The 2002 Edmonton Eskimos finished first in the West Division with a 13–5 record, but lost the Grey Cup at Commonwealth Stadium to the Montreal Alouettes.
Offseason
CFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 3 | 24 | Dahrran Diedrick | RB | Nebraska |
| 5 | 42 | Olanzo Jarrett | DE | Toledo |
| 6 | 51 | Andrew Dubiellak | WR | UNLV |
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Season standings
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Season schedule
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | June 28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 27–21 | Calgary Stampeders | | 33,584 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | July 4 | Ottawa Renegades | 24–40 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 30,152 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
| 3 | July 13 | Toronto Argonauts | 17–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 33,108 | 3–0–0 | 6 |
| 4 | July 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 11–45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | 25,149 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
| 5 | July 26 | BC Lions | 27–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 32,844 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
| 6 | Aug 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–37 | Montreal Alouettes | | 20,002 | 4–2–0 | 6 |
| 7 | Aug 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 38,852 | 5–2–0 | 10 |
| 8 | Aug 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32–35 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 32,174 | 6–2–0 | 12 |
| 9 | Aug 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30–7 | Toronto Argonauts | | 23,642 | 7–2–0 | 14 |
| 10 | Sept 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–20 | Calgary Stampeders | | 35,967 | 8–2–0 | 16 |
| 11 | Sept 6 | Calgary Stampeders | 11–45 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 61,481 | 9–2–0 | 18 |
| 12 | Sept 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 18–23 | BC Lions | | 21,886 | 9–3–0 | 18 |
| 13 | Sept 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 44,480 | 10–3–0 | 20 |
| 14 | Sept 29 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–33 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 16,054 | 11–3–0 | 22 |
| 15 | Oct 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 37–34 | Ottawa Renegades | | 20,576 | 12–3–0 | 24 |
| 16 | Oct 14 | Montreal Alouettes | 48–30 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 36,255 | 12–4–0 | 24 |
| 17 | Bye | | 12–4–0 | 24 |
| 18 | Oct 25 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21–27 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 34,101 | 13–4–0 | 26 |
| 19 | Nov 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 8–20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | 28,780 | 13–5–0 | 26 |
Total attendance: 343,447
Average attendance: 38,161 (63.5%)
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 34,322 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 24 | Montreal Alouettes | 25–16 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 62,531* |
*Top attendance in CFL
West Final
Grey Cup
Awards and records
All-Star selections
References
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| Lore | |
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| Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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West Division championships (23) | |
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