Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Allemang, Marv | C, DE | 5th (1st) | 25 | Acadia | 16 |
| 65 | Anderson, John | G | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Alcorn State | 1 |
| 75 | Anonsen, Vic | WR | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Manitoba | 2 |
| 43 | Bonk, John | C | 8th (7th) | 28 | Burlington Braves Jr. | 16 |
| 5 | Brock, Dieter | QB | 6th (6th) | 28 | Jacksonville State | 15 |
| 29 | Dark, Frank | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Virginia Union | 2 |
| 63 | Davidson, Linden | DT | R (1st) | 23 | Ottawa | 7 |
| 53 | DuPree, Mike | DE | R (1st) | 21 | Florida | 7 |
| 61 | Ellenbogen, Bill | G | 2nd (1st) | 28 | Virginia Tech | 3 |
| 54 | Evans, Bart | G | 4th (1st) | 26 | Manitoba | 6 |
| 72 | Ezerins, Leo | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Whitworth | 16 |
| 22 | Gelley, Steve | DB | 4th (1st) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 13 |
| 28 | Gervais, Brian | DB | 4th (2nd) | 28 | Western Ontario | 16 |
| 99 | Helton, John | DE | 11th (1st) | 32 | Arizona State | 16 |
| 30 | Herosian, Brian | DB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Connecticut | 4 |
| 70 | Holmes, Mike | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | Texas Southern | 16 |
| 39 | Holmes, Richard | RB | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Edinboro | 4 |
| 31 | House, Rick | SB | R (1st) | 22 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 73 | Howard, Billy | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | Alcorn State | 16 |
| 78 | Howard, Walt | DE | R (1st) | 23 | Wyoming | 1 |
| 78 | Huggins, Les | U | R (1st) | 24 | York | 4 |
| 48 | Inglis, Gerry | C | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Alberta | 4 |
| 74 | Johnson, Greg | DE | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Florida State | 2 |
| 54 | Kindle, Greg | G | 2nd (2nd) | 28 | Tennessee State | 7 |
| 25 | Kruger, Harry | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Calgary | 3 |
| 75 | Lee, Willie | DT | R (1st) | 28 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 |
| 56 | Lyszkiewicz, Leon | DT | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Alberta | 16 |
| 26 | Mabra, Ron | DB | R (1st) | 28 | Howard | 1 |
| 55 | MacKinlay, Duncan | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Western Ontario | 11 |
| 67 | Malinosky, John | T | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Michigan State | 16 |
| 53 | Martini, John | LB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Toronto (UofT) | 5 |
| 35 | McCorquindale, John | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Brigham Young | 16 |
| 29 | Mitchell, Martin | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Tulane | 1 |
| 64 | Molden, Bobby | DE | R (1st) | 23 | Mississippi State | 3 |
| 66 | Norman, Haywood “Butch” | T | 6th (6th) | 26 | Alabama | 13 |
| 79 | O'Doherty, Bob | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Queen's | 12 |
| 24 | Passaglia, Walt | WR, K | R (1st) | 22 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 34 | Paterson, Gord | DB, WR | 6th (6th) | 28 | Manitoba | 11 |
| 9 | Phason, Vince | DB | 5th (4th) | 26 | Arizona | 16 |
| 75 | Pierce, Tennie Jr. | TE | R (1st) | 23 | Cal State-Northridge | 2 |
| 8 | Pierson, Reggie | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Oklahoma State | 16 |
| 71 | Poplawski, Joe | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Alberta | 2 |
| 33 | Preston, Ed | HB | R (1st) | 24 | Arkansas State | 6 |
| 57 | Reed, James | LB | R (1st) | 23 | California-Berkeley | 12 |
| 25 | Riley, Larry | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Salem | 3 |
| 21 | Rosolowich, Gary | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Boise State | 16 |
| 10 | Ruoff, Bernie | K | 5th (5th) | 27 | Syracuse | 16 |
| 52 | Schultz, Tom | LB | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 76 | Silvestri, Gary | DE | R (1st) | 24 | Pittsburgh | 9 |
| 61 | Thompson, Bobby Jr. | T | R (1st) | 19 | Kansas State | 5 |
| 32 | Toogood, Bob | LB | 6th (6th) | 30 | Manitoba | 16 |
| 6 | Troup, Bill III | QB | R (1st) | 28 | South Carolina | 16 |
| 60 | Turner, Charlie | T | 12th (1st) | 35 | Ohio | 11 |
| 20 | Wagner, Brad | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Kansas State | 3 |
| 27 | Washington, Jim | RB | 6th (6th) | 27 | Clemson | 16 |
| 7 | Washington, Larry | RB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Tennessee-Martin | 6 |
| 26 | Wesson, Ricky | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Southern Methodist | 10 |
| 20 | Williams, Charley | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Jackson State | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1979 season (July 10, 1979).