2015 Edmonton Eskimos season

2015 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Chris Jones
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium SMS Stadium (Preseason)
Results
Record	14–4
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Mike Reilly, QB
Team MOC	Sean Whyte, P/K
Team MOR	Derel Walker, WR
Uniform

The 2015 Edmonton Eskimos season is the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Eskimos finished with a 14-4 record and in first place in the West Division for the first time since 2003. The team won the franchise's 14th Grey Cup championship 26–20 over the Ottawa Redblacks in their first Grey Cup appearance since 2005.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Danny Groulx	OL	Laval
2	16	David Beard	OL	Alberta
3	25	Adam Konar	LB	Calgary
4	34	Andrew Johnson	WR	Fort Lewis College
7	60	Blair Smith	LB	Angelo State

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
May 11, 2015	Trade	Cory Watson (SB) *2nd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft - Trent Corney (DL)	Jorgen Hus (LS) 3rd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft - Quinn van Glyswyk (K)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
September 2, 2015	Trade	**Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Matt Nichols (QB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 3, 2015	Trade	Brian Simmons (OL)	Conditional 7th round pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
September 9, 2015	Trade	Christopher Greaves (OL)	Selvish Capers (OL) 2nd round pick in 2016 CFL Draft - Trent Corney (DL)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 21, 2015	Trade	Conditional draft pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Skye Dawson (SB/KR) Conditional draft pick in 2017 CFL Draft	Calgary Stampeders

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

Preseason

On June 14, 2013, it was announced that the Edmonton Eskimos would host their 2015 preseason game at the new Shell Place in Fort McMurray against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 13, 2015. As part of the deal, the game was broadcast nationally on TSN. The game was played here due to scheduling conflicts with the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup at Commonwealth Stadium and to broaden the Eskimos' fanbase. The Eskimos' second pre-season game, against the BC Lions, will also be displaced from the team's usual home stadium due to the Women's World Cup. That game will instead be played at Thunderbird Stadium on the main campus of the University of British Columbia.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Sat, June 13	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–24	1–0	TSN	Shell Place (in Fort McMurray)	11,825	Recap
C	Fri, June 19	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 18–13	2–0	None	Thunderbird Stadium	6,117	Recap

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	14	4	466	341	28	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	14	4	478	346	28	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	437	486	14	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	5	13	353	502	10	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	3	15	430	563	6	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results			TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record	Stk
1	Sat, June 27	3:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 11–26	0–1	L2	TSN	SMS Stadium (in Fort McMurray)	4,900	Recap
2	Bye
3	Thurs, July 9	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 46–17	1–1	W1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,904	Recap
4	Fri, July 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 23–12	2–1	W2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,078	Recap
5	Sat, July 25	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 32–3	3–1	W3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	27,895	Recap
6	Fri, July 31	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–5	4–1	W4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	37,842	Recap
7	Thurs, Aug 6	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 23–26	4–2	L1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	BC Place	20,316	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 13	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 15–12	5–2	W1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	21,170	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 21	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 20–49	5–3	L!	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,858	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 28	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–15	6–3	W1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	31,573	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	2:30 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 7–16	6–4	L1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 12	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 27–16	7–4	W1	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	38,906	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 19	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 25–18	8–4	W2	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 26	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 29–23	9–4	W3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	29,148	Recap
15	Sat, Oct 3	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 24–23	10–4	W4	TSN	Investors Group Field	24,179	Recap
16	Sat, Oct 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 15–11	11–4	W5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	32,211	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 26–23 (2OT)	12–4	W6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,517	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 24	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–24	13–4	W7	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	30,488	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 1	2:00 p.m. MST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 40–22	14–4	W8	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	31,014	Recap
20	Bye

Total attendance: 283,656
Average attendance: 31,517 (56.0%)

Post season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Bye
West Final	Sun, Nov 22	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 45–31	1–0	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	34,414	Recap
103rd Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 29	4:00 p.m. MST	Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–20	2–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	36,634

Team

Roster

Edmonton Elks roster

Quarterbacks 12 Jarret Doege Running backs 31 Justin Rankin Fullbacks 27 Tanner Green Receivers 80 Frederik Antoine 19 Kurleigh Gittens Jr. 81 Zach Mathis 17 Dillon Mitchell 86 Arkell Smith 89 Jerminic Smith		Offensive linemen 69 Brett Boyko 51 Clayton Bradley 59 Phillip Grohovac 64 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla 65 Mark Korte Defensive linemen 99 Antonio Alfano 41 Elliot Brown 52 Luke Burton-Krahn 92 Noah Curtis 49 Daniel Joseph 96 J-Min Pelley 90 Jordan Strachan 42 Noah Taylor		Linebackers 48 Nick Anderson 47 D.K. Bonhomme 44 Michael Brodrique 50 Joel Dublanko 38 Eteva Mauga-Clements 23 Olivier Muembi 40 Josiah Schakel Defensive backs 16 Devodric Bynum  5 Kai Gray 36 Jalen Green 15 Kordell Jackson  8 Marcus Lewis 30 J.J. Ross 13 Jake Taylor Special teams 14 Boris Bede K 25 Vincent Blanchard K  9 Jake Julien P				Pending Free Agents 95 Sam Acheampong DL 10 McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 24 Darrius Bratton DB  4 Kevin Brown RB 97 DeMarcus Christmas DL 85 Gavin Cobb WR 43 Jeremie Dominique DB 18 Dean Faithfull K 82 Vincent Forbes-Mombleau WR  2 Tre Ford QB 68 David Foucault OL 56 Tony Gray OL 26 Josh Hagerty DB 20 Scott Hutter DB 62 Martez Ivey OL 84 Tevin Jones WR 22 Javon Leake RB/KR  3 A.C. Leonard DL 87 Eugene Lewis WR 34 Les Maruo LB 11 Hergy Mayala WR 93 Romeo McKnight DL 29 Derrick Moncrief LB  3 Kyran Moore WR/KR 45 Nyles Morgan LB 91 Shawn Oakman DL  6 Jacob Plamondon DL  7 Dakota Prukop QB  0 Loucheiz Purifoy DB 60 Shane Richards OL 67 Hunter Steward OL 76 Jakub Szott OL/FB 1-game injured list 6-game injured list Practice roster Suspended 61 Toryque Bateman OL 32 Sewo Olonilua RB 67 Ye'Majesty Sanders OL 16 James Wiggins DB
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 18 Injured, 7 Practice, 4 Suspended Roster updated 2024-10-25 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Edmonton Elks staff

	Front Office Owner – Larry Thompson President and CEO – Chris Morris General Manager – Ed Hervey Assistant General Manager – Geroy Simon Manager of Football Operations – Shahbaz Dhillon Canadian Scouting – Frantz Clarkson Video Coordinator – Shaylee Foord Head Coach Interim Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks– Jarious Jackson Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers – Jason Shivers Offensive coaches Pass Game Coordinator and Receivers – Markus Howell Run Game Coordinator and Offensive Line – Stephen Sorrells Running backs – Albert Poree Assistant Offensive Line – Takoby Cofield			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Almondo Sewell Linebacker – Ameer Ismail Defensive Backs – Markus Klund Defensive Assistant – Aaron Grymes Special teams coach Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Scheper Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach – Erin Craig → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs