1979 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

Team:	Edmonton Eskimos
Year:	1979
Record:	12–2–2
Division Place:	1st, West
General Manager:	Norm Kimball
Coach:	Hugh Campbell
Stadium:	Commonwealth Stadium
Playoffs:	Won Grey Cup
Uniform:	Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1979.png
Shortnavlink:	Eskimos seasons

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
	16	4	12	0	283	340	8
	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

Notes and References

Web site: 1979 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2013-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922121349/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1979/time_zone/0 . 2012-09-22 .
Web site: 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.
Web site: CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616114159/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg . 2012-06-16 . dead .
Web site: HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1979 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2015-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151101015402/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1979 . 2015-11-01 .