1960 Edmonton Eskimos season
Introduction The '''1960 Edmonton Eskimos''' finished in second place in the WIFU with a 10–6 record. They defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Finals and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals, and were defeated in the Grey Cup by the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Pre-season ===Schedule=== Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, July 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 38–0 1–0  9,000 B Wed, July 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 4–17 1–1  D Mon, Aug 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–28 1–2  19,570 E Wed, Aug 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–29 1–3  8,350
Regular season ===Season standings===+ '''Western Interprovincial Football Union''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Winnipeg Blue Bombers'''  16  14  2  0  453  239  28  ''Details'''''Edmonton Eskimos'''  16  10  6  0  318  225  20  '''''Details''''''''Calgary Stampeders'''  16  6  8  2  374  404  14  ''Details''BC Lions  16  5  9  2  296  356  12  ''Details''Saskatchewan Roughriders  16  2  12  2  205  422  6  ''Details'' Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Mon, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions W 33–14 1–0  17,500 2 2 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–1 2–0  17,000 3 3 Thurs, Aug 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–18 2–1  17,287 4 4 Mon, Aug 29 at BC Lions W 26–0 3–1  28,420 5 5 Sat, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–15 3–2  19,535 5 6 Mon, Sept 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 29–28 4–2   6 7 Sat, Sept 10 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 41–10 5–2  17,993 7 8 Fri, Sept 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–6 6–2  10,000 7 9 Mon, Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 18–10 7–2   8 10 Mon, Sept 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–2 8–2  20,932 9 11 Fri, Sept 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 9–2 9–2 14,997 10 12 Thurs, Oct 6 at BC Lions L 13–21 9–3 21,707 10 13 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–31 9–4  15,500 11 14 Sat, Oct 15 at Calgary Stampeders L 17–35 9–5  17,000 11 15 Mon, Oct 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–21 9–6  15,000 12 16 Sat, Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–11 10–6  6,608=== Roster === Edmonton Eskimos roster '''Quarterbacks'''* * '''Running backs'''*  FB*  HB*  HB*  HB*  FB*  FB*  FB'''Wide receivers'''* * * *  '''Offensive linemen'''*  C*  C*  G*  G*  G*  G*  G*  T*  T*  T'''Defensive linemen'''*  DT*  DT*  DT*  DE'''Defensive backs'''* * * '''Others'''* * * * * * '''General Manager'''*  (to September 10)*  (from September 10)'''Head coach'''* '''Assistant coaches'''* * ''Italics'' indicate Import player
Playoffs  Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final #1 Wed, Nov 2 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–7 1–0 16,018 West Semi-Final #2 Sat, Nov 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 40–21 2–0 20,000 West Final #1 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–22 2–1  17,500 West Final #2 Mon, Nov 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 3–1 16,708 West Final #3 Sat, Nov 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 4–2 4–1 20,000 Grey Cup Sat, Nov 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–16 4–2 36,592===Grey Cup=== Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final '''Ottawa Rough Riders''' 3 6 0 7 '''16''' Edmonton Eskimos 0 6 0 0 6
1960 CFL Schenley Award Nominees   Player  Canadian  Lineman Jackie Parker  Bill Smith   Roger Nelson*Jackie Parker was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, and won the award over Cookie Gilchrist of the Toronto Argonauts. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.
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