# 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 | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

## 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 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |
Total attendance: 340,327 Average attendance: 42,541 (99.4%)

## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 |

### 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