2011 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2011 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Eskimos improved upon their 7–11 record from 2010, after winning their eighth game on October 10, 2011, while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game. The Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2004, ending the CFL's longest active drought. The Eskimos defeated their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Stampeders, 33–19 in the West Semi-Final, but lost to the BC Lions 40–23 in the West Final.

2011 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coachKavis Reed
General managerEric Tillman
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Team MOPRicky Ray, QB
Team MOCJerome Messam, RB
Team MORJ. C. Sherritt, LB
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.[1] The Eskimos had four selections in the draft, with the first coming in the second spot overall. Edmonton was then able to select the number one ranked player in offensive linemen Scott Mitchell. After a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Eskimos acquired the fifth overall pick and selected Nathan Coehoorn, who was described as the most "pro-ready" receiver available in the draft.[2] Edmonton also selected Ted Laurent in the 2011 supplemental draft, and must forfeit a second-round 2012 draft pick.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
12Scott MitchellOLRice
15Nathan CoehoornWRCalgary
214Hugo LopezDBToronto
646Youssy PierreWRMontréal

Notable transactions
Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team
March 15, 2011 Trade Delroy Clarke (DB) 4th round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Quincy Hurst (WR) Toronto Argonauts
March 17, 2011 Trade Taylor Inglis (LS) *5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Carl Volny (RB)
6th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Liam Mahoney (WR)		 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
March 18, 2011 Trade LaDarius Key (DB) Tristan Jackson (KR/DB) Saskatchewan Roughriders
March 21, 2011 Trade Dalin Tollestrup (DB)
**2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Maurice Forbes (DT)		 Justin Medlock (K)
Carlos Thomas (DB)
***3rd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Djems Kouame (WR)
5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Patrick Jean-Mary (LB)		 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 6, 2011 Trade Lavar Glover (DB) Future considerations Winnipeg Blue Bombers
May 8, 2011 Trade Zipp Duncan (OL)
1st round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Nathan Coehoorn (WR)		 2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Moe Petrus (OL)
2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Maurice Forbes (DT)		 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 8, 2011 Trade 2nd round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Hugo Lopez (DB) Brian Bulcke (DL) Calgary Stampeders
May 8, 2011 Trade 6th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Youssy Pierre (WR) Graeme Bell (FB) Saskatchewan Roughriders
June 15, 2011 Trade Stefan Rodgers (OL) Future considerations Hamilton Tiger-Cats
June 18, 2011 Trade Junius Coston (OL)
6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Elie Ngoyi (DE)		 6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Shane Bergman (OL) Calgary Stampeders
June 19, 2011 Trade Jerome Messam (RB) 3rd round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Boseko Lokombo (LB) BC Lions
August 23, 2011 Trade Dylan Steenbergen (OL)
Future considerations		 6th round pick in 2012 CFL Draft – Ryan White (OL)
6th round pick in 2013 CFL Draft - Simon Legare (OL)		 Montreal Alouettes
October 12, 2011 Trade Hugh Charles (RB) 5th round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Matt Webster (DB) Saskatchewan Roughriders

*Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
**Later traded back to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
***Later traded to the Toronto Argonauts

Preseason
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecord
AFri, June 17Edmonton Eskimos22–23Saskatchewan Roughriders29,1300–1
BFri, June 24Calgary Stampeders37–22Edmonton Eskimos32,7960–2

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions18117051138522Details
Edmonton Eskimos18117042740122Details
Calgary Stampeders18117051147622Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18513034648210Details

Season schedule
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceRecordPts
1Sun, July 3Edmonton Eskimos42–28Saskatchewan Roughriders30,0481–02
2Sat, July 9Hamilton Tiger-Cats10–28Edmonton Eskimos26,0592–04
3Sat, July 16BC Lions17–33Edmonton Eskimos32,2973–06
4Sat, July 23Edmonton Eskimos24–19Calgary Stampeders29,9104–08
5Fri, July 29Toronto Argonauts25–26Edmonton Eskimos32,4785–010
6Fri, Aug 5Edmonton Eskimos16–28Winnipeg Blue Bombers29,5335–110
7Thurs, Aug 11Edmonton Eskimos4–27Montreal Alouettes24,4485–210
8Fri, Aug 19BC Lions36–1Edmonton Eskimos35,2165–310
9Bye5–310
10Mon, Sept 5Edmonton Eskimos35–7Calgary Stampeders35,6506–312
11Fri, Sept 9Calgary Stampeders30–20Edmonton Eskimos45,6726–412
12Fri, Sept 16Edmonton Eskimos38–23Hamilton Tiger-Cats22,6547–414
13Fri, Sept 23Montreal Alouettes34–21Edmonton Eskimos40,2747–514
14Fri, Sept 30Edmonton Eskimos24–33BC Lions50,2137–614
15Mon, Oct 10Saskatchewan Roughriders1–17Edmonton Eskimos38,0548–616
16Sat, Oct 15Winnipeg Blue Bombers10–24Edmonton Eskimos30,7349–618
17Fri, Oct 21Edmonton Eskimos31–24Toronto Argonauts19,17610–620
18Sat, Oct 29Edmonton Eskimos20–29BC Lions29,74910–720
19Fri, Nov 4Saskatchewan Roughriders20–23Edmonton Eskimos30,84511–722

Total attendance: 311,629
Average attendance: 34,625 (58.2%)

Roster
2011 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Inactive List

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player
Roster updated 2011-11-22
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active

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Coaching staff
2011 Edmonton Eskimos staff
Front Office
  • President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur
  • Director of Football Operations – Vacant
  • General Manager – Eric Tillman
  • Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel – Paul Jones
  • Manager of Football Operations and Canadian Scouting – Dan McKinnon
  • Head Scout – Ed Hervey

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Marcus Crandell
  • Running Backs – Dennis McKnight
  • Receivers – Steff Kruck
  • Offensive Line – Tim Prinsen
  • Offensive Assistant and Video Coordinator – Rob Ralph
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Mike Cook

→ Coaching Staff
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Playoffs

Schedule
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceResult
West Semi-FinalSun, Nov 13Calgary Stampeders19–33Edmonton Eskimos30,183Win
West FinalSun, Nov 20Edmonton Eskimos23–40BC Lions41,313Loss

Bracket
  November 13:
Division Semi-Finals		     November 20:
Division Finals		     November 27: 99th Grey Cup
BC Place Stadium – Vancouver
                           
  East     E3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3  
  E3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 52*     E1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19    
  E2 Montreal Alouettes 44         E1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
      W1 BC Lions 34
  West     W2 Edmonton Eskimos 23    
  W3 Calgary Stampeders 19     W1 BC Lions 40  
  W2 Edmonton Eskimos 33  

*-Team won in Overtime.

West Semi-Final
Calgary at Edmonton
1 234Total
Stampeders 8 164 19
• Eskimos 3 2217 33

West Final
Edmonton at BC
1 234Total
Eskimos 0 3614 23
• Lions 6 2077 40

References
  1. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188882771141305
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-nab-ted-laurent-in-supplemental-draft Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Esks nab Ted Laurent in Supplemental Draft
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