2005 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 2005 11–7 3rd, West Danny Maciocia Paul Jones Commonwealth Stadium Won Grey Cup Ricky Ray, QB Kelly Wiltshire, DB Tony Tompkins, WR/KR Image:CFL EDM Jersey 2005.png Eskimos seasons The 2005 Edmonton Eskimos finished third in the West Division with an 11–7 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34-year streak of making the playoffs. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 3 22 Timothy O'Neill OL Calgary 4 31 Anthony Posteraro K/P Graceland 5 40 Robert Leblanc SB McGill Notable transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team April 19, 2005 Trade Joe Montford (DL) Dan Comiskey (OL) Hamilton Tiger-Cats April 22, 2005 Trade Sandy Annunziata (OL) Future considerations Toronto Argonauts April 28, 2005 Trade William Loftus (DB) Terry Vaughn (SB)6th round pick in 2005 CFL draft – Adam Eckert (WR) Montreal Alouettes July 31, 2005 Trade Kwame Cavil (SB) Clinton Wayne (DL) Montreal Alouettes Preseason Schedule # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts A June 10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–20 Edmonton Eskimos 37,246 0–0–1 1 B June 16 Edmonton Eskimos 10–3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28,013 1–0–1 3 CFL.ca https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2005/time_zone/0 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419160402/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2005/time_zone/0 2009-04-19 dead 2009-08-13 Regular season Season standings Season schedule Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Pts 1 June 24 Ottawa Renegades 16–41 Edmonton Eskimos 36,912 1–0–0 2 2 June 30 Edmonton Eskimos 27–8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22,087 2–0–0 4 3 July 8 Edmonton Eskimos 29–32 Montreal Alouettes 20,202 2–1–0 4 4 July 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12–14 Edmonton Eskimos 37,455 3–1–0 6 5 July 21 Edmonton Eskimos 29–21 Ottawa Renegades 17,607 4–1–0 8 6 July 30 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–36 Edmonton Eskimos 38,018 5–1–0 10 7 Aug 5 Edmonton Eskimos 19–25 BC Lions 35,568 5–2–0 10 8 Bye 5–2–0 10 9 Aug 20 Toronto Argonauts 22–18 Edmonton Eskimos 38,927 5–3–0 10 10 Aug 26 Montreal Alouettes 26–36 Edmonton Eskimos 44,624 6–3–0 12 11 Sept 5 Edmonton Eskimos 25–23 Calgary Stampeders 35,652 7–3–0 14 12 Sept 9 Calgary Stampeders 16–11 Edmonton Eskimos 42,654 7–4–0 14 13 Sept 18 Edmonton Eskimos 36–37 Saskatchewan Roughriders 25,226 7–5–0 14 14 Sept 24 BC Lions 20–37 Edmonton Eskimos 48,048 8–5–0 16 15 Sept 30 Edmonton Eskimos 14–40 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27,582 8–6–0 16 16 Oct 10 Edmonton Eskimos 17–13 Toronto Argonauts 34,116 9–6–0 18 17 Oct 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18–19 Edmonton Eskimos 53,216 10–6–0 20 18 Bye 10–6–0 20 19 Oct 28 BC Lions 19–22 Edmonton Eskimos 37,554 11–6–0 22 20 Nov 6 Edmonton Eskimos 23–43 Calgary Stampeders 31,017 11–7–0 22 Total attendance: 377,408 Average attendance: 41,934 (69.8%) Playoffs Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Division Semi-Final Nov 13 Edmonton Eskimos 33–26 Calgary Stampeders 26,799 Division Final Nov 20 Edmonton Eskimos 28–23 BC Lions 37,337 Grey Cup Nov 27 Montreal Alouettes 35–38 Edmonton Eskimos OT 59,157 West Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 0 12 4 17 33Calgary Stampeders 9 14 0 3 26 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 14 7 0 7 28BC Lions 3 7 11 2 23 Grey Cup 93rd Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT TotalMontreal Alouettes 1 0 17 10 7 35Edmonton Eskimos 3 7 10 8 10 38 Roster 2005 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks 16 I Jason Johnson 12 I Jason Maas 15 I Ricky Ray Running backs 30 N Mathieu Bertrand 32 I Troy Davis  8 N Dahrran Diedrick 89 N Deitan Dubuc 19 N Mike Maurer Receivers 85 I Trevor Gaylor 81 I Ed Hervey 87 I Derrell Mitchell 88 N Andrew Nowacki 14 I Tony Tompkins 83 I Jason Tucker Offensive linemen 66 N Sandy Annunziata G/C 62 N Bruce Beaton T 67 N Dan Comiskey G/T 65 N Kevin Lefsrud C 63 N Joe McGrath G 60 N Chris Morris T Defensive linemen 95 I Charles Alston DE 98 N Steve Charbonneau DT 34 N Tim Fleiszer DE 96 I Jabari Issa DT 53 I Joe Montford DE 76 N Randy Spencer DT Special teams 11 N Sean Fleming K/P Linebackers 90 I Antico Dalton 77 I A. J. Gass 43 N Roger Reinson 40 N Marcus Winn 55 N Glen Young Defensive backs 26 I Donny Brady 28 I Keyuo Craver 10 I Malcolm Frank 23 I Shannon Garrett 18 N Will Loftus 13 I Steven Marsh 27 I Singor Mobley 31 N Kelly WiltshireInjured list 22 N Mike Bradley RB 61 N Glenn Carson G 82 I Kwame Cavil SB 29 I Gerald Dixon DB 52 N Taylor Inglis LS 97 I Rashad Jeanty DE  9 I Mike Jenkins RB 56 N Patrick Kabongo G -- I Jason Lamar LB  3 N Robert LeBlanc SB 24 I Ron McClendon RB 50 N Rhett McLane G 33 N Davis Sanchez DB 96 I Cedric Scott DT 45 I Quincy Stewart LB Italics indicate International player References Edmonton Eskimos Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:2005 in sports in Alberta