1978 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st 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]

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

Pre-season

Schedule

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

Season Standings

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

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Season schedule

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

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Division Final Nov 18 vs. BC Lions W 26–13 1–0 42,673
Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–13 2–0 54,386

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

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Awards and honours

References

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