1999 Edmonton Eskimos season

1999 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Tom Higgins
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	3rd West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final

The 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Trevor Bollers	FB	Iowa
2	9	Aaron Williams	DE	Indiana
3	20	Éric LaPointe	RB	Mount Allison
4	28	Brent Walker	WR	Mary
5	35	Frantz Clarkson	CB	Manitoba
6	43	Orlando Bowen	DE	Northern Illinois

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	June 23	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–3	W	35313
B	June 30	at British Columbia Lions	49–9	W	13258

Regular season

Season standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	18	13	5	0	429	373	26
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	6	0	503	393	24
Edmonton Eskimos	18	6	12	0	459	502	12
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	0	370	592	6

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	July 9	vs British Columbia Lions	25–13	L	33404	0–1	L1
2	July 16	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	39–6	W	32113	1–1	W1
3	July 22	at Calgary Stampeders	41–27	L	31246	1–2	L1
4	July 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	54–8	L	16815	1–3	L2
5	August 6	vs Montreal Alouettes	20–13	L	33154	1–4	L3
6	August 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	56–26	W	22454	2–4	W2
7	August 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–27	L	16544	2–5	L1
8	August 27	vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–23	OTL	34180	2–6	L2
9	September 6	at Calgary Stampeders	33–30	OTW	37611	3–6	W1
10	September 10	vs Calgary Stampeders	38–13	L	52458*	3–7	L1
11	September 17	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	41–38	W	18321	4–7	W1
12	September 26	vs Toronto Argonauts	20–16	L	31085	4–8	L1
13	October 3	vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–19	L	27211	4–9	L2
14	October 11	at British Columbia Lions	26–20	W	26177	5–9	W1
15	October 17	vs British Columbia Lions	21–13	OTL	30713	5–10	L1
16	October 23	at Montreal Alouettes	36–33	L	19461	5–11	L2
17	October 30	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–21	W	33850	6–11	W1
18	November 6	at Toronto Argonauts	20–15	L	19460	6–12	L1

*Top attendance in CFL

Awards and records

Offence

• OG – Leo Groenewegen

Offence

• OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
• OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

• DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
• LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos

Playoffs

The Eskimos were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders, 30–17.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Tot
Calgary Stampeders	7	14	6	3	30
Edmonton Eskimos	0	3	7	7	17