The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 10–4–2 record and won the 66th Grey Cup . It was Warren Moon 's rookie season, and he replaced the injured Bruce Lemmerman as the backup quarterback and completed 89 of 173 passes for 1,112 yards and five touchdowns. He was Edmonton's nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award .[1]
Pre-season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Attendance
A
June 13
Edmonton Eskimos
19–25
Calgary Stampeders
22,155
A
June 17
Toronto Argonauts
14–16
Edmonton Eskimos
25,007
B
June 24
Edmonton Eskimos
8–18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20,056
D
July 5
BC Lions
1–46
Edmonton Eskimos
24,931
[2] [3]
Regular season [ ]
Season Standings [ ]
[4]
Season schedule [ ]
The Eskimos played their first two regular season games at Clarke Stadium and their remaining six at Commonwealth Stadium .
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Attendance
Record
Pts
1
July 13
Calgary Stampeders
17–33
Edmonton Eskimos
25,277
1–0–0
2
2
July 18
Edmonton Eskimos
29–28
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
25,973
2–0–0
4
3
July 26
Edmonton Eskimos
46–11
Saskatchewan Roughriders
19,587
3–0–0
6
4
Aug 1
Ottawa Rough Riders
24–23
Edmonton Eskimos
16,185
3–1–0
6
5
Bye
3–1–0
6
6
Aug 16
Edmonton Eskimos
40–3
Toronto Argonauts
49,168
4–1–0
8
7
Aug 23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
8–14
Edmonton Eskimos
24,962
5–1–0
10
8
Aug 30
BC Lions
10–18
Edmonton Eskimos
42,768
6–1–0
12
8
Sept 4
Edmonton Eskimos
28–28
Calgary Stampeders
26,888
6–1–1
13
9
Sept 10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
16–56
Edmonton Eskimos
26,282
7–1–1
15
10
Sept 17
Edmonton Eskimos
25–20
Saskatchewan Roughriders
21,149
8–1–1
17
11
Sept 24
Calgary Stampeders
20–20
Edmonton Eskimos
42,778
8–1–2
18
12
Oct 1
Edmonton Eskimos
42–22
Montreal Alouettes
54,652
9–1–2
20
13
Oct 9
BC Lions
15–3
Edmonton Eskimos
42,673
9–2–2
20
14
Oct 15
Edmonton Eskimos
38–10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28,080
10–2–2
22
15
Bye
10–2–2
22
16
Oct 29
Saskatchewan Roughriders
36–26
Edmonton Eskimos
42,000
10–3–2
22
17
Nov 4
Edmonton Eskimos
33–11
BC Lions
20,822
10–4–2
22
[2] [3]
Total attendance: 262,925
Average attendance: 32,866 (76.8%)
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Attendance
Division Final
Nov 18
BC Lions
13–26
Edmonton Eskimos
42,673
Grey Cup
Nov 26
Edmonton Eskimos
20–13
Montreal Alouettes
54,386
Grey Cup [ ]
Teams
1 Q
2 Q
3 Q
4 Q
Final
Edmonton Eskimos
10
4
3
3
20
Montreal Alouettes
3
0
7
3
13
[5]
Awards and honours [ ]
References [ ]
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup championships (14) West Division championships (23) Current league affiliations