Canadian football team season
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
*Top attendance of preseason
[1][2]
Regular season
Season standings
[3]
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
|
[1][2]
Total attendance: 336,651
Average attendance: 42,081 (97.1%)
Playoffs
*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
|
10
|
[4]
Awards and honours
References
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Franchise | |
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Stadiums | |
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Lore | |
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Important figures | |
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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West Division championships (23) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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