# 1989 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1989 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 41st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with a CFL record 16 wins and a 16–2 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 16–2 record-breaking regular season record was eventually matched by the Toronto Argonauts in 2023.

## Pre-season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| B | June 28 | at Saskatchewn Roughriders | L 24–28 | 0–1 | | N/A |
| C | July 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 41–10 | 1–1 | | 37,192 |

## Regular season
### Standings

West Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 644 | 302 | 32 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 495 | 466 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 547 | 567 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 521 | 557 | 14 |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 13 | vs. BC Lions | W 20–15 | 1–0 | | 30,041 |
| 2 | 2 | July 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 54–4 | 2–0 | | 21,235 |
| 3 | 3 | July 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 17–21 | 2–1 | | 34,840 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 3 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 22–21 | 3–1 | | 28,238 |
| 5 | 5 | Aug 9 | at BC Lions | W 33–13 | 4–1 | | 32,158 |
| 6 | 6 | Aug 17 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 39–4 | 5–1 | | 21,413 |
| 7 | 7 | Aug 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 37–14 | 6–1 | | 28,861 |
| 8 | 8 | Aug 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 45–19 | 7–1 | | 31,667 |
| 8 | 9 | Sept 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 31–14 | 8–1 | | 33,139 |
| 9 | 10 | Sept 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 28–27 | 9–1 | | 44,327 |
| 10 | 11 | Sept 17 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 35–48 | 9–2 | | 24,776 |
| 11 | 12 | Sept 24 | vs. BC Lions | W 32–25 | 10–2 | | 30,173 |
| 12 | 13 | Sept 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–12 | 11–2 | | 16,387 |
| 13 | 14 | Oct 9 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 45–7 | 12–2 | | 28,869 |
| 14 | 15 | Oct 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 55–11 | 13–2 | | 30,920 |
| 15 | 16 | Oct 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 34–11 | 14–2 | | 23,590 |
| 16 | 17 | Oct 28 | at BC Lions | W 25–19 | 15–2 | | 27,116 |
| 17 | 18 | Nov 5 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 49–17 | 16–2 | | 27,471 |
Total attendance: 280,567
Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)

### CFL Single Season Records Set

* Wins - 16 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
* Games over .500 - 14 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
* Home wins - 9 (since tied by several teams)
* Points scored - 644 (since surpassed)
* 1-point converts - 70 (since surpassed)
* Yards net offence - 7951 (since surpassed)
* First downs - 478 (since surpassed)
* Kickoffs - 113 (since surpassed)
* Turnovers forced - 84 (since surpassed)

## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 19 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 21–32 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 35,112 |

## Awards

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tracy Ham
* Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Jerry Kauric
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tracy Ham
* Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Bass