1979 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerNorm Kimball
Head coachHugh Campbell
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record12–2–2
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon 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

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Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16122249521926
Calgary Stampeders16124038227824
BC Lions1696132833319
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1641202833408
Saskatchewan Roughriders1621401944374

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Season schedule

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeAttendanceRecord
1July 10Edmonton EskimosW 28–10at Winnipeg Blue Bombers24,0241–0
2July 17vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 52–20Edmonton Eskimos43,3212–0
3 Bye
4July 31vs. Calgary StampedersW 44–9Edmonton Eskimos42,8873–0
5Aug 7Edmonton EskimosT 14–14at BC Lions30,1373–0–1
6Aug 14Edmonton EskimosT 24–24at Ottawa Rough Riders27,0503–0–2
7Aug 21vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 41–13Edmonton Eskimos42,7784–0–2
8Aug 28vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 28–13Edmonton Eskimos42,7785–0–2
8Sept 3Edmonton EskimosW 27–1at Calgary Stampeders34,8256–0–2
9Sept 9vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 40–0Edmonton Eskimos40,2317–0–2
10Sept 16vs. BC LionsW 40–8Edmonton Eskimos42,7768–0–2
11Sept 23Edmonton EskimosW 22–21at Hamilton Tiger-Cats18,1869–0–2
12Sept 30Edmonton EskimosL 19–26at Calgary Stampeders33,2459–1–2
13Oct 8vs. Montreal AlouettesW 47–6Edmonton Eskimos42,77810–1–2
14Oct 14Edmonton EskimosL 25–26at Saskatchewan Roughriders20,04210–2–2
15 Bye
16Oct 28vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 19–11Edmonton Eskimos42,77811–2–2
17Nov 3Edmonton EskimosW 25–17at BC Lions26,57512–2–2

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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

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Edmonton Eskimos 7 0 10 0 17
Montreal Alouettes 0 6 3 0 9

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Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 "1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "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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