1980_Edmonton_Eskimos_season Knowpia

1980 Edmonton Eskimos season
1980 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Norm Kimball
Head coach	Hugh Campbell
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	13–3
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
	← 1979; Eskimos seasons; 1981 →;

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 edit

Schedule edit

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance
A	June 14	Saskatchewan Roughriders	14–42	Edmonton Eskimos	41,170
B	June 18	Edmonton Eskimos	25–13	Ottawa Rough Riders	17,231
C	June 28	Edmonton Eskimos	16–28	Calgary Stampeders	30,005
D	July 2	Toronto Argonauts	15–35	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778

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Regular season edit

Season standings edit

**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 edit

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	July 9	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	13–36	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778	1–0	2
2	July 16	Edmonton Eskimos	21–6	Saskatchewan Roughriders	22,145	2–0	4
3	Bye					2–0	4
4	July 30	BC Lions	33–21	Edmonton Eskimos	42,887	3–0	6
5	Aug 6	Edmonton Eskimos	23–3	Toronto Argonauts	48,595	4–0	8
6	Aug 13	Edmonton Eskimos	30–17	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26,422	5–0	10
7	Aug 19	Calgary Stampeders	16–15	Edmonton Eskimos	42,778	5–1	10
8	Aug 26	Ottawa Rough Riders	20–45	Edmonton Eskimos	42,728	6–1	12
8	Sept 1	Edmonton Eskimos	38–23	Calgary Stampeders	34,562	7–1	14
9	Sept 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–53	Edmonton Eskimos	43,460	8–1	16
10	Sept 13	Edmonton Eskimos	42–14	BC Lions	30,793	9–1	18
11	Sept 21	Saskatchewan Roughriders	17–24	Edmonton Eskimos	35,328	10–1	20
12	Bye					10–1	20
13	Oct 5	Edmonton Eskimos	14–28	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28,238	10–2	20
14	Oct 13	BC Lions	9–33	Edmonton Eskimos	43,346	11–2	22
15	Oct 19	Edmonton Eskimos	29–28	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23,744	12–2	24
16	Oct 26	Calgary Stampeders	34–25	Edmonton Eskimos	43,346	12–3	24
17	Nov 1	Edmonton Eskimos	44–14	Montreal Alouettes	42,234	13–3	26

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

Playoffs edit

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Final	Nov 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–34	Edmonton Eskimos		43,346
Grey Cup	Nov 23	Edmonton Eskimos	48–10	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		54,661

Grey Cup edit

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 edit

CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB)
CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT)
Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Dave Cutler
Dick Suderman Trophy – Dale Potter
Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Offence) – Tom Wilkinson
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) – Dale Potter
Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Kepley

References edit

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[CFL.ca_Schedule-1] "1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2013-11-29.

[PF_Archives-2] "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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