1980 CFL season
| 1980 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| East champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 68th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 23, 1980 |
| Champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
The 1980 CFL season is considered to be the 27th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 23rd Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1980
The Canadian Football League signed a three-year television contract with Carling O'Keefe Breweries for $15.6 million.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
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 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 281 | 26 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 394 | 387 | 20 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 407 | 355 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 381 | 351 | 17 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 284 | 469 | 4 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 332 | 377 | 17 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 356 | 375 | 16 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 353 | 393 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 334 | 358 | 12 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Edmonton and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian
.
Playoff bracket
| November 8/9: Division Semifinals | November 15/16: Division Finals | November 23: Toronto, Ontario
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| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 13 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 25 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos
| 48 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos
| 34 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Calgary Stampeders | 14 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32 | ||||||||||||
CFL Leaders
- CFL Passing Leaders
- CFL Rushing Leaders
- CFL Receiving Leaders[1]
1980 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos
- TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Mike Holmes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
- OG – Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Butch Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Bruce Clark, Toronto Argonauts
- DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Dale Potter, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Gregg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ken McEachern, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1980 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos
- TE – Harry Holt, BC Lions
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Mike Holmes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Al Wilson, BC Lions
- OG – Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Myke Horton, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Mike Wilson, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Butch Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Ed McAleney, Calgary Stampeders
- DE – Ron Estay, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Reggie Lewis, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Tom Towns, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Dale Potter, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Charles Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Greg Butler, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ken McEachern, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Special teams
- P – Hank Ilesic, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Dave Cutler, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1980 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Gerry Dattilio, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Richard Crump, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Alvin Walker, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Dave Newman, Toronto Argonauts
- TE – Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
- WR – Bob Gaddis, Toronto Argonauts
- WR – Keith Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- C – Henry Waszczuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Alan Moffat, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Doug Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Willie Martin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
- DT – Mike Raines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DT – Bruce Clark, Toronto Argonauts
- DE – Jim Corrigall, Toronto Argonauts
- DE – Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Ron Foxx, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Rick Sowieta, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Tom Cousineau, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Jerry Anderson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Harold Woods, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Billy Hardee, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams
- P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1980 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Dieter Brock (QB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry Dattilio (QB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Wilson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – William Miller (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Jim Coode (OT), Ottawa Rough Riders
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Ray Jauch, Winnipeg Blue Bombers