave Cutler Eric Duggan Ron "Swampdog" Estay Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell Brian Fryer Larry Highbaugh Hank Ilesic Brian Kelly Danny Kepley Norm Kimball Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong Moe Lieberman Neil Lumsden George McGowan Rollie Miles Ken Montgomery Warren Moon Frank Morris Roger Nelson Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker Willie "The Terminator" Pless Tom Scott Terry Vaughn Tom Wilkinson Henry "Gizmo" Williams
Key personnel	Owners: Larry Thompson President: Chris Morris General Manager: Ed Hervey Head Coach: Mark Kilam
Grey Cup championships (14)	1954 1955 1956 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1987 1993 2003 2005 2015
West Division championships (23)	1952 1954 1955 1956 1960 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1986 1987 1990 1993 1996 2002 2003 2005 2015
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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