BC Lions 8 @ Edmonton Eskimos 40

Game Details

  • Week 11
  • 42nd Game of Regular Season (60th Overall)
  • Sunday, Sep 16, 1979 4:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 42,776 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 42,500
  • Broadcaster:
    • CBCW
1978 and 1979 Edmonton and BC Matchups
1978Week DBC 1 @ EDM 46
Week 8BC 10 @ EDM 18
Week 14BC 15 @ EDM 3
Week 18EDM 11 @ BC 33
1979Week ABC 32 @ EDM 27
Week 5EDM 14 @ BC 14
Week 11BC 8 @ EDM 40
Week 18EDM 25 @ BC 17

Eskimos record vs Lions (Regular Season)

Last decade (1969 to 1978)
  • at Edmonton 10–4–1 (0.700)
  • at BC 8–5–2 (0.600)
  • Edmonton Total 18–9–3 (0.650)
All-time (through 1979)
  • at Edmonton 29–12–1 (0.702)
  • at BC 25–15–3 (0.616)
  • Edmonton Total 54–27–4 (0.659)

Streaks as of Sept. 16, 1979 (Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Lions
Eskimos streak overall vs Lions

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 1 0 0 7 8
Eskimos 7 7 8 18 40

Lions coach: Vic Rapp (L)
Eskimos coach: Hugh Campbell (W)

Lions (7-2-1) Next vs Argonauts Sep 23
Eskimos (8-0-2) Next @ Tiger-Cats Sep 23

Game Time Weather in Edmonton, AB

September 16th Hourly Weather Summary for Edmonton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
City Centre A 2:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 17.0°C NNE (280°) at 13 km/h 48% 93.17 kPa
City Centre A 3:00 PM Mainly Clear 17.4°C NNE (280°) at 15 km/h 52% 93.17 kPa
City Centre A 4:00 PM Mainly Clear 19.2°C NNE (290°) at 28 km/h 39% 93.24 kPa
City Centre A 5:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 18.5°C NNE (310°) at 46 km/h 36% 93.33 kPa
City Centre A 6:00 PM Mainly Clear 16.5°C NNE (290°) at 24 km/h 43% 93.46 kPa

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

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

Regular Season
CategoryCurrent
Rank		Original
Rank		ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR
Longest Pass – Play 10th 10th 106 yards Mike Nott
to Leon Bright, Jr. (TD)
Longest Reception – Play 10th 10th 106 yards Leon Bright, Jr.
from Mike Nott (TD)
Receiving Yards – Game 29th 29th 239 yards Brian Kelly

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • Data is verified (Data Complete)