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
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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