2009 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2009 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in third place with a 9–9 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders.

2009 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Danny Maciocia
Head coach	Richie Hall
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final
Team MOP	Fred Stamps, WR
Team MOC	Patrick Kabongo, OL
Team MOR	Arkee Whitlock, RB
Uniform
← 2008 Eskimos seasons 2010 →

Off-season

CFL draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. Due to trades, the Eskimos did not have a pick until the second round, when they selected tackle Gordon Hinse, eleventh overall from the University of Alberta.^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
2	11	Gordon Hinse	OT	Alberta
2	12	Dee Stirling	DL	Queen's
3	20	Andrea Bonaventura	LB	Calgary
5	36	Eric Lee	RB	Weber State
6	44	Jason Kosec	LB	Western Ontario

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
January 21, 2009	Trade	2nd round pick in 2009 CFL Draft – Gordon Hinse (OT) *4th round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Akeem Foster (WR)	Stefan LeFors (QB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
February 16, 2009	Trade	Kai Ellis (DE)	Siddeeq Shabazz (DB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
February 17, 2009	Trade	Jason Nugent (DB) **2nd round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Cory Watson (WR)	Brock Ralph (WR)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
April 1, 2009	Trade	Anthony Malbrough (DB) **5th round pick in 2011 CFL Draft – Carl Volny (RB)	Kelly Butler (OL)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
May 6, 2009	Trade	Gerald Davis (OL)	Conditional pick in 2010 CFL Draft	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
May 15, 2009	Trade	Kitwana Jones (LB)	Juan Joseph (QB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
May 15, 2009	Trade	Kelly Malveaux (DB)	Fred Perry (DE)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
June 11, 2009	Trade	Joe McGrath (OL)	*1st round pick in 2010 CFL Draft – Danny Watkins (OT)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
June 15, 2009	Trade	Willie Amos (DB)	Thaddeus Coleman (OL)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

*Later traded to the BC Lions
**Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Pre-season

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
A	June 17	Saskatchewan Roughriders	12–45	Edmonton Eskimos		34,793	1–0	2
B	June 24	Edmonton Eskimos	31–19	BC Lions		23,217	2–0	4

Regular season

hosting Hamilton on August 29

Standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	7	1	514	484	21	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	7	1	514	443	21	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	469	502	18	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	431	502	16	Details

Season schedule

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	July 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–19	Edmonton Eskimos		30,650	1–0–0	2
2	July 9	Edmonton Eskimos	16–50	Montreal Alouettes		20,202	1–1–0	2
3	July 16	BC Lions	40–22	Edmonton Eskimos		33,661	1–2–0	2
4	July 25	Edmonton Eskimos	38–33	Saskatchewan Roughriders		30,945	2–2–0	4
5	July 30	Montreal Alouettes	19–33	Edmonton Eskimos		33,206	3–2–0	6
6	Aug 8	Edmonton Eskimos	21–28	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		19,206	3–3–0	6
7	Aug 13	Calgary Stampeders	35–38	Edmonton Eskimos		33,065	4–3–0	8
8	Bye						4–3–0	8
9	Aug 29	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–31	Edmonton Eskimos		35,036	5–3–0	10
10	Sept 7	Edmonton Eskimos	8–32	Calgary Stampeders		40,729	5–4–0	10
11	Sept 11	Calgary Stampeders	35–34	Edmonton Eskimos		46,212	5–5–0	10
12	Sept 20	Edmonton Eskimos	31–27	Saskatchewan Roughriders		30,945	6–5–0	12
13	Sept 26	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–20	Edmonton Eskimos		62,517*	6–6–0	12
14	Oct 2	Edmonton Eskimos	17–27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		21,965	6–7–0	12
15	Oct 9	BC Lions	34–31	Edmonton Eskimos		30,120	6–8–0	12
16	Oct 16	Edmonton Eskimos	22–19	Toronto Argonauts		26,515	7–8–0	14
17	Oct 23	Edmonton Eskimos	7–30	Calgary Stampeders		35,650	7–9–0	14
18	Oct 30	Toronto Argonauts	10–36	Edmonton Eskimos		30,012	8–9–0	16
19	Nov 6	Edmonton Eskimos	45–13	BC Lions		31,515	9–9–0	18

*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 334,479
Average attendance: 37,164 (62.4%)

Roster

2009 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jason Maas 15 Ricky Ray  5 Jared Zabransky Running backs 24 Graeme Bell FB 30 Mathieu Bertrand FB 22 Chris Ciezki FB 36 Arkee Whitlock Wide receivers 84 Kevin Challenger 87 Skyler Green KR 80 Efrem Hill 88 Andrew Nowacki 85 Jamaica Rector Slotbacks 86 Maurice Mann  8 Kamau Peterson  2 Fred Stamps		Offensive linemen 59 Calvin Armstrong G 62 John Comiskey C 51 Aaron Fiacconi G 56 Patrick Kabongo G 61 Kyle Koch OL 63 Joe McGrath T 50 Adam Rogers OL Defensive linemen 97 Justin Cooper DE 93 Kai Ellis DE 99 Jerome Haywood DT 92 Xzavie Jackson DE 90 Greg Peach DE 96 Dee Sterling DL		Linebackers 18 T. J. Hill LB  6 Reggie Hunt LB 47 Maurice Lloyd ILB 20 Anthony Malbrough DB 44 Mark Restelli ILB 42 Shaun Richardson LB 48 Tim St. Pierre OLB Defensive backs 10 Randee Drew DB 26 Scott Gordon S  4 Jason Goss HB 38 Tristan Jackson CB 35 Bobby Keyes DB 13 Jason Nugent DB 23 Byron Parker DB 11 Elliott Richardson DB Special teams 52 Taylor Inglis LS  7 Noel Prefontaine K/P 17 Derek Schiavone K/P		Inactive List  3 Willie Amos DB (9 Game) 91 Adam Braidwood DE (9-Game) 40 Rod Davis LB (1 Game) 39 Lamar Herron DB (9 Game) 66 Garrick Jones T (9 Game) 28 Jesse Lumsden RB (9 Game) 27 Kelly Malveaux DB (1 Game) 19 Mike Maurer FB (Susp.) 31 Calvin McCarty RB (1 Game) 16 Bradley Robinson DB (1 Game) 94 Dario Romero DT (9 Game) 79 Eric Taylor DT  9 Lenny Williams HB (9 Game) 69 Greg Wojt OL (9 Game) Practice Roster 81 Jason Barnes WR 95 Justin Brown DL 57 Gordon Hinse OL 45 Frantz Joseph LB 25 Ramonce Taylor RB 77 Greg Whelan LB 33 Gemara Williams DB 73 Kevin Wuthrich WR Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2009-10-08 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 14 Inactive, 9 PR → More rosters

Statistics

= Indicates team leader

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	%	Yards	TD	RBI	Rating

^[2]

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Fumbles

^[3]

Receiving

Player	No.	Yards	Avg.	Long	TD

^[4]

Awards

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Semi-Final	Nov 15	Edmonton Eskimos	21–24	Calgary Stampeders		31,356

Bracket

November 15: Division Semifinals

November 22: Division Finals

November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary

W4

BC Lions

18

East

E1

Montreal Alouettes

56

W4

BC Lions

34*

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

27

E1

Montreal Alouettes

28

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

W2

Calgary Stampeders

17

West

W1

Saskatchewan Roughriders

27

W3

Edmonton Eskimos

21

W2

Calgary Stampeders

24

*-Team won in Overtime.

West Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 4:30 PM Mountain Standard Time
Venue: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	0	7	7	7	21
Calgary Stampeders	0	9	7	8	24