| 1978 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| East champions | Montreal Alouettes |
| West champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 66th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 26, 1978 |
| Venue | Exhibition Stadium,Toronto |
| Champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| CFL seasons | |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The1978 CFL season is considered to be the 25th season in modern-dayCanadian football, although it is officially the 21stCanadian Football League season.
The league drew 2,229,834 fans to its 72 regular season games, a record that would stand until the2005 season by which time the league had extended its schedule from 16 to 18 games. The league'saverage attendance of 31,831 spectators per game remains a league record as of 2024.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 301 | 22 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 311 | 21 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 371 | 351 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 308 | 16 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 330 | 459 | 9 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 395 | 261 | 22 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 331 | 295 | 17 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 225 | 403 | 11 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 234 | 389 | 8 |
TheEdmonton Eskimos are the 1978Grey Cup champions, defeating theMontreal Alouettes, 20–13, atToronto'sExhibition Stadium. This was the fourth championship meeting between Edmonton and Montreal within the last six years. The Eskimos'Tom Wilkinson (QB) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence andDave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. WhileAngelo Santucci (RB) was namedGrey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
| November 11/12: Division Semifinals | November 18/19: Division Finals | November 26:66th Grey Cup @Exhibition Stadium –Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 21 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20 | E1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | |||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 35 | E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 13 | |||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 20 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26 | |||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 38 | ||||||||||||
