1980 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 1980 13–3 1st, West Norm Kimball Hugh Campbell Commonwealth Stadium Won Grey Cup Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1979.png Eskimos seasons 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 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1980/time_zone/0 1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2013-11-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121213172641/http://cfl.ca/schedule/year/1980/time_zone/0 2012-12-13 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1980cfledm.html 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 13 3 0 505 281 26Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 10 6 0 394 387 20Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 407 355 18BC Lions 16 8 7 1 381 351 17Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 284 469 4 http://cfl.ca/standings/1980/reg CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 2011-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010710/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1980/reg 2009-07-21 dead 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 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 10https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1980 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20111013093953/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1980 2011-10-13 dead Awards and honours 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 Roster 1980 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks  1 I Warren Moon 12 I Tom Wilkinson Running backs 25 I Jim Germany 32 N Neil Lumsden 23 N Angelo Santucci Receivers 76 I Danny Buggs 77 N Brian Fryer 70 I Brian Kelly 15 N Stu Lang 74 I Ernie Pough 22 I Tom Scott 73 I Randy Simmrin 71 I Waddell Smith Offensive linemen 59 N Leo Blanchard G 53 N Bob Howes C 56 N Ted Milian C 63 N Hector Pothier T/G 62 N Bill Stevenson T/G 57 N Eric Upton G 44 N Mark Wald C 67 I Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 68 I Bob Barber DE 64 I David Boone DE 55 I Ron Estay DE 65 N Dave Fennell DT 69 N York Hentschel DT/DE 58 N Dan Kearns DT/DE Linebackers 42 I Danny Kepley 40 I James Parker 30 N Dale Potter 20 N Tom Towns Defensive backs 28 I Gregg Butler 37 G Emilio Fraietta 13 I Larry Highbaugh 29 I Joe Hollimon 24 I Ed Jones  7 N Pete Lavorato 18 I Mike McLeod Special teams 26 N Dave Cutler K  8 N Hank Ilesic P Italics indicate American player. Bold indicates Global player References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:1980 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1980 in sports in Alberta