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 |
[1][2]
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 |
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35,112 |
[1][2]
Awards
References
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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Lore |
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Important figures |
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Key personnel |
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Grey Cup
championships (14) |
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West Division
championships (23) |
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Current league
affiliations |
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