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.

Pre-season

Schedule

Regular season

Season Standings

Season schedule

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeAttendanceRecordPts
1July 13Calgary Stampeders17–33Edmonton Eskimos25,2771–0–02
2July 18Edmonton Eskimos29–28Winnipeg Blue Bombers25,9732–0–04
3July 26Edmonton Eskimos46–11Saskatchewan Roughriders19,5873–0–06
4Aug 1Ottawa Rough Riders24–23Edmonton Eskimos16,1853–1–06
5Bye3–1–06----
6Aug 16Edmonton Eskimos40–3Toronto Argonauts49,1684–1–08
7Aug 23Winnipeg Blue Bombers8–14Edmonton Eskimos24,9625–1–010
8Aug 30BC Lions10–18Edmonton Eskimos42,7686–1–012
8Sept 4Edmonton Eskimos28–28Calgary Stampeders26,8886–1–113
9Sept 10Hamilton Tiger-Cats16–56Edmonton Eskimos26,2827–1–115
10Sept 17Edmonton Eskimos25–20Saskatchewan Roughriders21,1498–1–117
11Sept 24Calgary Stampeders20–20Edmonton Eskimos42,7788–1–218
12Oct 1Edmonton Eskimos42–22Montreal Alouettes54,6529–1–220
13Oct 9BC Lions15–3Edmonton Eskimos42,6739–2–220
14Oct 15Edmonton Eskimos38–10Winnipeg Blue Bombers28,08010–2–222
15Bye10–2–222----
16Oct 29Saskatchewan Roughriders36–26Edmonton Eskimos42,00010–3–222
17Nov 4Edmonton Eskimos33–11BC Lions20,82210–4–222

Total attendance: 262,925

Average attendance: 32,866

Playoffs

Grey Cup

Awards and honours