The Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The Edmonton Eskimos’ 1989 Season

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the West Division
West Division Final
- Nov. 19, 1989 Lost 21 – 32 vs Saskatchewan

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Roster Turnover from 1988: 21 players
1989 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Record
	GP	W	L	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	1	1	2	65	38	W1	1-1-0
Regular Season	18	16	2	32	644	302	W7	6-0-0
Home	9	9	0	18	343	156	W9	6-0-0
Visitor	9	7	2	14	301	146	W3	5-1-0
Divisional opponent	10	9	1	18	362	201	W3	5-1-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	7	1	14	282	101	W7	6-0-0

Full 1989 League Standings

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Opponent Appearances

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
Divisional	0.472	5-0-0 (5)	4-1-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.417	4-0-0 (4)	3-1-0 (4)
BC Lions (4)	0.389	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (3)	0.556	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.667	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa Rough Riders (2)	0.222	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Coaches

Head Coach

Joe Faragalli (July 6, 1987 – Nov. 30, 1990)

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Assistant Coaches

Gary Durchik – Offensive line
Mike Faragalli – Receivers
Donald Matthews – Linebackers
Donald Sutherin – Defensive secondary
Brian Dickinson – Special assistant

1989 Edmonton Eskimos Attendance

Capacity: 60,081
Total: 277,338
High: 41,327
Avg: 30,815 (9 out of 9 games)
Diff from 1988 Avg: +69
Low: 27,242
Sellouts: 0
% of Capacity: 51.29
Diff from League Avg: +5,398

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Team Scoring

	1989	1988 +/-
Average Combined Score	52.56	3.39
Average Winning Score	37.00	3.55
Average Losing Score	26.00	10.43
Average Home Score	38.11	6.00
Average Visitor Score	33.44	12.56
Average Margin of Victory	22.44	6.26
Average Margin of Loss	8.50	7.07

Stadium

1989 home stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 60,081
Playing surface: Natural Grass
Previous stadium change: 1983 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Edmonton	74	53	127	94	91	185	70	94	164	105	63	168	343 (38.1)	301 (33.4)	644 (35.8)
Opponent	36	34	70	38	46	84	31	13	44	51	53	104	146 (16.2)	156 (17.3)	302 (16.8)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	5 (5-0-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	10 (10-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)
After 2nd	8 (8-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	15 (15-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)
After 3rd	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	8 (7-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	16 (15-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)
After 4th	9 (9-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	16 (16-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

2 – Tracy Ham
1 – Jerry Kauric

Defensive Star

2 – Don Wilson
2 – Danny Bass
1 – Enis Jackson
1 – Stanley Blair
1 – Mark Mathis

Lineman Star

3 – Hector Pothier
2 – Brett Williams
1 – Stewart Hill

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Player Awards and Nominations

1989 Most Outstanding

Player — Tracy Ham (Winner)
Defensive Player — Danny Bass (Winner)
Offensive Lineman — Rod Connop (Winner)
Canadian Player — Larry Wruck (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Enis Jackson (Team Nominee)

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–5 (5)		Michael Soles (RB)	McGill
1–7 (7)	[BC]	Leroy Blugh (LB)	Bishop's
2–5 (13)		Randy Bec (SB)	Calgary
3–5 (21)		Derek Schumann (S)	Bishop's
4–5 (29)		Lou Olsacher (OG)	Saint Mary's
5–5 (37)		Brent Korte (DE)	Alberta
6–5 (45)		Rob Davidson (DT)	Toronto
7–5 (53)		Mike Hildebrand (DB)	Calgary
8–5 (61)		Bruce McDonald (S)	British Columbia (UBC)

Edmonton Eskimos 1989 All-Star Selections

10 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Tracy Ham^*
RB	Reggie Taylor
SB	Craig Ellis
C	Rod Connop
DE	Stewart Hill
MLB	Danny Bass
DHB	Don Wilson
DHB	Enis Jackson
CB	Stanley Blair
ST	Tony Hunter

15 All-Division Selections

QB	Tracy Ham^*
RB	Reggie Taylor^*
SB	Craig Ellis^*
C	Rod Connop
T	Hector Pothier
T	Blake Dermott
DT	Brett Williams
DE	Stewart Hill
MLB	Danny Bass
OLB	Larry Wruck
DHB	Don Wilson
DHB	Enis Jackson
CB	Stanley Blair^*
CB	Andre Francis
ST	Tony Hunter

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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Edmonton Eskimos 1989 Schedule

Week	Game	Details (EDT Date Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	3	Wed. June 28 9:30 PM	EDM 24 @ SSK 28	L	18,988
B	9	Wed. July 5 9:30 PM	CGY 10 @ EDM 41	W	37,192
1	12	Thu. July 13 9:30 PM	BC 15 @ EDM 20	W	30,041	CFN
2	17	Fri. July 21 9:30 PM	EDM 54 @ CGY 4	W	21,235	CFN
3	20	Thu. July 27 7:30 PM	EDM 17 @ TOR 21	L	34,840	CBC
4	24	Thu. Aug. 3 9:30 PM	TOR 21 @ EDM 22	W	28,238	CBC
5	27	Wed. Aug. 9 10:30 PM	EDM 33 @ BC 13	W	32,158	TSN
6	32	Thu. Aug. 17 7:30 PM	EDM 39 @ OTT 4	W	21,413	CBC
7	36	Wed. Aug. 23 9:30 PM	HAM 14 @ EDM 37	W	28,861	TSN
8	40	Wed. Aug. 30 9:30 PM	SSK 19 @ EDM 45	W	31,667	CFN
9	43	Mon. Sept. 4 3:30 PM	EDM 31 @ CGY 14	W	33,139	TSN
10	46	Fri. Sept. 8 9:30 PM	CGY 27 @ EDM 38	W	41,327	CFN
11	53	Sun. Sept. 17 3:00 PM	EDM 35 @ SSK 48	L	24,776	CBC
12	57	Sun. Sept. 24 3:00 PM	BC 25 @ EDM 32	W	30,173	CBC
13	58	Fri. Sept. 29 7:30 PM	EDM 33 @ HAM 12	W	16,387	CFN
14	65	Mon. Oct. 9 3:00 PM	WPG 7 @ EDM 45	W	28,869	CBC
15	69	Sun. Oct. 15 3:30 PM	OTT 11 @ EDM 55	W	30,920	TSN
16	72	Sun. Oct. 22 2:30 PM	EDM 34 @ WPG 11	W	23,590	CFN
17	74	Sat. Oct. 28 10:30 PM	EDM 25 @ BC 19	W	27,115	CFN
18	81	Sun. Nov. 5 3:00 PM	SSK 17 @ EDM 49	W	27,242	CBC
P2	85	Sun. Nov. 19 4:30 PM	SSK 32 @ EDM 21	L	35,112	CFN