Edmonton Elks
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| First Season |
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| 1949 |
| Team History |
| Edmonton Elks (2021-present) Edmonton Football Team (2020-21) Edmonton Eskimos (1949-2020) |
| Conference/Division |
Canadian Football League (1958-present)
Western Interprovincial Football Union (1949-57) |
| Venue |
| Commonwealth Stadium (1978-present) Clarke Stadium (1949-78) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division. The Elks were founded in 1949 as the Edmonton Eskimos and have won the Grey Cup championship fourteen times (including a three-peat between 1954 and 1956 and an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982), most recently in 2015. The team has a rivalry with the Calgary Stampeders and is one of the three community-owned teams in the CFL. The team name change from "Eskimos" to "Elks" was formally announced on June 1, 2021.
Publications
Programs by season
1950s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | |||
| 1958 | |||
| preseason | August 8 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Civic Stadium |
| 1959 | |||
| regular season | August 24 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Clarke Stadium |
| regular season | September 12 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Clarke Stadium |
| regular season | September 21 | vs. BC Lions | Clarke Stadium |
| regular season | September 28 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Winnipeg Stadium |
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | BC Place |
| 1993 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 28 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | McMahon Stadium |
| 1995 | |||
| regular season | September 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium |
| 1996 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 24 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| 1998 | |||
| regular season | July 31 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 18 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
2000s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 24 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 2003 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 16 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Taylor Field |
| 2005 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 27 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | BC Place |
2010s
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||
| Grey Cup | November 29 | at Ottawa Redblacks | Investors Group Field |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1960s | 1965 • 1966 |
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| 1980s | 1981 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s | 1994 • 1995 • 1996 |
| 2000s | 2006 • 2007 |
| 2010s | 2010 • 2016 |
| Edmonton Elks head coaches |
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| Annis Stukus (1949-51) • Frank Filchock (1952) • Darrell Royal (1953) • Pop Ivy (1954-57) • Sam Lyle (1958) • Eagle Keys (1959-63) • Neill Armstrong (1964-69) • Ray Jauch (1970-76) • Hugh Campbell (1977-82) • Pete Kettela (1983) • Jackie Parker (1983-87) • Joe Faragalli (1987-90) • Ron Lancaster (1991-97) • Kay Stephenson (1998) • Don Matthews (1999-00) • Tom Higgins (2001-04) • Danny Maciocia (2005-08) • Richie Hall (2009-10) • Kavis Reed (2011-13) • Chris Jones (2014-15) • Jason Maas (2016-19) • Scott Milanovich (2020) • Jaime Elizondo (2021) • Chris Jones (2022–present) |
 Franchises Portal
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| Canadian Football League | |
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| Current Teams | BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Elks • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa Redblacks • Saskatchewan Roughriders • Toronto Argonauts • Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Defunct Teams | Baltimore Stallions • Birmingham Barracudas • Las Vegas Posse • Memphis Mad Dogs • Ottawa Renegades • Ottawa Rough Riders • San Antonio Texans • Shreveport Pirates |
| Current Venues | BC Place • BMO Field • Commonwealth Stadium • IG Field • McMahon Stadium • Mosaic Stadium • Percival Molson Memorial Stadium • TD Place Stadium • Tim Hortons Field |
| Former Venues | Alamodome • Autostade • Canad Inns Stadium • Clarke Stadium • Delorimier Stadium • Empire Stadium • Exhibition Stadium • Independence Stadium • Ivor Wynne Stadium • Legion Field • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memorial Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Rogers Centre • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Varsity Stadium |
| Related | All-Star Games • League publications • CFL Illustrated • Seasons |
