1960 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

1960 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd, WIFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

Pre-season

Schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultAttendance
AFri, July 15Montreal Alouettes0–38Edmonton EskimosWin9,000
BWed, July 20Edmonton Eskimos4–17Calgary StampedersLossN/A
DMon, Aug 8Edmonton Eskimos14–28Montreal AlouettesLoss19,570
EWed, Aug 10Edmonton Eskimos29–24Ottawa Rough RidersLoss8,350

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Regular season

Season standings
Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16142045323928Details
Edmonton Eskimos16106031822520Details
Calgary Stampeders1668237440414Details
BC Lions1659229635612Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders1621222054226Details

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WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultAttendanceRecordPts
1Mon, Aug 15BC Lions14–33Edmonton EskimosWin17,5001–0–02
2Mon, Aug 22Saskatchewan Roughriders1–19Edmonton EskimosWin17,0002–0–04
3Thurs, Aug 25Edmonton Eskimos14–18Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss17,2872–1–04
4Mon, Aug 29Edmonton Eskimos26–0BC LionsWin28,4203–1–06
5Sat, Sept 3Winnipeg Blue Bombers15–14Edmonton EskimosLoss19,5353–2–06
5Mon, Sept 5Edmonton Eskimos29–28Calgary StampedersWinN/A4–2–08
6Sat, Sept 10Calgary Stampeders10–41Edmonton EskimosWin17,9935–2–010
7Fri, Sept 16Edmonton Eskimos29–6Saskatchewan RoughridersWin10,0006–2–012
7Mon, Sept 19BC Lions10–18Edmonton EskimosWinN/A7–2–014
8Mon, Sept 26Edmonton Eskimos15–2Winnipeg Blue BombersWin20,9328–2–016
9Fri, Sept 30Saskatchewan Roughriders2–9Edmonton EskimosWin14,9979–2–018
10Thurs, Oct 6Edmonton Eskimos13–21BC LionsLoss21,7079–3–018
10Sat, Oct 8Calgary Stampeders31–11Edmonton EskimosLoss15,5009–4–018
11Sat, Oct 15Edmonton Eskimos17–35Calgary StampedersLoss17,0009–5–018
11Mon, Oct 17Winnipeg Blue Bombers21–17Edmonton EskimosLoss15,0009–6–018
12Sat, Oct 22Edmonton Eskimos13–11Saskatchewan RoughridersWin6,60810–6–020

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Roster
Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

 Offensive Linemen
  • 41 Don Stephenson C
  • 43 Don Barry C
  • 51 Ted Tully G
  • 53 Al Ecuyer G
  • 55 Gino Fracas G
  • 56 Michael Kmech G
  • 62 Roy Stevenson G
  • 65 Toby Deese T
  • 66 Roger Nelson T
  • 67 Jack Lamb T

Defensive Linemen

  • 52 Ed Gray DT
  • 61 Nat Dye DT
  • 64 Mike Volcan DT
  • 70 Bill Smith DE
 Defensive Backs

Others

 General Manager
  • Keith Rolfe (to September 10)
  • Joe Ryan (from September 10)

Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

  • Dan Edwards
  • Bob Kellogg

Italics indicate Import player

Playoffs
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultAttendance
West Semi-Final #1Wed, Nov 2Calgary Stampeders7–30Edmonton EskimosWin16,018
West Semi-Final #2Sat, Nov 5Edmonton Eskimos40–21Calgary StampedersWin20,000
West Final #1Sat, Nov 12Winnipeg Blue Bombers22–16Edmonton EskimosLoss17,500
West Final #2Mon, Nov 14Edmonton Eskimos10–5Winnipeg Blue BombersWin16,708
West Final #3Sat, Nov 19Edmonton Eskimos4–2Winnipeg Blue BombersWin20,000
Grey CupSat, Nov 26Ottawa Rough Riders16–6Edmonton EskimosLoss36,592

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Grey Cup
Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Ottawa Rough Riders 3 6 0 7 16
Edmonton Eskimos 0 6 0 0 6

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1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees
PlayerCanadianLineman
Jackie ParkerBill SmithRoger Nelson

References
  1. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1960/time_zone/0%5B%5D
  2. "1960 Edmonton Eskimos - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2017-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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