Season Summary

Notes

Edmonton played first two games at Clarke Stadium before moving to Commonwealth Stadium for the remainder of the season.

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Tue Jun 13 10:00 PM
EDM 19 @ CGY 25 L  
B
Sat Jun 17 9:30 PM
TOR 14 @ EDM 26 W  
C
Sat Jun 24 8:00 PM
EDM 8 @ HAM 18 L  
D
Tue Jul 4 9:30 PM
BC 1 @ EDM 46 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Wed Jul 12 9:30 PM
CGY 17 @ EDM 33 W  
2
Tue Jul 18 9:00 PM
EDM 29 @ WPG 28 W CBCW
3
Wed Jul 26 10:00 PM
EDM 46 @ SSK 11 W  
4
Tue Aug 1 9:30 PM
OTT 24 @ EDM 23 L CTV
5Bye
6
Wed Aug 16 8:00 PM
EDM 40 @ TOR 3 W CTV
7
Wed Aug 23 9:30 PM
WPG 8 @ EDM 14 W CTVW
8
Wed Aug 30 9:30 PM
BC 10 @ EDM 18 W  
9
Mon Sep 4 4:00 PM
EDM 28 @ CGY 28 T CBC
10
Sun Sep 10 4:30 PM
HAM 16 @ EDM 56 W CBCW
11
Sun Sep 17 4:30 PM
EDM 25 @ SSK 20 W  
12
Sun Sep 24 4:30 PM
CGY 20 @ EDM 20 T CBCW
13
Sun Oct 1 2:00 PM
EDM 42 @ MTL 22 W CBC
14
Mon Oct 9 4:30 PM
BC 15 @ EDM 3 L CTV
15
Sun Oct 15 3:30 PM
EDM 38 @ WPG 10 W CTVW
16Bye
17
Sun Oct 29 4:30 PM
SSK 36 @ EDM 26 L CTV
18
Sat Nov 4 11:00 PM
EDM 11 @ BC 33 L CTVW
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sat Nov 18 4:00 PM
CGY 13 @ EDM 26 W CTV
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 26 1:00 PM
EDM 20 vs MTL 13 W CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 99 58 W1 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 10 4 2 22 452 301 L2 2-3-1
    Home 8 4 3 1 9 193 146 L2 3-2-1
    Visitor 8 6 1 1 13 259 155 L1 4-1-1
   Divisional opponent 12 7 3 2 16 291 236 L2 2-3-1
   Non-divisional opponent 4 3 1 0 6 161 65 W3 3-1-0

Full 1978 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 6 (4-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-0-1) 10 (7-2-1) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (2-2-1)
After 2nd 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-3-1) 8 (6-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 12 (10-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-3-1)
After 3rd 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-1-1) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-1-1) 12 (10-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-2-2)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 10 (10-0-0) 2 (0-0-2) 4 (0-4-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.500 3-2-1 (6) 4-1-1 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.453 1-1-0 (2) 2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3) 0.500
Calgary Stampeders (3) 0.656
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 0.281
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 0.563
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 0.344
Montreal Alouettes (1) 0.531
Ottawa RedBlacks (1) 0.688
Toronto Argonauts (1) 0.250
19781977 +/-
Average Combined Score 47.06 +1.31
Average Winning Score 34.10 +4.50
Average Losing Score 15.75 -3.58
Average Home Score 24.13 -2.75
Average Visitor Score 32.38 +7.75
Average Margin of Victory 19.60 +5.50
Average Margin of Loss 11.25 +3.08
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Edmonton 193 (24.1) 259 (32.4) 452 (28.3)
Opponent 155 (19.4) 146 (18.3) 301 (18.8)
1st Edmonton 49 (6.1) 45 (5.6) 94 (5.9)
Opponent 38 (4.8) 17 (2.1) 55 (3.4)
2nd Edmonton 66 (8.3) 93 (11.6) 159 (9.9)
Opponent 28 (3.5) 70 (8.8) 98 (6.1)
3rd Edmonton 38 (4.8) 50 (6.3) 88 (5.5)
Opponent 46 (5.8) 16 (2.0) 62 (3.9)
4th Edmonton 40 (5.0) 71 (8.9) 111 (6.9)
Opponent 43 (5.4) 43 (5.4) 86 (5.4)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Cal Murphy – Offensive assistant
  • Joe Faragalli – Offensive assistant
  • Dan Daniel – Defensive assistant
  • Don Matthews – Defensive assistant
1978 Player Awards and Nominations
1978 Most Outstanding
Edmonton Eskimos 1978 All-Star Selections
9 All-Canadian Selections
QB Tom Wilkinson
SB Tom Scott
G Bill Stevenson
DT Dave Fennell
MLB Dan Kepley
DB Joe Hollimon
DB Gregg Butler
P Hank Ilesic
K Dave Cutler
12 All-Division Selections
QB Tom Wilkinson
SB Tom Scott
G Bill Stevenson
DT Dave Fennell*
DE Ron Estay
MLB Dan Kepley
OLB Tom Towns
DHB Ed “Too Small” Jones
DHB Gregg Butler
CB Joe Hollimon
P Hank Ilesic
K Dave Cutler

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1978 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–8 (8)   Rick Dundas (LB) Whitworth
2–8 (17)   Richard Bellamy (OG) Wilfrid Laurier
3–6 (24) [BC] Gerald Palmer (DB) Carleton
3–8 (26)   Paul Watson (K) Washington State
4–8 (35)   Jim Hole (OT) Alberta
5–8 (44)   Richard Foggo (DB) Calgary
6–8 (53)   Mark Coflin (OG) Alberta
7–8 (62)   Dave Zacharko (LB) Alberta
8–8 (71)   Wes McHarg (DB) Alberta

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