1978 Edmonton Eskimos season

1978 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerNorm Kimball
Head coachHugh Campbell
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record10–4–2
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

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.[1]

Pre-season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

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Regular season

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Season Standings

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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

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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
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
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

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Total attendance: 262,925
Average attendance: 32,866 (76.8%)

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
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

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

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Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "WARREN MOON | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "1978 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  3. ^ a b "1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  4. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  5. ^ "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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