2000 Edmonton Eskimos season

2000 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Tom Higgins
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	10-8
Division place	2nd West
Playoffs	Lost West Semi-Final

The 2000 Edmonton Eskimos finished second in the West Division with a 10–8–0–1 record, but lost the West Semi-Final to the eventual champion BC Lions.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Tim Bakker	C	Western Ontario
2	9	Rob Harrod	WR	Ottawa
2	10	Craig Carr	RB	Manitoba
3	17	George Hudson	G	New Mexico State
5	33	Bob Vickers	T	Wilfrid Laurier
6	41	Yves Dossous	LB	Kent State

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 21	vs British Columbia Lions	26–21	L	30155	0–1
B	June 27	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	38–23	W	22101	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Calgary Stampeders (C, Q)	18	12	5	1	0	604	495	+109	25
2	Edmonton Eskimos (Q)	18	10	7	0	1	527	520	+7	21
3	BC Lions (Q)	18	8	9	0	1	513	529	−16	17
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	12	1	0	516	626	−110	11

Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	July 5	at Calgary Stampeders	44–22	L	34383	0–1	L1
2	July 14	vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–21	L	30033	0–2	L2
3	July 21	vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51–49	W	27596	1–2	W1
4	July 27	at British Columbia Lions	29–13	W	23714	2–2	W2
5	August 4	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16–10	W	21333	3–2	W3
6	August 11	vs Montreal Alouettes	29–7	W	31472	4–2	W4
7	August 18	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–22	W	21707	5–2	W5
8	August 25	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–20	L	36813	5–3	L1
9	September 4	at Calgary Stampeders	30–18	W	35967	6–3	W1
10	September 8	vs Calgary Stampeders	31–10	W	53248*	7–3	W2
11	September 16	at British Columbia Lions	26–14	L	20234	7–4	L1
12	September 22	vs Toronto Argonauts	34-21	L	28649	7–5	L2
13	October 4	vs British Columbia Lions	49–42	W	28865	8–5	W1
14	October 9	at Montreal Alouettes	45–15	L	19461	8–6	L1
15	October 15	vs Calgary Stampeders	33–13	W	34318	9–6	W1
16	October 21	at Toronto Argonauts	48–28	W	18129	10–6	W2
17	October 28	vs Saskatchewan Roughriders	54–52	OTL	34218	10–7–0–1	L1
18	November 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–18	L	25537	10–8–0–1	L2

*Top attendance in CFL

Playoffs

Western Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	3	8	3	18	32
BC Lions	14	3	14	3	34

Roster

2000 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks  7 Dan Crowley 15 Nealon Greene 12 Jason Maas Running backs 34 Shawn Daniels 20 Troy Mills 22 Mark Nohra Receivers 80 Rob Harrod 81 Ed Hervey 85 Kez McCorvey  3 Terry Vaughn 13 Rick Walters 82 Nigel Williams		Offensive linemen 62 Bruce Beaton C/T 64 Rick Cunningham T 59 Leo Groenewegen G 60 Chris Morris T 53 Tim Prinsen G 57 Val St. Germain G Defensive linemen 96 Steve Anderson DE 92 Robert Brown DT 47 Grant Carter DE 94 Doug Petersen DT 95 Albert Reese DT 76 Jed Roberts DE 93 Ben Williams DT		Linebackers 30 Charles Assmann LS 41 A. J. Gass 44 Philippe Girard 36 Justin Ring 38 Ralph Staten Defensive backs  5 Hency Charles 23 Shannon Garrett  8 Chris Hardy 19 Dwight Henry  4 Torey Hunter 27 Singor Mobley 17 Dwayne Provo 28 Terry Ray		Special teams 11 Sean Fleming K/P Injured list 87 Donnie Ashley WR 50 Tim Bakker C 33 Craig Carr RB 18 Perry Carter DB 26 Frantz Clarkson DB 56 George Hudson C 46 Malvin Hunter DE 29 Jerome Peterson DB  2 Gizmo Williams WR Suspended 90 Bertrand Berry DE -- John Northcott G Italics indicate American player

Awards and records

Offence

• OT – Bruce Beaton

Defence

• LB – Terry Ray

Western All-Star selections

Offence

• SB – Terry Vaughn
• C – Leo Groenewegen
• OT – Bruce Beaton

Defence

• LB – Terry Ray
• DB – Ralph Staten