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1979 Edmonton Eskimos 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

*Top preseason attendance of season

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

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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

*Top playoff attendance of season

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.