The 1978 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first 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.
Pre-season Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 19–25 0–1 22,155 A June 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 16–14 1–1 25,007 B June 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–18 1–2 20,056 D July 5 BC Lions W 46–1 2–2 24,931
Regular season Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 4 2 452 301 22Calgary Stampeders 16 9 4 3 381 311 21Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 371 351 18BC Lions 16 7 7 2 359 308 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 4 11 1 330 459 9
Season schedule The Eskimos played their first two regular season games at Clarke Stadium and their remaining six at Commonwealth Stadium. Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 33–17 1–0 25,277 2 2 July 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–28 2–0 25,973 3 3 July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–11 3–0 19,587 4 4 Aug 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–24 3–1 16,185 5 Bye 6 5 Aug 16 at Toronto Argonauts W 40–3 4–1 49,168 7 6 Aug 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–8 5–1 24,962 8 7 Aug 30 vs. BC Lions W 18–10 6–1 42,768 8 8 Sept 4 at Calgary Stampeders T 28–28 6–1–1 26,888 9 9 Sept 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 56–16 7–1–1 26,282 10 10 Sept 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–20 8–1–1 21,149 11 11 Sept 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 20–20 8–1–2 42,778 12 12 Oct 1 at Montreal Alouettes W 42–22 9–1–2 54,652 13 13 Oct 9 vs. BC Lions L 3–15 9–2–2 42,673 14 14 Oct 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–10 10–2–2 28,080 15 Bye 16 15 Oct 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–36 10–3–2 42,000 17 16 Nov 4 at BC Lions L 11–33 10–4–2 20,822
Total attendance: 262,925 Average attendance: 32,866 (76.8%)
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Division Final Nov 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–13 1–0 42,673* Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–13 2–0 54,386 *Top playoff attendance of season Roster 1978 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen C T C T/G G T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE
Special teams K P Linebackers
Defensive backs
Injured list WR
Italics indicate American player.
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
Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Offence) – Tom Wilkinson Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell, Defensive Tackle, CFL All-Star Danny Kepley, Linebacker, CFL All-Star
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