The 67th Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

was played on November 25, 1979 before 65,113 fans at the Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...

 at Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. The Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

 won against the Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

 by the score 17 to 9.

Box Score

First Quarter

Edmonton - TD – Waddell Smith

Waddell Smith

James Waddell Smith was an American-born football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League where he played for seven seasons from 1977–1983. He was an All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams for the Eskimos...

 43 yard pass from Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson (football player)

Tom Wilkinson was a football quarterback for several teams in the Canadian Football League.He was born in Iowa on January 4, 1943 but moved to Wyoming with his parents in 1945. Tom Wilkinson played high school football in the small town of Greybull, Wyoming. He is the second of three professional...

 (Dave Cutler convert)

Second Quarter

Montreal – FG – Don Sweet

Don Sweet

Don Sweet, , was a star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.-College years:...

 38 yards

Montreal – FG – Don Sweet

Don Sweet

Don Sweet, , was a star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.-College years:...

 45 yards

Third Quarter

Montreal – FG – Don Sweet

Don Sweet

Don Sweet, , was a star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.-College years:...

 29 yards

Edmonton - TD – Tom Scott 33 yard pass from Warren Moon

Warren Moon

Harold Warren Moon is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs...

 (Dave Cutler convert)

Edmonton – FG – Dave Cutler 38 yards

Fourth Quarter

No scoring

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Edmonton Eskimos	7	0	10	0	17
Montreal Alouettes	0	6	3	0	9

Trivia

Unlike previous Grey Cups, especially the 65th Grey Cup

65th Grey Cup

The 65th Grey Cup, played on November 27, 1977 and also known as The Ice Bowl, was the 1977 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship final between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos...

 (or Ice Bowl) in 1977 in Montreal, the temperature was a balmy 12 degrees Celsius.

The Alouettes were penalized 16 times in the game, most importantly when Gerry Dattilio

Gerry Dattilio

Gerry Dattilio is a former professional Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League.- Early years :Dattilio played his high school football with the Chomedey Chiefs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he won a City Championship by beating St. Thomas High School of...

 was called for clipping on an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown by Keith Baker. Edmonton was penalized 4 times.

Edmonton and Montreal have met in 11 Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 clashes. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Larks have prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.

Eskimos' roster: Leo Blanchard

Leo Blanchard

Leo Blanchard is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played between 1979 and 1991 in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Edmonton Eskimos, but also for the Calgary Stampeders....

, Greg Butler, Jimmy Walker, Warren Moon

Warren Moon

Harold Warren Moon is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs...

, Jim Germany

Jim Germany

Jim Germany , was a star running back in the Canadian Football League.He played his college football at New Mexico State University, where he inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1994. Drafted by the NFL's St...

, Marco Cyncar

Marco Cyncar

Marco Cyncar is a former Canadian Football League receiver who played eleven seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos. He was a member of four Grey Cup Championship teams in Edmonton....

, Danny Kepley

Danny Kepley

Daniel "Danny" Kepley, is a former star linebacker with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Kepley played his college football at East Carolina University...

, Don Warrington

Don Warrington (football player)

Don Warrington was a running back who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos. In his career, Warrington was a part of four Grey Cup championship teams....

, Brian Fryer, York Hentschel

York Hentschel

York Hentschel was a Grey Cup champion defensive lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos.As a member of the famed "Alberta Crude" defence, Hentschel won 3 Grey Cups with the Eskimos...

, Mike Wilson

Michael DeForest Wilson

Michael DeForest Wilson was an American football player who played tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1975. He later played with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1979–1980, where he was an All-Star and won the CFL's Most Outstanding...

, Dave Zacharko, Tom Scott, Bruce Lemmerman

Bruce Lemmerman

Bruce Lemmerman is a former professional American football player. He was a backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He later played in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos....

, Stuart Lang, Joe Hollimon

Joe Hollimon

Joe Hollimon is a former defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1976-1985. He won six Grey Cups while a member of the Eskimos. He was a three-time Western Conference All-Star Corner Back and was a CFL All-Star in 1978.-External links:*...

, John Konihowski, Waddell Smith

Waddell Smith

James Waddell Smith was an American-born football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League where he played for seven seasons from 1977–1983. He was an All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams for the Eskimos...

, Ted Milian, Jimmy Rogers, Jerome Stanton, Bill Stevenson

Bill Stevenson (American football)

Bill Stevenson is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at Drake University, he was drafted by the NFL's Miami Dolphins and played in the World Football League with the Memphis Southmen for two seasons...

, Hector Pothier

Hector Pothier

Hector Pothier is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at McGill University and at St. Mary's University , Pothier spent his entire 12 year CFL career as an offensive lineman...

, Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly (Canadian football player)

Brian Kelly was a Canadian Football League receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos who, in just nine years from 1979-1987 caught 575 passes for 11,169 yards and 97 touchdowns. Kelly was a member of 5 Grey Cup Championship teams in Edmonton. Kelly was the number 1 target of Eskimos Quarterback Warren...

, Emilio Fraietta, Angelo Santucci

Angelo Santucci

Angelo Santucci is a former Canadian Football League player who played as a running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Rough Riders from 1975 to 1984....

, Pete Lavorato

Pete Lavorato

Peter Lavorato is a former professional Canadian football player who played in the Canadian Football League for ten years. Lavorato played defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions and Montreal Concordes from 1975 to 1984. He was part of five Grey Cup-winning teams for the Eskimos....

, David Boone

David Boone

David Boone was an All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman, winner of 5 Grey Cups.-Rookie Year:Boone graduated from Eastern Michigan University and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings...

, Dave Fennell

Dave Fennell

Dave Fennell is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1973, he played for Edmonton from 1974–83, and helped lead the team to five straight Grey Cup championships from 1978-82 as a key member of...

, Ed Jones

Ed Jones (defensive back)

Ed Jones is a former defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1976-1984. He won five Grey Cups for the Eskimos and was a CFL All-Star from 1979-1981. Ed Jones is now a coach for Edmontons minor football team the chargers...

, Tom Towns

Tom Towns

Tom Towns was a star linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Towns played his university football with the University of Alberta Golden Bears. In 1972 he was on the starting lineup in the Vanier Cup Championship team. In 1973 he played on offense and defense for the...

, Hank Ilesic

Hank Ilesic

Henry "Hank" Ilesic is a former all-star punter in the Canadian Football League. He also handled place kicking and kickoffs. He was twice an all-star punter and played for the CFL for 19 seasons. He played on seven Grey Cup winning teams, and retired in 2001...

, Ian Bryans, Dave Cutler

Dave Cutler

David Neil Cutler, Sr. is an American software engineer, designer and developer of several operating systems including RSX-11M, VMS and VAXELN at Digital Equipment Corporation and Windows at Microsoft.- Personal history :...

, Eric Upton, Ron Estay

Ron Estay

Ron Estay is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 1972, he was selected by the Denver Broncos in the 8th round of the 1972 NFL Draft...

, Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson (football player)

Tom Wilkinson was a football quarterback for several teams in the Canadian Football League.He was born in Iowa on January 4, 1943 but moved to Wyoming with his parents in 1945. Tom Wilkinson played high school football in the small town of Greybull, Wyoming. He is the second of three professional...

, Dale Potter

Dale Potter

Dale Potter was a star linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Potter played his university football with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees, of whom he was made captain in 1972 and for whom he was named 1971 most valuable player. He began a 12 year career with the...

, Bob Howes

Bob Howes

Bob Howes is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Edmonton Eskimos. He was a part of six Grey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos...

, Larry Highbaugh

Larry Highbaugh

Larry Highbaugh is a former defensive back for the British Columbia Lions from 1971-1972 and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1972-1983 of the Canadian Football League...

, Don Matthews

Don Matthews

Don Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", is a former head coach of several teams in the Canadian Football League and is the second winningest head coach in CFL history with 231 wins...

 (Assistant Coach), Cal Murphy

Cal Murphy

Cal Murphy is a Scout for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Murphy gained notoriety in the Canadian Football League as a coach and/or General Manager for nine Grey Cup Championship teams, earning a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:Murphy, one of seven...

 (Assistant Coach), Hugh Campbell

Hugh Campbell

Hugh Campbell is a former American football and Canadian football player, coach, and executive. He served as a head coach in three different professional gridiron football leagues: the Canadian Football League, the United States Football League and the National Football League. Campbell retired...

 (Head Coach), Joe Faragalli

Joe Faragalli

Joe Faragalli was a football player and coach who had most of his success in the Canadian Football League....

(Assistant Coach), Dan Daniel (Assistant Coach).