The 1990 Edmonton Eskimos finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. The club attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but lost the Grey Cup game 50-11 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Offseason
CFL draft +#PlayerPosCollege1Sean MillingtonRBSimon Fraser6Steve ChristieP/KWilliam and Mary14Bob MacDonaldOT/LSMcMaster22Lance TrumbleFB/DEMcMaster30Gord SteevesDBManitoba38Jordan GaertnerWRSaskatchewan46Chris PorterRBWindsor54Maki KatsubeSB/RBSt. Francis Xavier62Ron WebertP/KWashington State
Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 28 at BC Lions L 24–23 0–1 B July 3 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders W 35–23 1–1
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 July 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 40–34 1–0 2 July 18 vs. BC Lions W 41–23 2–0 3 July 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 46–50 2–1 4 Aug 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–23 2–2 5 Aug 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 57–31 3–2 6 Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 46–20 4–2 7 Aug 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–49 4–3 8 Aug 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 56–36 5–3 9 Sept 3 at Calgary Stampeders W 38–4 6–3 10 Sept 7 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 34–17 7–3 11 Sept 13 at BC Lions W 32–13 8–3 12 Sept 21 vs Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–29 9–3 13 Sept 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–48 9–4 14 Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–25 9–5 15 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–29 9–6 16 Oct 21 vs. BC Lions L 8–30 9–7 17 Oct 28 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–15 10–7 18 Nov 4 at Calgary Stampeders L 32–34 10–8
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Semi-Final Nov 11 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–27 1–0 West Final Nov 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 43–23 2–0 Grey Cup Nov 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–50 2–1
West Semi-Final TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalSaskatchewan Roughriders10710027Edmonton Eskimos14714843
West Final TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalEdmonton Eskimos31024643Calgary Stampeders663823
Grey Cup Main article: 78th Grey Cup TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers100281250Edmonton Eskimos040711 Roster 1990 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers K
Offensive linemen G T C T G/C G/C T G
Defensive linemen DT DE/DT DE DE DT DE/DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
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