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1978 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
teamEdmonton Eskimos
year1978
record10–4–2
division_place1st, West
general_managerNorm Kimball
coachHugh Campbell
stadiumClarke Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium
playoffsWon Grey Cup
uniformImage:CFL EDM Jersey 1970.png
shortnavlinkEskimos seasons

Commonwealth Stadium 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

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June 13at Calgary StampedersL 19–250–122,155
June 17vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 16–141–125,007
June 24at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 8–181–220,056
July 5BC LionsW 46–12–224,931

Regular season

Season Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16104245230122
Calgary Stampeders1694338131121
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1697037135118
BC Lions1677235930816
Saskatchewan Roughriders1641113304599

Season schedule

  • The Eskimos played their first two regular season games at Clarke Stadium and their remaining six at Commonwealth Stadium.
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July 13vs. Calgary StampedersW 33–171–025,277
July 18at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 29–282–025,973
July 26at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 46–113–019,587
Aug 1vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 23–243–116,185
Bye
Aug 16at Toronto ArgonautsW 40–34–149,168
Aug 23vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 14–85–124,962
Aug 30vs. BC LionsW 18–106–142,768
Sept 4at Calgary StampedersT 28–286–1–126,888
Sept 10vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 56–167–1–126,282
Sept 17at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 25–208–1–121,149
Sept 24vs. Calgary StampedersT 20–208–1–242,778
Oct 1at Montreal AlouettesW 42–229–1–254,652
Oct 9vs. BC LionsL 3–159–2–242,673
Oct 15at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 38–1010–2–228,080
Bye
Oct 29vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 26–3610–3–242,000
Nov 4at BC LionsL 11–3310–4–220,822

Total attendance: 262,925

Average attendance: 32,866 (76.8%)

Playoffs

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Nov 18vs. Calgary StampedersW 26–131–042,673*
Nov 26vs. Montreal AlouettesW 20–132–054,386

*Top playoff attendance of season

Roster

1978 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks

Grey Cup

Teams1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QFinal
Edmonton Eskimos1043320
Montreal Alouettes307313

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

References

References

  1. "WARREN MOON | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  2. "1978 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  3. "1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  4. "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  5. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
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