1979 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season

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

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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 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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