2012 Edmonton Eskimos season


The 2012 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Eskimos finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record but still managed to make the playoffs for the second straight season via the CFL's "crossover" rule. The Eskimos played the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final and lost 42–26.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 1:00 PM MDT. The Eskimos had five selections in the six-round draft, including two in the first round after trading Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts.
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
14Austin PasztorOLVirginia
16Shamawd ChambersWRWilfrid Laurier
214Justin CapicciottiDLSimon Fraser
536Hasan HazimeDEAkron
538Ryan KingLBSaint Mary's

Notable transactions

*Later traded to the BC Lions
**Later traded to the Calgary Stampeders
''***Later traded back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders''

Regular season

Season schedule

The Edmonton Eskimos clinched a playoff game against the [2012 2012 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts] with an Argonauts victory and a [2012 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats] the night before, allowing the Eskimos team to cross-over into the East Divisional Playoffs. The Eskimos would go on to lose against the same Argonauts team that allowed them to clinch the last playoff spot in the CFL during the 2012 CFL season. Had the Hamilton Tiger-Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts lost, the Eskimos final game against Calgary on November 2 would have been a game where they needed to win or tie to clinch a playoff berth.
Total attendance: 308,866
Average attendance: 34,318