1979 Edmonton Eskimos season

1979 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerNorm Kimball
Head coachHugh Campbell
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record12–2–2
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1979 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 12–2–2 record and repeated as Grey Cup champions after winning the 67th Grey Cup.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 12 vs. BC Lions L 27–32 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 41,326
B June 19 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–16 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 35,742
B June 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–30 1–2 Commonwealth Stadium 41,379*
C June 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 53–20 2–2 Taylor Field 17,460

*Top preseason attendance of season

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Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 12 2 2 495 219 26
Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 382 278 24
BC Lions 16 9 6 1 328 333 19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 4 12 0 283 340 8
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 194 437 4

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–10 1–0 24,024
2 2 July 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 52–20 2–0 43,321
3 Bye
4 3 July 31 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 44–9 3–0 42,887
5 4 Aug 7 at BC Lions T 14–14 3–0–1 30,137
6 5 Aug 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders T 24–24 3–0–2 27,050
7 6 Aug 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–13 4–0–2 42,778
8 7 Aug 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–13 5–0–2 42,778
8 8 Sept 3 at Calgary Stampeders W 27–1 6–0–2 34,825
9 9 Sept 9 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–0 7–0–2 40,231
10 10 Sept 16 vs. BC Lions W 40–8 8–0–2 42,776
11 11 Sept 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–21 9–0–2 18,186
12 12 Sept 30 at Calgary Stampeders L 19–26 9–1–2 33,245
13 13 Oct 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 47–6 10–1–2 42,778
14 14 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 25–26 10–2–2 20,042
15 Bye
16 15 Oct 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–11 11–2–2 42,778
17 16 Nov 3 at BC Lions W 25–17 12–2–2 26,575

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Total attendance: 340,327
Average attendance: 42,541 (99.4%)

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Division Final Nov 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 19–7 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium 43,033*
Grey Cup Nov 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 17–9 2–0 Olympic Stadium 65,113

*Top playoff attendance of season

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Edmonton Eskimos 7 0 10 0 17
Montreal Alouettes 3 3 3 0 9

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Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ a b "1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ a b "1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1979 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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