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- CFL News in 1979
- Regular season standings Final regular season standings
- Grey Cup playoffs Playoff bracket
- CFL Leaders
- 1979 CFL All-Stars Offence Defence Special teams
- 1979 Eastern All-Stars Offence Defence Special teams
- 1979 Western All-Stars Offence Defence Special teams
- 1979 CFL Awards
- References
{{Infobox league season |name=1979 CFL season |image= |caption= |season_start= |season_end= |playoffs_start=November 10, 1979 |cup_title1=East Champions |cup_date1= |cup_champ1=Montreal Alouettes |cup_title2=West Champions |cup_date2= |cup_champ2=Edmonton Eskimos |champion_title=67th Grey Cup |champion_date=November 25, 1979 |champion_site=Olympic Stadium, Montreal |champion=Edmonton Eskimos |seasons_title=CFL seasons |prev=1978 |next=1980 }}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 1979The Edmonton Eskimos establishes a single season attendance record with 340,239 fans — the most by any Western Conference team. Regular season standingsFinal regular season standingsNote: 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 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 495 | 219 | 26 | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 278 | 24 | BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 328 | 333 | 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 283 | 340 | 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 194 | 437 | 4 | Eastern Football Conference Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 351 | 284 | 23 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 349 | 315 | 18 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 280 | 338 | 12 | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 234 | 352 | 10 | {{clear left}}- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Edmonton and Montreal have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs{{Main|67th Grey Cup}}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{{6TeamBracket | RD1=November 10/11: Division Semifinals | RD2=November 17/18: Division Finals | RD3=November 25: 67th Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Quebec | group1=East | group2=West | RD1-seed1=E3 | RD1-team1=Hamilton Tiger-Cats | RD1-score1=26 | RD1-seed2=E2 | RD1-team2=Ottawa Rough Riders | RD1-score2=29 | RD1-seed3=W3 | RD1-team3=BC Lions | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=W2 | RD1-team4=Calgary Stampeders | RD1-score4=37 | RD2-seed1=E2 | RD2-team1=Ottawa Rough Riders | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=E1 | RD2-team2=Montreal Alouettes | RD2-score2=17 | RD2-seed3=W2 | RD2-team3=Calgary Stampeders | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4=W1 | RD2-team4=Edmonton Eskimos | RD2-score4=19 | RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Montreal Alouettes | RD3-score1=9 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Edmonton Eskimos | RD3-score2=17 }}{{Clear}}CFL Leaders- CFL Passing Leaders
- CFL Rushing Leaders
- CFL Receiving Leaders [1]
1979 CFL All-Stars{{col-float|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-break|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-end}}Special teams- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1979 Eastern All-Stars{{col-float|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-break|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-end}}Special teams- P – Ian Sunter, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Don Sweet, Montreal Alouettes
1979 Western All-Stars{{col-float|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-break|width=48%}}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
{{col-float-end}}Special teams- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1979 CFL Awards- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – David Green (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Ben Zambiasi (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Brian Kelly (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – John Helton (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Hugh Campbell, Edmonton Eskimos
References 1. ^{{cite web|title=CFLapedia|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/}}
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