2014 Edmonton Eskimos season

2014 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Chris Jones
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Adarius Bowman, WR
Team MOC	Eddie Steele, DT
Team MOR	Dexter McCoil, LB
Uniform

The 2014 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 57th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall. The Eskimos successfully improved upon their 4–14 record from 2013 after earning their fifth win in their sixth game. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs and won the West Semi-Final over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, hosting their first playoff game since 2011. However, their season came to a close after they lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders, who defeated the Eskimos in all four meetings this season.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6	Devon Bailey	WR	St. Francis Xavier
2	15	Aaron Milton	RB	Toronto
4	30	Raye Hartmann	DB	St. Francis Xavier
6	48	Zackary Medeiros	P/K	Montreal
7	57	Michael Dadzie	DL	Regina

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
May 13, 2014	Trade	Tony Washington (OL) Otha Foster (DB) Negotiation list player 1st round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Devon Bailey (WR) 2nd round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Aaron Milton (RB)	Negotiation list player 1st round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Anthony Coombs (RB) 3rd round pick in 2014 CFL Draft - Jaskaran Dhillon (DL)	Toronto Argonauts
September 2, 2014	Trade	Steve Myddelton (OL)	6th round pick in 2015 CFL Draft - Everett Ellefsen (DL) *4th round pick in 2016 CFL Draft - David Onyemata (DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

*Later traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 13	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 11–14	0–1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	25,963	Recap
C	Fri, June 20	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 19–14	1–1	None	Mosaic Stadium	15,353	Recap

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	511	347	30	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	492	340	24	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	399	441	20	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	380	365	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	397	481	14	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results			TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record	Stk
1	Sat, June 28	4:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 27–20	1–0	W1	TSN/RDS2	BC Place	24,524	Recap
2	Fri, July 4	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 28–24	2–0	W2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	30,714	Recap
3	Fri, July 11	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 27–11	3–0	W3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	31,521	Recap
4	Thur, July 17	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–3	4–0	W4	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	30,976	Recap
5	Thur, July 24	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 22–26	4–1	L1	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	40,066	Recap
6	Bye
7	Fri, Aug 8	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 33–23	5–1	W1	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,054	Recap
8	Fri, Aug 15	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 10–8	6–1	W2	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,291	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 23	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 41–27	7–1	W3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	33,767	Recap
10	Mon, Sept 1	2:30 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 13–28	7–2	L1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	35,400	Recap
11	Sat, Sept 6	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 34–41	7–3	L2	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	40,852	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 12	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 33–16	8–3	W1	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	27,833	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 20	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 23–25	8–4	L1	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	18,135	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 26	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 24–0	9–4	W1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	42,161	Recap
15	Sat, Oct 4	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 32–33	9–5	L1	TSN	Rogers Centre	16,276	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 13	2:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 41–9	10–5	W1	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	28,065	Recap
17	Sun, Oct 19	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 24–19	11–5	W2	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	32,421	Recap
18	Bye
19	Sat, Nov 1	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 37–3	12–5	W3	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,388	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 8	5:00 p.m. MST	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–24	12–6	L1	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	20,139	Recap

Total attendance: 301,367
Average attendance: 33,485 (59.5%)

Post season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 16	2:30 p.m. MST	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 18–10	1–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,237	Recap
West Final	Sun, Nov 23	2:30 p.m. MST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 18–43	1–1	TSN	McMahon Stadium	31,004	Recap

Team

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