# 1978 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 10–4–2 record and won the 66th Grey Cup. It was Warren Moon's rookie season, and he replaced the injured Bruce Lemmerman as the backup quarterback and completed 89 of 173 passes for 1,112 yards and five touchdowns. He was Edmonton's nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award.

## Pre-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 13 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 19–25 | 0–1 | | 22,155 |
| A | June 17 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 16–14 | 1–1 | | 25,007 |
| B | June 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 8–18 | 1–2 | | 20,056 |
| D | July 5 | BC Lions | W 46–1 | 2–2 | | 24,931 |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

Western Football Conference :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 301 | 22 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 311 | 21 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 351 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 308 | 16 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 330 | 459 | 9 |

### Season schedule

* The Eskimos played their first two regular season games at Clarke Stadium and their remaining six at Commonwealth Stadium.
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | July 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 33–17 | 1–0 | | 25,277 |
| 2 | 2 | July 18 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 29–28 | 2–0 | | 25,973 |
| 3 | 3 | July 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 46–11 | 3–0 | | 19,587 |
| 4 | 4 | Aug 1 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 23–24 | 3–1 | | 16,185 |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | 5 | Aug 16 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 40–3 | 4–1 | | 49,168 |
| 7 | 6 | Aug 23 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 14–8 | 5–1 | | 24,962 |
| 8 | 7 | Aug 30 | vs. BC Lions | W 18–10 | 6–1 | | 42,768 |
| 8 | 8 | Sept 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | T 28–28 | 6–1–1 | | 26,888 |
| 9 | 9 | Sept 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 56–16 | 7–1–1 | | 26,282 |
| 10 | 10 | Sept 17 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 25–20 | 8–1–1 | | 21,149 |
| 11 | 11 | Sept 24 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | T 20–20 | 8–1–2 | | 42,778 |
| 12 | 12 | Oct 1 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 42–22 | 9–1–2 | | 54,652 |
| 13 | 13 | Oct 9 | vs. BC Lions | L 3–15 | 9–2–2 | | 42,673 |
| 14 | 14 | Oct 15 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 38–10 | 10–2–2 | | 28,080 |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 16 | 15 | Oct 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 26–36 | 10–3–2 | | 42,000 |
| 17 | 16 | Nov 4 | at BC Lions | L 11–33 | 10–4–2 | | 20,822 |
Total attendance: 262,925 Average attendance: 32,866 (76.8%)

## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 18 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–13 | 1–0 | | 42,673* |
| Grey Cup | Nov 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 20–13 | 2–0 | | 54,386 |
*Top playoff attendance of season

### Grey Cup

| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |

### Awards and honours

* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT)
* Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Offence) – Tom Wilkinson
* Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell
* Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell, Defensive Tackle, CFL All-Star
* Danny Kepley, Linebacker, CFL All-Star