# 1980 Edmonton Eskimos season

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

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 14 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 42–14 | 1–0 | | 41,170 |
| B | June 18 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–13 | 2–0 | | 17,231 |
| C | June 28 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 16–28 | 2–1 | | 30,005 |
| D | July 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 35–15 | 3–1 | | 42,778* |
*Top attendance of preseason

## 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 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 381 | 351 | 17 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 284 | 469 | 4 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 9 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–13 | 1–0 | | 42,778 |
| 2 | 2 | July 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 21–6 | 2–0 | | 22,145 |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | 3 | July 30 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–21 | 3–0 | | 42,887 |
| 5 | 4 | Aug 6 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 23–3 | 4–0 | | 48,595 |
| 6 | 5 | Aug 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 30–17 | 5–0 | | 26,422 |
| 7 | 6 | Aug 19 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 15–16 | 5–1 | | 42,778 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 26 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 45–20 | 6–1 | | 42,728 |
| 8 | 8 | Sept 1 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 38–23 | 7–1 | | 34,562 |
| 9 | 9 | Sept 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 53–18 | 8–1 | | 43,460 |
| 10 | 10 | Sept 13 | at BC Lions | W 42–14 | 9–1 | | 30,793 |
| 11 | 11 | Sept 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–17 | 10–1 | | 35,328 |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | 12 | Oct 5 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–28 | 10–2 | | 28,238 |
| 14 | 13 | Oct 13 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–9 | 11–2 | | 43,346 |
| 15 | 14 | Oct 19 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–28 | 12–2 | | 23,744 |
| 16 | 15 | Oct 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 25–34 | 12–3 | | 43,346 |
| 17 | 16 | Nov 1 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 44–14 | 13–3 | | 42,234 |
Total attendance: 336,651 Average attendance: 42,081 (97.1%)

## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 15 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 34–24 | 1–0 | | 43,346* |
| Grey Cup | Nov 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 48–10 | 2–0 | | 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 |

### 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