1978 CFL season

The 1978 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 25th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 21st Canadian Football League season.

Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


 * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs..
 * Edmonton and Ottawa have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1978 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes, 20–13, at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. This was the fourth championship meeting between Edmonton and Montreal within the last six years. The Eskimos' Tom Wilkinson (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. While Angelo Santucci (RB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Offence

 * QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos
 * RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders
 * RB – Mike Strickland, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos
 * TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * WR – Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * WR – Bob Gaddis, Montreal Alouettes
 * C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
 * OG – Harold Holton, Calgary Stampeders
 * OG – Bill Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OT – Jim Coode, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * OT – Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes

Defence

 * DT – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Mike Fanucci, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
 * LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * LB – Chuck Zapiec, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Joe Hollimon, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Larry Brune, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Greg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Randy Rhino, Montreal Alouettes

Special teams

 * P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
 * K – Dave Cutler, Edmonton Eskimos

1978 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Coode (OT), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Joe Poplawski (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Peter Muller (TE), Toronto Argonauts
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders