Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 @ Edmonton Eskimos 52

Game Details

  • Week 2
  • 6th Game of Regular Season (24th Overall)
  • Tuesday, Jul 17, 1979 9:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 43,321 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 42,500
1978 and 1979 Edmonton and Saskatchewan Matchups
1978Week 3EDM 46 @ SSK 11
Week 11EDM 25 @ SSK 20
Week 17SSK 36 @ EDM 26
1979Week CEDM 53 @ SSK 20
Week 2SSK 20 @ EDM 52
Week 10SSK 0 @ EDM 40
Week 15EDM 25 @ SSK 26

Eskimos record vs Roughriders (Regular Season)

Last decade (1969 to 1978)
  • at Edmonton 11–4–0 (0.733)
  • at Saskatchewan 6–9–0 (0.400)
  • Edmonton Total 17–13–0 (0.567)
All-time (through 1979)
  • at Edmonton 31–21–2 (0.593)
  • at Saskatchewan 24–29–0 (0.453)
  • Edmonton Total 55–50–2 (0.523)

Streaks as of July 17, 1979 (Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Roughriders
Eskimos streak overall vs Roughriders

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Roughriders 0 7 7 6 20
Eskimos 17 14 14 7 52

Roughriders coach: Ron Lancaster (L)
Eskimos coach: Hugh Campbell (W)

Roughriders (0-2-0) Next vs Tiger-Cats Jul 26
Eskimos (2-0-0) Next vs Stampeders Aug 01

Game Time Weather in Edmonton, AB

July 17th Hourly Weather Summary for Edmonton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Feels Like Pressure
City Centre A 7:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 26.6°C NNE (200°) at 9 km/h 47% 30 94.19 kPa
City Centre A 8:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 25.7°C NNE (170°) at 7 km/h 47% 29 94.22 kPa
City Centre A 9:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 23.7°C NNE (130°) at 6 km/h 57% 27 94.22 kPa
City Centre A 10:00 PM Mainly Clear 23.7°C NNE (180°) at 6 km/h 58% 28 94.22 kPa
City Centre A 11:00 PM Mainly Clear 22.4°C NNE (180°) at 9 km/h 61% 26 94.25 kPa

Conditions at Edmonton City Centre A (4.09 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

League Records Set and Approached in SSK @ EDM
Including known plays over 55 yards

Regular Season
CategoryCurrent
Rank		Original
Rank		ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR
Receiving Yards – Game 36th 36th 232 yards Waddell Smith

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • Data is verified (Data Complete)