1979 Edmonton Eskimos season
Canadian football team season
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- Eskimos seasons
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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 | |
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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
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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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 | ||||||
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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 | |
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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 |
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Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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Awards and honours
- Annis Stukus Trophy – Hugh Campbell
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT)
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Brian Kelly (WR)
- Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy – Dave Fennell
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "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.