1960 Edmonton Eskimos season
Canadian football team season
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- Eskimos seasons
- 1961 →
The 1960 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second 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.
Pre-season
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Fri, July 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 38–0 | 1–0 | 9,000 | |
B | Wed, July 20 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 4–17 | 1–1 | ||
D | Mon, Aug 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 14–28 | 1–2 | 19,570 | |
E | Wed, Aug 10 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 24–29 | 1–3 | 8,350 |
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Regular season
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 239 | 28 | Details |
Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 318 | 225 | 20 | Details |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 374 | 404 | 14 | Details |
BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 296 | 356 | 12 | Details |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 205 | 422 | 6 | Details |
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Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Mon, Aug 15 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–14 | 1–0 | 17,500 | |
2 | 2 | Mon, Aug 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 19–1 | 2–0 | 17,000 | |
3 | 3 | Thurs, Aug 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–18 | 2–1 | 17,287 | |
4 | 4 | Mon, Aug 29 | at BC Lions | W 26–0 | 3–1 | 28,420 | |
5 | 5 | Sat, Sept 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–15 | 3–2 | 19,535 | |
5 | 6 | Mon, Sept 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 29–28 | 4–2 | ||
6 | 7 | Sat, Sept 10 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 41–10 | 5–2 | 17,993 | |
7 | 8 | Fri, Sept 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–6 | 6–2 | 10,000 | |
7 | 9 | Mon, Sept 19 | vs. BC Lions | W 18–10 | 7–2 | ||
8 | 10 | Mon, Sept 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 15–2 | 8–2 | 20,932 | |
9 | 11 | Fri, Sept 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 9–2 | 9–2 | 14,997 | |
10 | 12 | Thurs, Oct 6 | at BC Lions | L 13–21 | 9–3 | 21,707 | |
10 | 13 | Sat, Oct 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 11–31 | 9–4 | 15,500 | |
11 | 14 | Sat, Oct 15 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–35 | 9–5 | 17,000 | |
11 | 15 | Mon, Oct 17 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–21 | 9–6 | 15,000 | |
12 | 16 | Sat, Oct 22 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13–11 | 10–6 | 6,608 |
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Roster
Edmonton Eskimos roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Defensive backs
Others
| General Manager
Head coach Assistant coaches
Italics indicate Import player |
Playoffs
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
West Semi-Final #1 | Wed, Nov 2 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 30–7 | 1–0 | 16,018 | |
West Semi-Final #2 | Sat, Nov 5 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 40–21 | 2–0 | 20,000 | |
West Final #1 | Sat, Nov 12 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–22 | 2–1 | 17,500 | |
West Final #2 | Mon, Nov 14 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 10–5 | 3–1 | 16,708 | |
West Final #3 | Sat, Nov 19 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 4–2 | 4–1 | 20,000 | |
Grey Cup | Sat, Nov 26 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 6–16 | 4–2 | 36,592 |
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Grey Cup
Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees
Player | Canadian | Lineman |
---|---|---|
Jackie Parker | Bill Smith | Roger Nelson |
- Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.
References
- ^ a b c "1960 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "1960 Edmonton Eskimos - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2017-08-22.