1998 Edmonton Eskimos
Under new head coach Kay Stephenson, the team finished with a record of 9-9 and second in the West Division. Edmonton defeated the B.C. Lions in the West semifinal but would lose to the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final. Quarterback David Archer threw for 2,860 yards and Don Blair had 1,091 receiving yards, reaching 1000 plus yards for the first and only time in his career. Malvin Hunter led the defence with 13 sacks.
Dave Cutler and Tom Scott are inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
| 1998 (50th season) |
| Record: 9-9 (2nd West) |
| Home: 5-4 | Away: 4-5 |
| Playoffs: 1-1 | Lost Division Final |
| Head coach: Kay Stephenson (1st season) |
| CFL All-Stars: Willie Pless |
| West All-Stars: Bruce Beaton, Leroy Blugh, Malvin Hunter, Willie Pless |
| Hall of Fame: Dave Cutler, Tom Scott |
| Major award winners: |
| Wall of Honour: |
| Date | Opponent | Result (record) |
| July 2 | at BC Lions | W 20-12 (1-0) |
| July 10 | vs. BC Lions | W 10-15 (2-0) |
| July 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 14-28 (2-1) |
| July 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 30-27 (3-1) |
| July 31 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 10-22 (4-1) |
| August 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 39-10 (4-2) |
| August 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23-48 (4-3) |
| August 21 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 16-25 (5-3) |
| August 27 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13-35 (6-3) |
| September 7 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 8-26 (6-4) |
| September 11 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 30-23 (6-5) |
| September 19 | at BC Lions | W 27-21 (7-5) |
| September 26 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 30-29 (7-6) |
| October 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 3-34 (7-7) |
| October 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 40-20 (8-7) |
| October 18 | vs. BC Lions | L 31-7 (8-8) |
| October 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 19-31 (8-9) |
| November 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24-46 (9-9) |
| November 8 | vs. BC Lions | W 33-40 Division Semifinal |
| November 15 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 10-33 Division Final |