1989 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerHugh Campbell
Head coachJoe Faragalli
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record16–2
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishLost West Final
Uniform

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

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeAttendance
BJune 28Edmonton Eskimos24–28Saskatchewan RoughridersN/A
CJuly 5Calgary Stampeders10–41Edmonton Eskimos37,192

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos18162064430232
Calgary Stampeders18108049546620
Saskatchewan Roughriders1899054756718
BC Lions18711052155714

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Season Schedule

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeAttendanceRecordPts
1July 13BC Lions15–20Edmonton Eskimos30,0411–0–02
2July 21Edmonton Eskimos54–4Calgary Stampeders21,2352–0–04
3July 27Edmonton Eskimos17–21Toronto Argonauts34,8402–1–04
4Aug 3Toronto Argonauts21–22Edmonton Eskimos28,2383–1–06
5Aug 9Edmonton Eskimos33–13BC Lions32,1584–1–08
6Aug 17Edmonton Eskimos39–4Ottawa Rough Riders21,4135–1–010
7Aug 23Hamilton Tiger-Cats14–37Edmonton Eskimos28,8616–1–012
8Aug 30Saskatchewan Roughriders19–45Edmonton Eskimos31,6677–1–014
8Sept 4Edmonton Eskimos31–14Calgary Stampeders33,1398–1–016
9Sept 8Calgary Stampeders27–28Edmonton Eskimos44,3279–1–018
10Sept 17Edmonton Eskimos35–48Saskatchewan Roughriders24,7769–2–018
11Sept 24BC Lions25–32Edmonton Eskimos30,17310–2–020
12Sept 29Edmonton Eskimos33–12Hamilton Tiger-Cats16,38711–2–022
13Oct 9Winnipeg Blue Bombers7–45Edmonton Eskimos28,86912–2–024
14Oct 15Ottawa Rough Riders11–55Edmonton Eskimos30,92013–2–026
15Oct 22Edmonton Eskimos34–11Winnipeg Blue Bombers23,59014–2–028
16Oct 28Edmonton Eskimos25–19BC Lions27,11615–2–030
17Nov 5Saskatchewan Roughriders17–49Edmonton Eskimos27,47116–2–032

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Total attendance: 280,567
Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)

Playoffs

Schedule

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendance
Division FinalNov 19Saskatchewan Roughriders32–21Edmonton Eskimos35,112

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Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.


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