1989 Edmonton Eskimos season
Appearance
1989 Edmonton Eskimos season | |
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General manager | Hugh Campbell |
Head coach | Joe Faragalli |
Home field | Commonwealth Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 16–2 |
Division place | 1st, West |
Playoff finish | Lost West Final |
Uniform | |
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The 1989 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 41st overall. The Eskimos finished the season in first place with a CFL record 16 wins and a 16–2 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 16–2 record-breaking regular season record was eventually matched by the Toronto Argonauts in 2023.
Pre-season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
B | June 28 | at Saskatchewn Roughriders | L 24–28 | 0–1 | N/A | |
C | July 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 41–10 | 1–1 | 37,192 |
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 644 | 302 | 32 |
Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 495 | 466 | 20 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 547 | 567 | 18 |
BC Lions | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 521 | 557 | 14 |
Season Schedule
[edit]Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | July 13 | vs. BC Lions | W 20–15 | 1–0 | 30,041 | |
2 | 2 | July 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 54–4 | 2–0 | 21,235 | |
3 | 3 | July 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 17–21 | 2–1 | 34,840 | |
4 | 4 | Aug 3 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 22–21 | 3–1 | 28,238 | |
5 | 5 | Aug 9 | at BC Lions | W 33–13 | 4–1 | 32,158 | |
6 | 6 | Aug 17 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 39–4 | 5–1 | 21,413 | |
7 | 7 | Aug 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 37–14 | 6–1 | 28,861 | |
8 | 8 | Aug 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 45–19 | 7–1 | 31,667 | |
8 | 9 | Sept 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 31–14 | 8–1 | 33,139 | |
9 | 10 | Sept 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 28–27 | 9–1 | 44,327 | |
10 | 11 | Sept 17 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 35–48 | 9–2 | 24,776 | |
11 | 12 | Sept 24 | vs. BC Lions | W 32–25 | 10–2 | 30,173 | |
12 | 13 | Sept 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 33–12 | 11–2 | 16,387 | |
13 | 14 | Oct 9 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 45–7 | 12–2 | 28,869 | |
14 | 15 | Oct 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 55–11 | 13–2 | 30,920 | |
15 | 16 | Oct 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 34–11 | 14–2 | 23,590 | |
16 | 17 | Oct 28 | at BC Lions | W 25–19 | 15–2 | 27,116 | |
17 | 18 | Nov 5 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 49–17 | 16–2 | 27,471 |
Total attendance: 280,567
Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)
CFL Single Season Records Set
[edit]- Wins - 16 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
- Games over .500 - 14 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
- Home wins - 9 (since tied by several teams)
- Points scored - 644 (since surpassed)
- 1-point converts - 70 (since surpassed)
- Yards net offence - 7951 (since surpassed)
- First downs - 478 (since surpassed)
- Kickoffs - 113 (since surpassed)
- Turnovers forced - 84 (since surpassed)
Playoffs
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
Division Final | Nov 19 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 21–32 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 35,112 |
Awards
[edit]- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tracy Ham
- Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Jerry Kauric
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tracy Ham
- Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Bass
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.