1980 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

The 1980 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 13–3–0 record and completed a three-peat after winning their third consecutive Grey Cup after winning the 68th Grey Cup.

Pre-season

Schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance
A	June 14	Saskatchewan Roughriders	14–42	Edmonton Eskimos	41,170
B	June 18	Edmonton Eskimos	25–13	Ottawa Rough Riders	17,231
C	June 28	Edmonton Eskimos	16–28	Calgary Stampeders	30,005
D	July 2	Toronto Argonauts	15–35	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778*

*Top attendance of preseason

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Regular season

Season standings

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

Edmonton Eskimos	16	13	3	0	505	281	26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	10	6	0	394	387	20
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	7	0	407	355	18
	16	8	7	1	381	351	17
	16	2	14	0	284	469	4

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	July 9	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	13–36	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778	1–0	2
2	July 16	Edmonton Eskimos	21–6	Saskatchewan Roughriders	22,145	2–0	4
3	colSpan=5 align="center"	Bye	2–0	4
4	July 30	BC Lions	33–21	Edmonton Eskimos	42,887	3–0	6
5	Aug 6	Edmonton Eskimos	23–3	Toronto Argonauts	48,595	4–0	8
6	Aug 13	Edmonton Eskimos	30–17	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26,422	5–0	10
7	Aug 19	Calgary Stampeders	16–15	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778	5–1	10
8	Aug 26	Ottawa Rough Riders	20–45	Edmonton Eskimos	42,728	6–1	12
8	Sept 1	Edmonton Eskimos	38–23	Calgary Stampeders	34,562	7–1	14
9	Sept 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–53	Edmonton Eskimos	43,460	8–1	16
10	Sept 13	Edmonton Eskimos	42–14	BC Lions	30,793	9–1	18
11	Sept 21	Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–24	Edmonton Eskimos	35,328	10–1	20
12	colSpan=5 align="center"	Bye	10–1	20
13	Oct 5	Edmonton Eskimos	14–28	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28,238	10–2	20
14	Oct 13	BC Lions	9–33	Edmonton Eskimos	43,346	11–2	22
15	Oct 19	Edmonton Eskimos	29–28	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23,744	12–2	24
16	Oct 26	Calgary Stampeders	34–25	Edmonton Eskimos	43,346	12–3	24
17	Nov 1	Edmonton Eskimos	44–14	Montreal Alouettes	42,234	13–3	26

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Total attendance: 336,651
Average attendance: 42,081 (97.1%)

Playoffs

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Final	Nov 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–34	Edmonton Eskimos		43,346*
Grey Cup	Nov 23	Edmonton Eskimos	48–10	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		54,661

*Top playoff attendance of season

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Edmonton Eskimos	10	14	10	14	48
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	3	6	1	0	10

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Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB)
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT)
• Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Dave Cutler
• Dick Suderman Trophy – Dale Potter
• Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell
• Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Offence) – Tom Wilkinson
• Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) – Dale Potter
• Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Kepley

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2013-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213172641/http://cfl.ca/schedule/year/1980/time_zone/0 . 2012-12-13 .
2. Web site: 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.
3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2011-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010710/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1980/reg . 2009-07-21 . dead .
4. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013093953/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1980 . 2011-10-13 . dead .