2001 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 2001 9–9–0–1 1st, West Tom Higgins Tom Higgins Commonwealth Stadium Lost West Final John Avery, RB Sean Fleming, P/K Kelvin Powell, LB Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1996.png Eskimos seasons 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 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 Roster 2001 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks  7 I Dan Crowley 15 I Nealon Greene 12 I Jason Maas Running backs 34 N Shawn Daniels 22 N Mark Nohra 20 I Ronald Williams Receivers 84 I Chris Brazzell 81 I Ed Hervey  6 I Quincy Jackson  9 I Winston October 86 N Scott Robinson  3 I Terry Vaughn Offensive linemen 50 N Tim Bakker C 62 N Bruce Beaton T 59 N Leo Groenewegen G/C 60 N Chris Morris T 53 N Tim Prinsen G 57 N Val St. Germain G Defensive linemen 96 I Steve Anderson DE 92 I Robert Brown DE 98 N Daaron McField DT 94 N Doug Petersen DT 95 I Albert Reese DT 76 N Jed Roberts DE Linebackers 30 N Yves Dossous 35 N Jason Clemett 31 N Roger Reinson 38 I Ralph Staten Defensive backs 19 N Fabian Burke 18 I Perry Carter 10 N Hency Charles 17 I Jermaine Jones  5 I Jackie Kellogg 27 I Singor Mobley 28 I Terry Ray 16 I Cordell Taylor Special teams 11 N Sean Fleming K/P 88 N Hank Ilesic P/KInjured list 87 I Donnie Ashley WR -- N Charles Assmann LB/LS 32 N Simon Baffoe RB  1 I Jon Baker K 99 N Sheldon Benoit LB 33 N Craig Carr RB 64 I Rick Cunningham T 23 I Shannon Garrett DB 77 I A. J. Gass LB 44 N Philippe Girard LB  8 N Chris Hardy DB 80 N Rob Harrod SB 24 N Andrew Henry DB 56 I George Hudson C 85 I Kez McCorvey WR 41 I Fred Perry DE 29 I Jerome Peterson DB 36 N Justin Ring LB 72 I Dario Romero DT 13 N Rick Walters WR Italics indicate American player References Edmonton Eskimos Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:2001 in sports in Alberta