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1978
After playing .500 football all year (7-7-2) but finishing fourth, the Lions were a better team but were facing tougher competition in the increasingly powerful West. Rookies John Henry White and Larry Key provided a much improved rushing game, but depth was still the missing ingredient.

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
British Columbia 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

Semi-Finals - Winnipeg 4 - Calgary 38
Semi-Finals - Hamilton 20 - Montreal 35

Finals - Calgary 13 - Edmonton 26
Finals - Montreal 21 - Ottawa 16

Grey Cup - Edmonton 20 - Montreal 13

BC 26 at Montreal 30

are glimpses of Jerry Tagge, Harry Holt, and Larry Key in action.

Ottawa 17 at BC 20


BC 31 at Toronto 15

Good catches by Jim Young and John Henry White.

Removed

BC 26 at Montreal 30 in its entirety.

1978 WDF: Calgary 13 at Edmonton 26


This win started the dynasty of five straight Grey Cup wins for Edmonton.
Yes, I admit that I posted this video because of 2:07:06

Ottawa 17 at BC 20