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The 1996 Edmonton Eskimos were coached by Ron Lancaster and finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They upset the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final, but lost the Grey Cup to the Toronto Argonauts.
Offseason[edit]
CFL Draft[edit]
Preseason[edit]
Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
B
|
June 14
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
23-18
|
L
|
25632
|
0–1
|
B
|
June 21
|
vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
34-31
|
L
|
34091
|
0–2
|
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Season schedule[edit]
Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
Stk
|
1
|
June 27
|
at British Columbia Lions
|
28–14
|
W
|
29435
|
1–0
|
W1
|
2
|
July 5
|
vs Montreal Alouettes
|
16–13
|
W
|
26211
|
2–0
|
W2
|
3
|
July 10
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
27–24
|
L
|
21014
|
2–1
|
L1
|
4
|
July 17
|
vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
27-16
|
L
|
28751
|
2–2
|
L2
|
5
|
July 25
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
34–18
|
W
|
13323
|
3–2
|
W1
|
6
|
August 3
|
vs Ottawa Rough Riders
|
20–2
|
W
|
25773
|
4–2
|
W2
|
7
|
August 8
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
24–21
|
L
|
20030
|
4–3
|
L1
|
8
|
August 17
|
vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
25–8
|
W
|
36011
|
5–3
|
W1
|
9
|
August 23
|
vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
35–8
|
W
|
27202
|
6–3
|
W2
|
10
|
September 2
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
35–14
|
L
|
35314
|
6–4
|
L1
|
11
|
September 6
|
vs Calgary Stampeders
|
20–19
|
W
|
40727
|
7–4
|
W1
|
12
|
September 15
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
20–14
|
L
|
17301
|
7–5
|
L1
|
13
|
September 20
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
41–12
|
W
|
28744
|
8–5
|
W1
|
14
|
September 29
|
vs British Columbia Lions
|
32–12
|
W
|
28784
|
9–5
|
W2
|
15
|
October 4
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
32–18
|
L
|
17886
|
9–6
|
L1
|
16
|
October 12
|
at British Columbia Lions
|
34–31
|
W
|
18031
|
10–6
|
W1
|
17
|
October 20
|
vs Toronto Argonauts
|
24–17
|
L
|
27567
|
10–7
|
L1
|
18
|
October 27
|
vs Calgary Stampeders
|
41–32
|
W
|
27332
|
11–7
|
W1
|
19
|
Bye
|
|
Awards and records[edit]
1996 CFL All-Stars[edit]
Offence[edit]
Defence[edit]
1996 Western All-Stars[edit]
Offence[edit]
Defence[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
West Semi-Final[edit]
West Final[edit]
Grey Cup[edit]