1989 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

Team:Edmonton Eskimos
Year:1989
Record:16–2
Division Place:1st, West
General Manager:Hugh Campbell
Coach:Joe Faragalli
Stadium:Commonwealth Stadium
Playoffs:Lost West Final
Uniform:Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1987.png
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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

Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home Attendance
B June 28 Edmonton Eskimos 24–28 Saskatchewan Roughriders N/A
C July 5 Calgary Stampeders 10–41 Edmonton Eskimos 37,192
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Regular season

Standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
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
18 7 11 0 521 557 14
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Season Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Record Pts
1 July 13 15–20 Edmonton Eskimos 30,041 1–0–0 2
2 July 21 Edmonton Eskimos 54–4 21,235 2–0–0 4
3 July 27 Edmonton Eskimos 17–21 34,840 2–1–0 4
4 Aug 3 Toronto Argonauts 21–22 Edmonton Eskimos 28,238 3–1–0 6
5 Aug 9 Edmonton Eskimos 33–13 BC Lions 32,158 4–1–0 8
6 Aug 17 Edmonton Eskimos 39–4 21,413 5–1–0 10
7 Aug 23 14–37 Edmonton Eskimos 28,861 6–1–0 12
8 Aug 30 19–45 Edmonton Eskimos 31,667 7–1–0 14
8 Sept 4 Edmonton Eskimos 31–14 Calgary Stampeders 33,139 8–1–0 16
9 Sept 8 Calgary Stampeders 27–28 Edmonton Eskimos 44,327 9–1–0 18
10 Sept 17 Edmonton Eskimos 35–48 Saskatchewan Roughriders 24,776 9–2–0 18
11 Sept 24 BC Lions 25–32 Edmonton Eskimos 30,173 10–2–0 20
12 Sept 29 Edmonton Eskimos 33–12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16,387 11–2–0 22
13 Oct 9 7–45 Edmonton Eskimos 28,869 12–2–0 24
14 Oct 15 Ottawa Rough Riders 11–55 Edmonton Eskimos 30,920 13–2–0 26
15 Oct 22 Edmonton Eskimos 34–11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23,590 14–2–0 28
16 Oct 28 Edmonton Eskimos 25–19 BC Lions 27,116 15–2–0 30
17 Nov 5 Saskatchewan Roughriders 17–49 Edmonton Eskimos 27,471 16–2–0 32
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Total attendance: 280,567
Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)

CFL Single Season Records Set

Playoffs

Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance
Division Final Nov 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32–21 Edmonton Eskimos 35,112
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Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . https://archive.today/20130115082347/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1989/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: 1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives.
  3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg . 2009-11-07 . dead .