The 1979 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 26th season in modern-day Canadian football , although it is officially the 22nd Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1979 [ ] The Edmonton Eskimos establishes a single season attendance record with 340,239 fans — the most by any Western Conference team.
Regular season standings [ ] 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 Montreal have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs [ ] The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1979 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes , 17–9, in front of their home crowd at Montreal 's Olympic Stadium . This was Edmonton's second-straight championship. The Alouettes' David Green (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Tom Cousineau (LB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence , while Don Sweet (K) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian .
Playoff bracket [ ]
CFL Leaders [ ] CFL Passing Leaders CFL Rushing Leaders CFL Receiving Leaders [1] 1979 CFL All-Stars [ ]
Offence [ ] QB – Tom Wilkinson , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – David Green , Montreal Alouettes
RB – Larry Key , BC Lions
SB – Willie Armstead , Calgary Stampeders
TE – Tony Gabriel , Ottawa Rough Riders
WR – Waddell Smith , Edmonton Eskimos
WR – Brian Kelly , Edmonton Eskimos
C – Al Wilson , BC Lions
OG – Ray Watrin , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Larry Butler , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
OT – Mike Wilson , Edmonton Eskimos
OT – Lloyd Fairbanks , Calgary Stampeders
Defence [ ] DT – Dave Fennell , Edmonton Eskimos
DT – John Helton , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DE – Junior Ah You , Montreal Alouettes
DE – Reggie Lewis , Calgary Stampeders
LB – Danny Kepley , Edmonton Eskimos
LB – Ben Zambiasi , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
LB – Ron Foxx , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Dickie Harris , Montreal Alouettes
DB – Mike Nelms , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Gregg Butler , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Ed Jones , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Al Burleson , Calgary Stampeders
Special teams [ ] 1979 Eastern All-Stars [ ]
Offence [ ] QB – Tom Clements , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – David Green , Montreal Alouettes
RB – Terry Metcalf , Toronto Argonauts
SB – Leif Pettersen , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
TE – Tony Gabriel , Ottawa Rough Riders
WR – Martin Cox , Ottawa Rough Riders
WR – Bob Gaddis , Montreal Alouettes
C – Doug Smith , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Ray Watrin , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Larry Butler , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
OT – Nick Bastaja , Toronto Argonauts
OT – Dan Yochum , Montreal Alouettes
Defence [ ] DT – Glen Weir , Montreal Alouettes
DT – Mike Raines , Ottawa Rough Riders
DE – Junior Ah You , Montreal Alouettes
DE – Jim Corrigall , Toronto Argonauts
LB – Carl Crennell , Montreal Alouettes
LB – Ben Zambiasi , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
LB – Ron Foxx , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Dickie Harris , Montreal Alouettes
DB – Mike Nelms , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Jim Burrow , Montreal Alouettes
DB – Tony Proudfoot , Montreal Alouettes
DB – Billy Hardee , Toronto Argonauts
Special teams [ ] 1979 Western All-Stars [ ]
Offence [ ] QB – Tom Wilkinson , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Jim Germany , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Larry Key , BC Lions
SB – Willie Armstead , Calgary Stampeders
TE – Harry Holt , BC Lions
WR – Waddell Smith , Edmonton Eskimos
WR – Brian Kelly , Edmonton Eskimos
C – Al Wilson , BC Lions
OG – Bill Stevenson , Edmonton Eskimos
OG – Eric Upton , Edmonton Eskimos
OT – Mike Wilson , Edmonton Eskimos
OT – Lloyd Fairbanks , Calgary Stampeders
Defence [ ] DT – Dave Fennell , Edmonton Eskimos
DT – John Helton , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DE – David Boone , Edmonton Eskimos
DE – Reggie Lewis , Calgary Stampeders
LB – Danny Kepley , Edmonton Eskimos
LB – Glen Jackson , BC Lions
LB – Tom Towns , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Terry Irvin , Calgary Stampeders
DB – Ray Odums , Calgary Stampeders
DB – Gregg Butler , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Ed Jones , Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Al Burleson , Calgary Stampeders
Special teams [ ] 1979 CFL Awards [ ] References [ ] v · d · e 1979 CFL season by teamWestern Eastern See also
