1989 Edmonton Eskimos season

1989 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Hugh Campbell
Head coach	Joe Faragalli
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	16–2
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Final
Uniform

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

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

Regular season

Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	16	2	0	644	302	32
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	495	466	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	0	547	567	18
BC Lions	18	7	11	0	521	557	14

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

Total attendance: 280,567
Average attendance: 31,174 (51.9%)

CFL Single Season Records Set

• Wins - 16
• Home wins - 9
• Points scored - 644
• 1-point converts - 70
• Yards net offence - 7951
• First downs - 478
• Kickoffs - 113
• Turnovers forced - 84

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance
Division Final	Nov 19	Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–21	Edmonton Eskimos		35,112

Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tracy Ham
• Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy – Jerry Kauric
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Tracy Ham
• Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Bass