1975 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

The 1975 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 12–4 record and won the 63rd Grey Cup.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	Tue, July 1	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 21–21	1–0	Clarke Stadium
B	Tue, July 8	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–14	2–0	Clarke Stadium	22,747
B	Mon, July 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 26–22	3–0	Taylor Field	15,781
C	Wed, July 16	at Calgary Stampeders	W 28–27	4–0	McMahon Stadium	23,508

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Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Edmonton Eskimos	16	12	4	0	432	370	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	5	1	373	309	21
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	6	8	2	340	383	14
	16	6	10	0	387	363	12
	16	6	10	0	276	331	12

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Tue, July 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–22	1–0	Clarke Stadium	23,926
3	2	Wed, Aug 6	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–17	1–1	Winnipeg Stadium	25,026
4	3	Thu, Aug 14	at BC Lions	W 27–24	2–1	Empire Stadium	18,688
5	4	Wed, Aug 20	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–11	3–1	Clarke Stadium	24,636
6	5	Wed, Aug 27	vs. BC Lions	W 34–10	4–1	Clarke Stadium	24,843
6	6	Mon, Sept 1	at Calgary Stampeders	W 35–31	5–1	McMahon Stadium	27,188
7	7	Sat, Sept 6	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–24	6–1	Clarke Stadium	25,201
8	8	Sun, Sept 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–3	7–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	22,744
9	9	Wed, Sept 17	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 25–38	7–2	Lansdowne Park	29,063
10	10	Tue, Sept 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 31–29	8–2	Clarke Stadium	26,159
10	11	Sun, Sept 28	at Calgary Stampeders	W 37–36	9–2	McMahon Stadium	27,188
11	12	Sun, Oct 5	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 18–28	9–3	Clarke Stadium	26,303
12	13	Mon, Oct 13	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 21–12	10–3	Clarke Stadium	26,147
13	14	Sun, Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 27–36	10–4	Taylor Field	22,628
14	15	Sun, Oct 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 41–48	11–4	Clarke Stadium	25,367
15	16	Sat, Nov 1	at BC Lions	W 12–8	12–4	BC Place	15,765

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Total attendance: 202,582
Average attendance: 25,323

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
Division Final	Sun, Nov 16	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–18	1–0	Clarke Stadium	25,671
Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 9–8	2–0	McMahon Stadium	32,454

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Montreal Alouettes	6	1	0	1	8
Edmonton Eskimos	0	3	6	0	9

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Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Charlie Turner

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1975 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . www.cfl.ca . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130115122511/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1975/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
2. Web site: 1975 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) . Pro Football Archives . 2022-01-26.
3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092126/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1975/reg . 2009-10-06 . dead .
4. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-10-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013094530/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1975 . 2011-10-13 .