Edmonton Elks
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| First Season |
|---|
| 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
| Week | Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||
| preseason | June 14 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| preseason | July 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 19 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 26 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium |
| regular season | September 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 13 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Grey Cup | November 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium |
| 1981 | |||
| regular season | July 11 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 1 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 22 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 13 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 12 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| postseason | November 15 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Grey Cup | November 22 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Olympic Stadium |
| 1982 | |||
| preseason | June 25 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 6 | at Calgary Stampeders | McMahon Stadium |
| regular season | September 12 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 10 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 30 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Commonwealth Stadium |
| postseason | November 21 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| postseason | November 28 | at Toronto Argonauts | Grey Cup |
| 1983 | |||
| preseason | June 10 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| preseason | June 22 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 12 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 25 | at BC Lions | BC Place |
| regular season | October 2 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 1984 | |||
| preseason | June 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | July 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Taylor Field |
| regular season | September 8 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 1985 | |||
| preseason | June 17 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| preseason | June 24 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 23 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 21 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 27 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 1986 | |||
| preseason | June 16 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 19 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Grey Cup | November 30 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | BC Place |
| 1987 | |||
| regular season | June 27 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| postseason | November 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Grey Cup |
| 1988 | |||
| regular season | August 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 1 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 23 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| postseason | November 20 | vs. BC Lions | Commonwealth Stadium |
| 1989 | |||
| regular season | August 3 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | August 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | September 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 9 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Commonwealth Stadium |
| regular season | October 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | Commonwealth Stadium |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1981 • 1982 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s | 1994 • 1995 • 1996 |
| 2000s | 2006 • 2007 |
| 2010s | 2010 • 2016 |
| Edmonton Elks head coaches |
|---|
| 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) |
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