List of Edmonton Elks seasons

This is a complete list of seasons competed by the Edmonton Elks (formerly the Edmonton Eskimos), a Canadian Football League team. While the team was founded in 1949, they did not join the CFL until it was founded in 1958. Throughout their history, Edmonton has won 14 Grey Cups.

Grey Cup Championships † | West Division Championships * | Regular season Championships ^

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season  | League  | Division  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Ties  | Playoffs

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1949 | 1949 | WIFU | –  | 3rd  | 4  | 10  | 0  |
1950 | 1950 | WIFU  | –  | 3rd  | 7  | 7  | 0  | Won W.I.F.U. Semi-Final (Roughriders) 21–1
Lost W.I.F.U. Finals (Blue Bombers) 1–2 series
1951 | 1951 | WIFU  | –  | 2nd  | 8  | 6  | 0  | Won W.I.F.U. Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 4–1
Lost W.I.F.U. Finals (Roughriders) 1–2 series
1952 | 1952 | WIFU* | –  | 2nd  | 9  | 6  | 1  | Won W.I.F.U. Semi-Finals (Stampeders) 1–1 series (42–38 points)
Won W.I.F.U. Finals (Blue Bombers) 2–1 series
Lost Grey Cup (Argonauts) 21–11
1953 | 1953 | WIFU  | –  | 1st^ | 12  | 4  | 0  | Lost West Finals (Blue Bombers) 1–2 series
1954 | 1954 | WIFU†* | –  | 1st^ | 11  | 5  | 0  | Won West Finals (Blue Bombers) 2–1 series
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 25–24
1955 | 1955 | WIFU†* | –  | 1st^ | 14  | 2  | 0  | Won West Finals (Blue Bombers) 2–0 series
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 34–19
1956 | 1956 | WIFU†* | –  | 1st^ | 11  | 5  | 0  | Won West Finals (Roughriders) 2–1 series
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 50–27
1957 | 1957 | WIFU  | –  | 1st^ | 14  | 2  | 0  | Lost W.I.F.U. Finals (Blue Bombers) 1–2 series
1958 | 1958 | CFL | W.I.F.U.  | 2nd  | 9  | 6  | 1  | Won W.I.F.U. Semi-Finals (Roughriders) 2–0 series
Lost W.I.F.U. Finals (Blue Bombers) 1–2 series
1959 | 1959 | CFL  | W.I.F.U.  | 2nd  | 10  | 6  | 0  | Won West Semi-Finals (Lions) 2–0 series
Lost W.I.F.U. Finals (Blue Bombers) 0–2 series
1960 | 1960 | CFL  | W.I.F.U.* | 2nd  | 10  | 6  | 0  | Won West Semi-Finals (Stampeders) 2–0 series
Won West Finals (Blue Bombers) 2–1 series
Lost Grey Cup (Rough Riders) 16–6
1961 | 1961 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 10  | 5  | 1  | Lost West Semi-Finals (Stampeders) 1–1 series (27–26 points)
1962 | 1962 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 6  | 9  | 1  |
1963 | 1963 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 2  | 14  | 0  |
1964 | 1964 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 4  | 12  | 0  |
1965 | 1965 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 5  | 11  | 0  |
1966 | 1966 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 6  | 9  | 1  | Lost West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 16–8
1967 | 1967 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 9  | 6  | 1  | Lost West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 21–5
1968 | 1968 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 8  | 7  | 1  | Lost West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 29–13
1969 | 1969 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 5  | 11  | 0  |
1970 | 1970 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 9  | 7  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Finals (Stampeders) 16–9
1971 | 1971 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 6  | 10  | 0  |
1972 | 1972 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 10  | 6  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Finals (Roughriders) 8–6
1973 | 1973 | CFL  | West* | 1st^ | 9  | 5  | 2  | Won West Final (Roughriders) 25–23
Lost Grey Cup (Rough Riders) 22–18
1974 | 1974 | CFL  | West* | 1st^ | 10  | 5  | 1  | Won West Final (Roughriders) 31–27
Lost Grey Cup (Alouettes) 20–7
1975 | 1975 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 12  | 4  | 0  | Won West Final (Roughriders) 30–18
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 9–8
1976 | 1976 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 9  | 6  | 1  | Won West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 14–12
Lost West Final (Roughriders) 23–13
1977 | 1977 | CFL  | West* | 1st^ | 10  | 6  | 0  | Won West Final (Lions) 38–1
Lost Grey Cup (Alouettes) 41–6
1978 | 1978 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 10  | 4  | 2  | Won West Final (Stampeders) 26–13
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 20–13
1979 | 1979 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 12  | 2  | 2  | Won West Final (Stampeders) 19–17
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 17–9
1980 | 1980 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 13  | 3  | 0  | Won West Final (Blue Bombers 34–24
Won Grey Cup (Tiger-Cats) 48–10
1981 | 1981 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 14  | 1  | 1  | Won West Final (Lions) 22–16
Won Grey Cup (Rough Riders) 26–23
1982 | 1982 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 11  | 5  | 0  | Won West Final (Blue Bombers) 24–21
Won Grey Cup (Argonauts) 32–16
1983 | 1983 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 8  | 8  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 49–22
1984 | 1984 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 9  | 7  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 55–20
1985 | 1985 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 10  | 6  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 22–15
1986 | 1986 | CFL  | West* | 1st^ | 13  | 4  | 1  | Won West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 27–18
Won West Final (Lions) 41–5
Lost Grey Cup (Tiger-Cats) 39–15
1987 | 1987 | CFL† | West* | 2nd  | 11  | 7  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 30–16
Won West Final (Lions) 31–7
Won Grey Cup (Argonauts) 38–36
1988 | 1988 | CFL  | West  | 1st^ | 11  | 7  | 0  | Lost West Final (Lions) 37–19
1989 | 1989 | CFL  | West  | 1st^ | 16  | 2  | 0  | Lost West Final (Roughriders) 32–21
1990 | 1990 | CFL  | West* | 2nd  | 10  | 8  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 43–27
Won West Final (Stampeders) 43–23
Lost Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 50–11
1991 | 1991 | CFL  | West  | 1st^ | 12  | 6  | 0  | Lost West Final (Stampeders) 38–36
1992 | 1992 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 10  | 8  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 22–20
Lost West Final (Stampeders) 23–22
1993 | 1993 | CFL† | West* | 2nd  | 12  | 6  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 51–13
Won West Final (Stampeders) 29–15
Won Grey Cup (Blue Bombers) 33–23
1994 | 1994 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 13  | 5  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Lions) 24–23
1995 | 1995 | CFL  | North  | 2nd  | 13  | 5  | 0  | Won North Semi-Final (Lions) 26–15
Lost North Final (Stampeders) 37–4
1996 | 1996 | CFL  | West* | 2nd  | 11  | 7  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 68–7
Won West Final (Stampeders) 15–12
Lost Grey Cup (Argonauts) 43–37
1997 | 1997 | CFL  | West  | 1st^ | 12  | 6  | 0  | Lost West Final (Roughriders) 31–30
1998 | 1998 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Lions) 40–33
Lost West Final (Stampeders) 33–10
1999 | 1999 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 6  | 12  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 30–17
2000 | 2000 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 10  | 8  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Lions) 34–32
2001 | 2001 | CFL  | West  | 1st^ | 9  | 9  | 0  | Lost West Final (Stampeders) 34–16
2002 | 2002 | CFL  | West* | 1st^ | 13  | 5  | 0  | Won West Final (Blue Bombers) 33–30
Lost Grey Cup (Alouettes) 25–16
2003 | 2003 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 13  | 5  | 0  | Won West Final (Roughriders) 30–23
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 34–22
2004 | 2004 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 14–6
2005 | 2005 | CFL† | West* | 3rd  | 11  | 7  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 33–26
Won West Final (Lions) 28–23
Won Grey Cup (Alouettes) 38–35
2006 | 2006 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 7  | 11  | 0  |
2007 | 2007 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 5  | 12  | 1  |
2008 | 2008 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 10  | 8  | 0  | Won East Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 29–21
Lost East Final (Alouettes) 36–26
2009 | 2009 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Lost West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 24–21
2010 | 2010 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 7  | 11  | 0  |
2011 | 2011 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 11  | 7  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Stampeders) 33–19
Lost West Final (Lions) 40–23
2012 | 2012 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 7  | 11  | 0  | Lost East Semi-Final (Argonauts) 42–26
2013 | 2013 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 4  | 14  | 0  |
2014 | 2014 | CFL  | West  | 2nd  | 12  | 6  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Roughriders) 18–10
Lost West Final (Stampeders) 43–18
2015 | 2015 | CFL† | West* | 1st^ | 14  | 4  | 0  | Won West Final (Stampeders) 45–31
Won Grey Cup (Redblacks) 26–20
2016 | 2016 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 10  | 8  | 0  | Won East Semi-Final (Tiger-Cats) 24–21
Lost East Final (Redblacks) 35–23
2017 | 2017 | CFL  | West  | 3rd  | 12  | 6  | 0  | Won West Semi-Final (Blue Bombers) 39–32
Lost West Final (Stampeders) 32–28
2018 | 2018 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 9  | 9  | 0  |
2019 | 2019 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 8  | 10  | 0  | Won East Semi-Final (Alouettes) 37–29
Lost East Final (Tiger-Cats) 36–16
2020 | 2020 | CFL  | West  | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 | 2021 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 3  | 11  | 0  |
2022 | 2022 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 4  | 14  | 0  |
2023 | 2023 | CFL  | West  | 5th  | 4  | 14  | 0  |
2024 | 2024 | CFL  | West  | 4th  | 7  | 11  | 0  |
Regular Season Totals (1949–2024)  | 703  | 545  | 18  |
Playoff Totals (1949–2024)  | 58  | 47  |  |
Grey Cup Totals (1949–2024)  | 14  | 9  |  |

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West Division|

* BC Lions
* Calgary Stampeders
* Edmonton Elks
* Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers

East Division|

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Montreal Alouettes
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Toronto Argonauts

Defunct teams|

* Calgary Bronks
* Hamilton Tigers
* Hamilton Wildcats
* Ottawa Renegades
* Ottawa Rough Riders

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Edmonton Elks

* Founded in 1949
* Based in Edmonton, Alberta

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Clarke Stadium
* Commonwealth Stadium

Lore|

* Labour Day Classic
* Battle of Alberta
* 70th Grey Cup

Important figures|

* Danny Bass
* Leroy Blugh
* Johnny Bright
* Hugh Campbell
* Tommy Joe Coffey
* Rod Connop
* Dave Cutler
* Eric Duggan
* Ron "Swampdog" Estay
* Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell
* Brian Fryer
* Larry Highbaugh
* Hank Ilesic
* Brian Kelly
* Danny Kepley
* Norm Kimball
* Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong
* Moe Lieberman
* Neil Lumsden
* George McGowan
* Rollie Miles
* Ken Montgomery
* Warren Moon
* Frank Morris
* Roger Nelson
* Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker
* Willie "The Terminator" Pless
* Tom Scott
* Terry Vaughn
* Tom Wilkinson
* Henry "Gizmo" Williams

Key personnel|

* Owners: Larry Thompson
* President: Chris Morris
* General Manager: Ed Hervey
* Head Coach: Mark Kilam

Grey Cup
championships (14)|

* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1975
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1987
* 1993
* 2003
* 2005
* 2015

West Division
championships (23)|

* 1952
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1960
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1986
* 1987
* 1990
* 1993
* 1996
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2015

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West

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Edmonton Elks seasons

* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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