Posts Tagged ‘Edmonton Eskimos’

CFL Recap: July 17, 2010

CFL Recap: July 17, 2010

Saskatchewan Roughriders 24 Edmonton Eskimos 20 Trailing 20-13 after three quarters, the Roughriders scored eleven points in the final quarter to improve to 3-0 on the season. Darian Durant connected with Andy Fantuz on a 38-yard touchdown strike early in the 4th quarter to tie the game at 20; Louie Sakoda’s 80-yard single on the ensuing kickoff gave Saskatchewan a …

by Derek Johnson on July 17th, 2010 Leave a comment »

CFL Recap: July 11, 2010

CFL Recap: July 11, 2010

Montreal Alouettes 33 Edmonton Eskimos 23 Down 23-18 after three quarters, the defending Grey Cup champions scored 15 points in the 4th quarter to knock out the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium. Jerald Brown returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown to give the Alouettes a one-point lead, and an Anthony Calvillo pass to Jamel Richardson on the two-point …

by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2010 Leave a comment »

CFL Recap: July 4, 2010

CFL Recap: July 4, 2010

B.C. Lions 25 Edmonton Eskimos 10 Paul McCallum kicked six field goals to lift the Lions to a 25-10 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos; the six field goals ties a career record that was set during the 2006 season. “It was a nice way to start the season, absolutely,” said McCallum. “It’s good to be able to go out there …

by Derek Johnson on July 5th, 2010 Leave a comment »

Copeland’s 2nd TD Catch Lifts Calgary to Victory

Copeland’s 2nd TD Catch Lifts Calgary to Victory

It was another down-to-the-wire Battle of Alberta at Commonwealth Stadium. Like the August 13 game, the winning touchdown was scored with less than thirty seconds left in the 4th quarter. Unlike the August 13 game, it was Calgary who ended up on top. With just 22 seconds left in regulation, Henry Burris connected with Jeremaine Copeland on an 18-yard touchdown …

by Derek Johnson on September 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Stampeders Run over Eskimos in Battle of Alberta

Stampeders Run over Eskimos in Battle of Alberta

The Calgary Stampeders grabbed a share of first place in the West Division after defeating their Alberta rivals by a score of 32 to 8. The Stampeders, Eskimos, and Roughriders all have identical records of 5-4. Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris completed 19 of 27 passes for 285 yards, throwing one touchdown strike to Jeremaine Copeland. “You’ve got to expect to …

by Derek Johnson on September 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Three for Arkee as Whitlock Leads Eskimos to Victory

Three for Arkee as Whitlock Leads Eskimos to Victory

Arkee Whitlock found the Hamilton goal area three times to lift the Eskimos to their 5th win of the season. Whitlock was on the receiving end of one touchdown pass and also scored twice on the ground as Edmonton defeated Hamilton by a score of 31 to 30. The Tiger-Cats fell to 4-4 on the year. Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray …

by Derek Johnson on August 30th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Edmonton Eskimos 38 Calgary Stampeders 35

Edmonton Eskimos 38 Calgary Stampeders 35

With 43 seconds left in regulation, Henry Burris completed a 20-yard pass to Jeremaine Copeland, who barely crossed the goal line to give the Stampeders a 35-31 lead; Copeland also caught a critical pass on 3rd down that kept the Calgary drive alive. On the ensuing kickoff, Tristan Jackson dropped the catch, but picked up the ball and ran all …

by Derek Johnson on August 14th, 2009 1 Comments »

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28 Edmonton Eskimos 21

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28 Edmonton Eskimos 21

Quinton Porter completed 25 of 37 passes for 211 yards, throwing one touchdown strike to Chris Davis; Porter also scored the winning touchdown on the ground with 46 seconds left in regulation. With this win, Hamilton improved to 4-2 while the Eskimos fell to 3-3. Edmonton’s Ricky Ray went 23-of-37 for 335 yards, throwing one touchdown pass to Kamau Peterson; …

by Derek Johnson on August 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »

Edmonton Eskimos 33 Montreal Alouetes 19

Edmonton Eskimos 33 Montreal Alouetes 19

Three weeks ago, the Montreal Alouettes crushed the Eskimos by a score of 50 to 16. This week, the Eskimos got their revenge by handing the Alouettes their first loss of the season. With a 33-19 victory over Montreal, Edmonton improved to 3-2 on the season while Montreal fell to 4-1. Eskimos’ quarterback Ricky Ray completed 23 of 27 passes …

by Derek Johnson on July 31st, 2009 Leave a comment »

Edmonton Eskimos 38 Saskatchewan Roughriders 33

Edmonton Eskimos 38 Saskatchewan Roughriders 33

Down 22 to 0 in the second quarter, the Edmonton Eskimos stormed back to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 38 to 33 on a day when the Roughriders honored their 1989 Grey Cup championship team, of which Eskimos head coach Richie Hall was a part of. “I thought the fans would be happy and I was happy …

by Derek Johnson on July 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »