The 1978 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 25th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 21st Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 Regular Season Standings 1.1 Final regular season standings 2 Grey Cup playoffs 2.1 Playoff bracket 3 1978 CFL All-Stars 3.1 Offence 3.2 Defence 3.3 Special teams 4 1978 CFL Awards

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: 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 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

Eastern Football Conference 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

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs..
• Edmonton and Ottawa have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1978 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes, 20-13, at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. This was the fourth championship meeting between Edmonton and Montreal within the last six years. The Eskimos' Tom Wilkinson (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. While Angelo Santucci (RB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] Playoff bracket

November 11/12: Division Semifinals

November 18/19: Division Finals

November 26: 66th Grey Cup @ Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, ON

East

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

West

W2

Calgary Stampeders

13

W3

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

4

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

26

W2

Calgary Stampeders

38

[edit] 1978 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1978 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Jim Coode (OT), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Joe Poplawski (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Peter Muller (TE), Toronto Argonauts
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders

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