Edmonton Eskimos 1980 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Western Conference
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 15, 1980 Won 34 – 24 vs Winnipeg
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 23, 1980 Won 48 – 10 vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Edmonton Eskimos 1980 Season Resources 1980 EDM Team Roster 1980 EDM Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Sat Jun 14 9:30 PM	SSK 14 @ EDM 42	W	28,011
B	Wed Jun 18 8:00 PM	EDM 25 @ OTT 13	W	17,231
C	Sat Jun 28 9:30 PM	EDM 16 @ CGY 28	L	30,272
D	Wed Jul 2 9:30 PM	TOR 15 @ EDM 35	W	42,778


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Wed Jul 9 9:30 PM	WPG 13 @ EDM 36	W	42,778	CTVW
2	Wed Jul 16 10:00 PM	EDM 21 @ SSK 6	W	22,145	CBCR
4	Wed Jul 30 9:30 PM	BC 21 @ EDM 33	W	42,887	CBCR
5	Wed Aug 6 8:00 PM	EDM 23 @ TOR 3	W	48,595	CTV
6	Wed Aug 13 9:00 PM	EDM 30 @ WPG 17	W	26,422	CTV
7	Tue Aug 19 9:30 PM	CGY 16 @ EDM 15	L	42,778	CBC
8	Tue Aug 26 9:30 PM	OTT 20 @ EDM 45	W	42,728	CBCW
9	Mon Sep 1 3:30 PM	EDM 38 @ CGY 23	W	34,628	CTV
10	Sun Sep 7 4:30 PM	HAM 18 @ EDM 53	W	43,460	CBC
11	Sat Sep 13 11:00 PM	EDM 42 @ BC 14	W	30,793	CTVW
12	Sun Sep 21 4:30 PM	SSK 17 @ EDM 24	W	35,328	CBC
14	Sun Oct 5 3:30 PM	EDM 14 @ WPG 28	L	28,238	CBCW
15	Mon Oct 13 4:30 PM	BC 9 @ EDM 33	W	43,346	CBC
16	Sun Oct 19 5:30 PM	EDM 29 @ SSK 28	W	23,744	CBCW
17	Sun Oct 26 4:30 PM	CGY 34 @ EDM 25	L	43,346	CTV
18	Sat Nov 1 2:00 PM	EDM 44 @ MTL 14	W	42,234	CTV


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sat Nov 15 4:00 PM	WPG 24 @ EDM 34	W	43,346	CTV, R/C


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 23 1:30 PM	EDM 48 vs HAM 10	W	54,649	CBC, CTV, ESPN

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	118	70	W1	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	13	3	0	26	505	281	W1	4-2-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	264	148	L1	4-2-0
Visitor	8	7	1	0	14	241	133	W2	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	12	9	3	0	18	340	226	L1	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	4	4	0	0	8	165	55	W4	4-0-0

Full 1980 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	8 (6-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (4-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	13 (10-3-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)
After 2nd	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (6-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	13 (12-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)
After 3rd	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	13 (12-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	13 (13-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
Divisional	0.461	4-2-0 (6)	5-1-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.461	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (3)	0.531	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.563	0-2-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1)	0.531	1-0-0 (1)	--
Montreal Alouettes (1)	0.500	--	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (1)	0.438	1-0-0 (1)	--
Toronto Argonauts (1)	0.375	--	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1980	1979 +/-
Average Combined Score	49.13	+4.50
Average Winning Score	34.69	+0.28
Average Losing Score	18.00	-4.00
Average Home Score	33.00	-5.88
Average Visitor Score	30.13	+7.12
Average Margin of Victory	19.08	-4.59
Average Margin of Loss	8.00	+4.00

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Edmonton	264 (33.0)	241 (30.1)	505 (31.6)
Total	Opponent	133 (16.6)	148 (18.5)	281 (17.6)
1st	Edmonton	73 (9.1)	69 (8.6)	142 (8.9)
1st	Opponent	11 (1.4)	4 (0.5)	15 (0.9)
2nd	Edmonton	69 (8.6)	65 (8.1)	134 (8.4)
2nd	Opponent	51 (6.4)	46 (5.8)	97 (6.1)
3rd	Edmonton	68 (8.5)	45 (5.6)	113 (7.1)
3rd	Opponent	21 (2.6)	34 (4.3)	55 (3.4)
4th	Edmonton	54 (6.8)	62 (7.8)	116 (7.3)
4th	Opponent	50 (6.3)	64 (8.0)	114 (7.1)

Head Coach

Hugh Campbell (Feb. 3, 1977 – Dec. 1, 1982)

Assistant Coaches

Cal Murphy – Offensive assistant
Joe Faragalli – Offensive assistant
Dan Daniel – Defensive assistant
Don Matthews – Defensive assistant

Player Awards
All Stars

1980 Player Awards and Nominations

1980 Most Outstanding

Player — Warren Moon (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Dan Kepley (Winner)
Offensive Lineman — Mike Wilson (Winner)
Canadian Player — Dave Fennell (Division Finalist)
Rookie — Michael McLeod (Team Nominee)

Edmonton Eskimos 1980 All-Star Selections

10 All-Canadian Selections

SB	Tom Scott
WR	Brian Kelly
T	Mike Wilson
DT	Dave Fennell
DE	Ron Estay
MLB	Dan Kepley
OLB	Dale Potter
DHB	Ed “Too Small” Jones
DHB	Gregg Butler
P	Hank Ilesic

12 All-Division Selections

SB	Tom Scott
WR	Brian Kelly
T	Mike Wilson
DT	Dave Fennell
DE	Ron Estay
MLB	Dan Kepley^*
OLB	Tom Towns
OLB	Dale Potter
DHB	Gregg Butler
DHB	Ed “Too Small” Jones
P	Hank Ilesic^*
K	Dave Cutler (Tie)

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1980 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–9 (9)		Ross Francis (DE)	Queen's
2–3 (12)	[WPG]	Derry Donaldson (RB)	Tulane
2–9 (18)		Dan Kearns (DE)	Simon Fraser
3–9 (27)		Ed Gataveckas (LB)	Acadia
4–9 (36)		Bob Bridgeman (DT)	Windsor
5–9 (45)		Francis Sheridan (WR)	Queen's
6–9 (54)		Richard Infantino (DB)	Western Ontario
7–9 (62)		Anthony Dipolito (DE)	McMaster