The 1949 Edmonton Eskimos season was the first season in the current franchise's history after several other Edmonton teams played under the same moniker but were unrelated. The team finished in 3rd place in the WIFU with a 4–10 record and missed the playoffs.
- No preseason games were played for this season.
[1]
Week
|
Game
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Results
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Score
|
Record
|
1
|
1
|
Mon, Sept 5
|
Calgary Stampeders
|
L 6–20
|
0–1
|
Clarke Stadium
|
11,123
|
2
|
2
|
Sat, Sept 10
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
W 14–11
|
1–1
|
Clarke Stadium
|
6,500
|
2
|
3
|
Mon, Sept 12
|
Regina Roughriders
|
L 0–12
|
1–2
|
Clarke Stadium
|
6,000
|
3
|
4
|
Sat, Sept 17
|
at Regina Roughriders
|
L 1–13
|
1–3
|
Taylor Field
|
4,000
|
3
|
5
|
Mon, Sept 19
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
W 10–3
|
2–3
|
Osborne Stadium
|
4,000
|
4
|
6
|
Sat, Sept 24
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
L 5–41
|
2–4
|
Mewata Stadium
|
9,000
|
5
|
7
|
Sat, Oct 1
|
Calgary Stampeders
|
L 8–12
|
2–5
|
Clarke Stadium
|
10,000
|
6
|
8
|
Sat, Oct 8
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
L 6–8
|
2–6
|
Osborne Stadium
|
4,000
|
6
|
9
|
Mon, Oct 10
|
at Regina Roughriders
|
W 12–11
|
3–6
|
Taylor Field
|
3,000
|
7
|
10
|
Sat, Oct 15
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
L 6–31
|
3–7
|
Mewata Stadium
|
8,000
|
8
|
11
|
Sat, Oct 22
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
W 13–6
|
4–7
|
Clarke Stadium
|
7,000
|
8
|
12
|
Mon, Oct 24
|
Regina Roughriders
|
L 11–29
|
4–8
|
Clarke Stadium
|
5,000
|
9
|
13
|
Sat, Oct 29
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
L 0–27
|
4–9
|
Mewata Stadium
|
6,700
|
9
|
14
|
Mon, Oct 31
|
Calgary Stampeders
|
L 1–11
|
4–10
|
Clarke Stadium
|
|
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