1949 Edmonton Eskimos season

1949 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Al Anderson
Head coach	Annis Stukus
Home field	Clarke Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd, WIFU
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

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.

Pre-season

• No preseason games were played for this season.

Regular season

Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	14	13	1	0	270	77	26
Regina Roughriders	14	9	5	0	235	102	18
Edmonton Eskimos	14	4	10	0	93	235	8
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	2	12	0	74	258	4

Schedule

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