1989 Edmonton Eskimos season
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.
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
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Season Schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | July 13 | BC Lions | 15–20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 30,041 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | July 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 54–4 | Calgary Stampeders | 21,235 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
3 | July 27 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17–21 | Toronto Argonauts | 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 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21,413 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
7 | Aug 23 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14–37 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28,861 | 6–1–0 | 12 |
8 | Aug 30 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 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 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 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%)
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
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Lore | |
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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Western Division championships (23) | |
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- Edmonton portal
- Canadian football portal
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
- Edmonton portal
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