Canadian football team season
The 1980 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 13–3–0 record and completed a three-peat after winning their third consecutive Grey Cup after winning the 68th Grey Cup.
Pre-season
Schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance |
A | June 14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14–42 | Edmonton Eskimos | 41,170 |
B | June 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–13 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 17,231 |
C | June 28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–28 | Calgary Stampeders | 30,005 |
D | July 2 | Toronto Argonauts | 15–35 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42,778 |
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Regular season
Season standings
Western Football Conference Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 281 | 26 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 394 | 387 | 20 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 407 | 355 | 18 |
BC Lions | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 381 | 351 | 17 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 284 | 469 | 4 |
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | July 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13–36 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42,778 | 1–0 | 2 |
2 | July 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21–6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 22,145 | 2–0 | 4 |
3 | Bye | 2–0 | 4 |
4 | July 30 | BC Lions | 33–21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42,887 | 3–0 | 6 |
5 | Aug 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–3 | Toronto Argonauts | 48,595 | 4–0 | 8 |
6 | Aug 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30–17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26,422 | 5–0 | 10 |
7 | Aug 19 | Calgary Stampeders | 16–15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42,778 | 5–1 | 10 |
8 | Aug 26 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20–45 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42,728 | 6–1 | 12 |
8 | Sept 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38–23 | Calgary Stampeders | 34,562 | 7–1 | 14 |
9 | Sept 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18–53 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,460 | 8–1 | 16 |
10 | Sept 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 42–14 | BC Lions | 30,793 | 9–1 | 18 |
11 | Sept 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 17–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | 35,328 | 10–1 | 20 |
12 | Bye | 10–1 | 20 |
13 | Oct 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 14–28 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28,238 | 10–2 | 20 |
14 | Oct 13 | BC Lions | 9–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 11–2 | 22 |
15 | Oct 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 29–28 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23,744 | 12–2 | 24 |
16 | Oct 26 | Calgary Stampeders | 34–25 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 12–3 | 24 |
17 | Nov 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 44–14 | Montreal Alouettes | 42,234 | 13–3 | 26 |
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Total attendance: 336,651
Average attendance: 42,081 (97.1%)
Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
Division Final | Nov 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 43,346 |
Grey Cup | Nov 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 48–10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | 54,661 |
Grey Cup
Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
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Awards and honours
References
- ^ a b "1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b "1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
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Edmonton Elks |
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- Founded in 1949
- Based in Edmonton, Alberta
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Franchise | |
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Stadiums | |
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Lore | |
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Important figures | |
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Key personnel | - Owners: Community owned
- General Manager: Chris Jones
- Head Coach: Chris Jones
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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West Division championships (23) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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Edmonton Eskimos 68th Grey Cup champions |
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