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1980 CFL season

1980 CFL season
Playoffs
East ChampionsHamilton Tiger-Cats
West ChampionsEdmonton Eskimos
68th Grey Cup
ChampionsEdmonton Eskimos
CFL seasons

The 1980 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 27th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 23rd Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1980

The Canadian Football League signed a three-year television contract with Carling O'Keefe Breweries for $15.6 million.

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

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 13 3 0 505 281 26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 10 6 0 394 387 20
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 407 355 18
BC Lions 16 8 7 1 381 351 17
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 2 14 0 284 469 4
Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 7 1 332 377 17
Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14
Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 334 358 12
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

The Edmonton Eskimos won their third-straight Grey Cup in 1980, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48–10, at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. The Eskimos' Warren Moon (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Dale Potter (LB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence and the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

November 8/9: Division Semifinals November 15/16: Division Finals November 23: 68th Grey Cup @ Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
East E2 Montreal Alouettes 13
E3 Ottawa Rough Riders 21 E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
E2 Montreal Alouettes 25 E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10
W1 Edmonton Eskimos 48
West W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24
W3 Calgary Stampeders 14 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 34
W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32

CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders [1]

1980 CFL All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos
  • TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
  • WR – Mike Holmes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
  • OG – Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
  • OT – Butch Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

  • DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DT – Bruce Clark, Toronto Argonauts
  • DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB – Dale Potter, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Gregg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Ken McEachern, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Special teams

1980 Western All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos
  • TE – Harry Holt, BC Lions
  • WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
  • WR – Mike Holmes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
  • OG – Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OG – Myke Horton, Calgary Stampeders
  • OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
  • OT – Butch Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

  • DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DT – Ed McAleney, Calgary Stampeders
  • DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB – Tom Towns, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB – Dale Potter, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB – Charles Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Greg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Ken McEachern, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Special teams

1980 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Gerry Dattilio, Montreal Alouettes
  • RB – Richard Crump, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • RB – Alvin Walker, Montreal Alouettes
  • SB – Dave Newman, Toronto Argonauts
  • TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • WR – Bob Gaddis, Toronto Argonauts
  • WR – Keith Baker, Montreal Alouettes
  • C – Henry Waszczuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG – Alan Moffat, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OT – Doug Payton, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT – Willie Martin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

  • DT – Mike Raines, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DT – Bruce Clark, Toronto Argonauts
  • DE – Jim Corrigall, Toronto Argonauts
  • DE – Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes
  • LB – Ron Foxx, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB – Rick Sowieta, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Tom Cousineau, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Jerry Anderson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Harold Woods, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Billy Hardee, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

1980 CFL Awards

References

  1. ^ "CFLapedia".
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