1990 Edmonton Eskimos
In Joe Faragalli’s last season as head coach, the team would go 10-8 and finish second in the West Division. They would go on to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Semifinal and the Calgary Stampeders in West Final to head to the 78th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Edmonton would fall 50-11 to the Blue Bombers.
Tracy Ham passed for 4,286 yards and ran for a team-best 1,096 yards, while Stewart Hill led the defence with 17 sacks.
Hugh Campbell, Bryan Hall, Norm Kimball are added to the Wall of Honour and Dave Fennell and Eagle Keys (Builder) are inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
1990 (42nd season) |
Record: 10-8 (2nd West) |
Home: 7-2 | Away: 3-6 |
Playoffs: 2-1 | Lost Grey Cup |
Head coach: Joe Faragalli (4th season) |
CFL All-Stars: Danny Bass, Rod Connop, Craig Ellis, Stewart Hill, Blake Marshall |
West All-Stars: Danny Bass, Rod Connop, Blake Dermott, Craig Ellis, Andre Francis, Tracy Ham, Stewart Hill, Enis Jackson, Blake Marshall, Reggie Taylor, Brett Williams, Larry Wruck |
Hall of Fame: Dave Fennell, Eagle Keys (Builder) |
Major award winners: |
Wall of Honour: Hugh Campbell, Bryan Hall, Norm Kimball |
Date | Opponent | Result (record) |
July 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 40-34 (1-0) |
July 18 | vs. BC Lions | W 23-41 (2-0) |
July 26 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 46-50 (2-1) |
August 2 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20-23 (2-2) |
August 7 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31-57 (3-2) |
August 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 20-46 (4-2) |
August 19 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 24-49 (4-3) |
August 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 36-56 (5-3) |
September 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 38-4 (6-3) |
September 7 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 17-34 (7-3) |
September 13 | at BC Lions | W 32-13 (8-3) |
September 21 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 29-41 (9-3) |
September 28 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 48-25 (9-4) |
October 8 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23-25 (9-5) |
October 14 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 24-29 (9-6) |
October 21 | vs. BC Lions | L 30-8 (9-7) |
October 28 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 15-25 (10-7) |
November 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 32-34 (10-8) |
November 11 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 27-43 Division Semifinal |
November 18 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 43-23 Division Final |
November 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11-50 Grey Cup |