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The 1979 CFL season is considered to be the 26th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 22nd Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1979
The Edmonton Eskimos establishes a single season attendance record with 340,239 fans — the most by any Western Conference team.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 495 | 219 | 26 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 278 | 24 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 328 | 333 | 19 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 283 | 340 | 8 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 437 | 4 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 284 | 23 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 349 | 315 | 18 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 280 | 338 | 12 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 234 | 352 | 10 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Edmonton and Montreal have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1979 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes, 17–9, in front of their home crowd at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. This was Edmonton's second-straight championship. The Alouettes' David Green (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Tom Cousineau (LB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Don Sweet (K) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
CFL Leaders
1979 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – David Green, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Larry Key, BC Lions
- SB – Willie Armstead, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR – Waddell Smith, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
- OG – Ray Watrin, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Larry Butler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – John Helton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Ron Foxx, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Mike Nelms, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Gregg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Al Burleson, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1979 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Tom Clements, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – David Green, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Terry Metcalf, Toronto Argonauts
- SB – Leif Pettersen, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR – Martin Cox, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR – Bob Gaddis, Montreal Alouettes
- C – Doug Smith, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Ray Watrin, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Larry Butler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Nick Bastaja, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes
Defence
- DT – Glen Weir, Montreal Alouettes
- DT – Mike Raines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Jim Corrigall, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Carl Crennell, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Ron Foxx, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Mike Nelms, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Jim Burrow, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Tony Proudfoot, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Billy Hardee, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams
- P – Ian Sunter, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Don Sweet, Montreal Alouettes
1979 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Jim Germany, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Larry Key, BC Lions
- SB – Willie Armstead, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Harry Holt, BC Lions
- WR – Waddell Smith, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
- OG – Bill Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Eric Upton, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – John Helton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – David Boone, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Glen Jackson, BC Lions
- LB – Tom Towns, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Terry Irvin, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Gregg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Al Burleson, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1979 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – David Green (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Ben Zambiasi (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Brian Kelly (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – John Helton (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Hugh Campbell, Edmonton Eskimos
References
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