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.

1979 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Norm Kimball
Head coach	Hugh Campbell
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	12–2–2
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
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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	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

*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

• 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

1. "1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
2. "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.