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1891
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First Calgary and Edmonton home and
home series.
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1895
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Edmonton plays first series
of organized games with the formation of the Alberta Rugby Football Union.
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1897
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The name "Esquimaux"
coined by a Calgary
sportswriter.
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1910
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Team officially named the Edmonton Eskimos.
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1921
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Team plays in its first Grey Cup game.
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1930
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CLARKE
STADIUM opens.
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1951
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Team sets CFL Record for Rushing, with 67 carries in one
game.
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1954
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Team wins its first Grey Cup.
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1978
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Team signs Rose Bowl MVP Warren Moon to long-term contract.
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Aug 30, 1978
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Eskimos move into newly-built COMMONWEALTH
STADIUM.
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1982
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Team wins CFL-Record fifth consecutive Grey Cup.
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1989
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Team wins CFL-Record 16 games in Regular Season.
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1993
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Team sets CFL Record with 13 QB sacks in one game.
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Nov 17, 1996
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Team sets CFL Playoff record for most points in a game,
defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 68-7.
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Nov 24, 1996
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Team sets All-Time Grey Cup records for Appearances (21),
Points-For (445), and Points-Against (497).
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May, 2000
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Original CLARKE
STADIUM demolished. It is
rebuilt as a smaller venue and becomes the Eskimos' practice facility.
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Aug 18, 2000
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Team becomes only the fourth team in Pro Football history
(the others being the New York Giants, the Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay
Packers) to win its 500th Regular Season game, defeating the Saskatchewan
Roughriders 28-22 at Taylor Field in Regina.
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Oct 19, 2001
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Eskimos set Professional sports franchise record, qualifying
for playoffs for 30th consecutive year!
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Sept 29, 2002
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Eskimos defeat Hamilton
34-33 to qualify for post-season for 31st consecutive season, extending
their record.
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Nov 24, 2002
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Eskimos set new All-Time Grey Cup records for Appearances
(22), Points-For (461), and Points-Against (522).
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Sept 19, 2003
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By virtue of their 45-33 victory over the Ottawa Renegades,
the Eskimos qualify for post-season for the 32nd consecutive year!
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Oct 17, 2003
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Eskimos clinch First
Place in Western Division for the third year
in a row. This is their 21st First
Place finish since 1949.
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Nov 16, 2003
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Eskimos win their 12th Grey Cup, defeating the
Montreal Alouettes 34-22 at Taylor Field in Regina.
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Oct 15, 2005
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Eskimos qualify for post-season for the 34th consecutive year,
defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 19-18.
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Nov 27, 2005
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Eskimos win their 13th Grey Cup, defeating the
Montreal Alouettes 38-35 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver in only the second overtime
Grey Cup game in history!
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Oct 14, 2006
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Eskimos miss the post-season for the first time in 35 years
following a 28-25 defeat at home to the Toronto Argonauts.
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Oct 26, 2007
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Eskimos lose 36-29 to Saskatchewan
in overtime, officially eliminating them from the playoff race for the
second year in a row. It is the
first time since 1964-65 the team has missed the playoffs in consecutive
seasons. Eskimos lose their final
game 21-19 in Hamilton,
finishing the Regular Season with a 5-12-1 record.
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Oct 31, 2008
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The Eskimos return to the
post-season, becoming the fifth team to qualify as a crossover team. No crossover team has ever won a
post-season game. The final regular
season game was the Eskimos' 1,000th in team history. As of October 31, 2008 the Eskimos have
posted a 582-399-19 W-L-T record (339-159-6 Home, 243-240-13 Away). The Eskimos are only the third team in
CFL history to have played 1,000 regular season games since 1946, and only
the eleventh team, CFL or NFL to achieve this feat. In all of pro-football history, the
Eskimos have the highest winning percentage: .592. Their 582 wins ranks fourth in all of pro
football history behind the Chicago Bears (680), Green Bay Packers (641)
and New York Giants (612).
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Nov 8, 2008
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Eskimos become the first
crossover team to win Semi-final playoff game, defeating the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers 29-21.
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