1980 Edmonton Eskimos season

1980 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerNorm Kimball
Head coachHugh Campbell
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup
Uniform

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 Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

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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

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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
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
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

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Total attendance: 336,651
Average attendance: 42,081 (97.1%)

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

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Awards and honours

Roster

1980 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Italics indicate American player.
Bold indicates Global player

References

  1. ^ a b "1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ a b "1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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