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1989 Edmonton Eskimos season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Edmonton Eskimos

| year = 1989

| record = 16–2

| division_place = 1st, West

| general_manager = Hugh Campbell

| coach = Joe Faragalli

| stadium = Commonwealth Stadium

| playoffs = Lost West Final

| uniform = Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1987.png

| shortnavlink = Eskimos seasons

}}

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.

The 16–2 record-breaking regular season record was eventually matched by the Toronto Argonauts in 2023.

Pre-season

=Schedule=

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" | Record

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! B

| June 28

| at Saskatchewn Roughriders

| L 24–28

| 0–1

|

| N/A

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! C

| July 5

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 41–10

| 1–1

|

| 37,192

{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1989/time_zone/0 |title=1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115082347/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1989/time_zone/0 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1989cfledm.html|title = 1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives}}

Regular season

=Standings=

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|+ West Division

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" |Edmonton Eskimos

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| align="left" |Calgary Stampeders

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| align="left" |Saskatchewan Roughriders

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| align="left" |BC Lions

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{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg |archive-date=2009-11-07 |url-status=dead }}

=Season Schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" | Record

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! 1

! 1

| July 13

| vs. BC Lions

| W 20–15

| 1–0

|

| 30,041

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! 2

! 2

| July 21

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 54–4

| 2–0

|

| 21,235

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! 3

! 3

| July 27

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 17–21

| 2–1

|

| 34,840

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! 4

! 4

| Aug 3

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 22–21

| 3–1

|

| 28,238

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! 5

! 5

| Aug 9

| at BC Lions

| W 33–13

| 4–1

|

| 32,158

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! 6

! 6

| Aug 17

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 39–4

| 5–1

|

| 21,413

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 7

! 7

| Aug 23

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 37–14

| 6–1

|

| 28,861

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

! 8

| Aug 30

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 45–19

| 7–1

|

| 31,667

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

! 9

| Sept 4

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 31–14

| 8–1

|

| 33,139

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! 9

! 10

| Sept 8

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 28–27

| 9–1

|

| 44,327

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! 10

! 11

| Sept 17

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 35–48

| 9–2

|

| 24,776

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! 11

! 12

| Sept 24

| vs. BC Lions

| W 32–25

| 10–2

|

| 30,173

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! 12

! 13

| Sept 29

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 33–12

| 11–2

|

| 16,387

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! 13

! 14

| Oct 9

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 45–7

| 12–2

|

| 28,869

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! 14

! 15

| Oct 15

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 55–11

| 13–2

|

| 30,920

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! 15

! 16

| Oct 22

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 34–11

| 14–2

|

| 23,590

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! 16

! 17

| Oct 28

| at BC Lions

| W 25–19

| 15–2

|

| 27,116

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! 17

! 18

| Nov 5

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 49–17

| 16–2

|

| 27,471

Total attendance: 280,567

Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)

= CFL Single Season Records Set =

  • Wins - 16 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
  • Games over .500 - 14 (since tied by Toronto 2023)
  • Home wins - 9 (since tied by several teams)
  • Points scored - 644 (since surpassed)
  • 1-point converts - 70 (since surpassed)
  • Yards net offence - 7951 (since surpassed)
  • First downs - 478 (since surpassed)
  • Kickoffs - 113 (since surpassed)
  • Turnovers forced - 84 (since surpassed)

Playoffs

=Schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Edmonton Eskimos|border=2}};" | Record

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! Division Final

| Nov 19

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 21–32

| 0–1

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 35,112

Awards

References

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{{Edmonton Eskimos}}

{{Edmonton Eskimos seasons}}

{{1989 CFL season by team}}

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Category:Edmonton Elks seasons

Edmonton Eskimos Season, 1989

Category:1989 in sports in Alberta

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