1998 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1998 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Kay Stephenson, finished in third place in the West Division with a 9–9 record. They were defeated in the West Final by the Calgary Stampeders.

1998 Edmonton Eskimos season
President	Hugh Campbell
Head coach	Kay Stephenson
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	9-9
Division place	2nd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	7	Curtis Galick	DB	British Columbia
2	8	Ousmane Tounkara	WR	Ottawa
3	19	Kevin Pressburger	LB	Waterloo
4	27	Jason Van Geel	LB	Waterloo
6	42	LB	LB	Saskatchewan

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
1	June 19	Saskatchewan Roughriders	22 - 3	W
2	June 25	Calgary Stampeders	23 - 26	L

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Calgary Stampeders (C, Q)	18	12	6	0	558	397	+161	24
2	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	9	9	0	396	450	−54	18
3	BC Lions (Q)	18	9	9	0	394	427	−33	18
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	411	525	−114	10

Source: "1998 CFL regular season standings". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	July 9	vs British Columbia Lions	25–13	L	33404	0–1	L1
2	July 16	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	39–6	W	32113	1–1	W1
3	July 22	at Calgary Stampeders	41–27	L	31246	1–2	L1
4	July 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	54–8	L	16815	1–3	L2
5	August 6	vs Montreal Alouettes	20–13	L	33154	1–4	L3
6	August 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	56–26	W	22454	2–4	W2
7	August 20	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–27	L	16544	2–5	L1
8	August 27	vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–23	OTL	34180	2–6	L2
9	September 6	at Calgary Stampeders	33–30	OTW	37611	3–6	W1
10	September 10	vs Calgary Stampeders	38–13	L	52458	3–7	L1
11	September 17	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	41–38	W	18321	4–7	W1
12	September 26	vs Toronto Argonauts	20–16	L	31085	4–8	L1
13	October 3	vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–19	L	27211	4–9	L2
14	October 11	at British Columbia Lions	26–20	W	26177	5–9	W1
15	October 17	vs British Columbia Lions	21–13	OTL	30713	5–10	L1
16	October 23	at Montreal Alouettes	36–33	L	19461	5–11	L2
17	October 30	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–21	W	33850	6–11	W1
18	November 6	at Toronto Argonauts	20–15	L	19460	6–12	L1

Offence

• OG – Leo Groenewegen

Offence

• OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
• OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

• DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
• LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos

Playoffs

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Tot Calgary Stampeders 7 14 6 3 30 Edmonton Eskimos 0 3 7 7 17

Roster

1998 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks 18 David Archer  9 Marcus Crandell 15 Jimmy Kemp Running backs 22 Troy Mills 26 David Pitcher 33 Calvin Williams Receivers 20 Don Blair 23 Scott Deibert  6 Marcus Dowdell 31 Marc Tobert 80 Brian Wiggins  2 Gizmo Williams 81 Myron Wise		Offensive linemen 62 Bruce Beaton C 51 Samir Chahine G 50 Jim Cooper G 59 Leo Groenewegen G 54 David Heasman T 60 Chris Morris T 55 Tom Rayam T Defensive linemen 89 Leroy Blugh DE 92 Robert Brown DE/DT 40 Bennie Goods DT 46 Malvin Hunter DE 79 Derek MacCready DT		Linebackers 37 Patrice Denis 44 Philippe Girard 38 Errol Martin 39 Willie Pless Defensive backs 28 Trent Brown 10 Malcolm Frank  8 Chris Hardy 17 Dwayne Provo 24 Kavis Reed 36 Duane Stewart 19 Rio Wells 25 Don Wilson Special teams  3 Sean Fleming K/P		Injured list 30 Charles Assmann LS 34 Tony Burse FB  7 Ian Franklin DB 41 A. J. Gass LB 45 Tommy Gerhart LB 57 Brett MacNeil G 56 Jose Munoz T 88 Shannon Myers WR  5 Jamie Richardson WR 43 Jed Roberts DE/DT 83 Joseph Rogers WR 90 Harry Van Hofwegen DT Suspended 85 Matt Clark WR 51 Mark Farraway G/C Italics indicate American player