The

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

finished the season in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–4–1 record and appeared in the

67th Grey Cup The 67th Grey Cup was played on November 25, 1979 before 65,113 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Montreal Alouettes 17–9. Box Score First Quarter Edmonton - TD – Waddell Smith 43 yard pass from Tom Wilk ...

. The Alouettes would lose the championship game to the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

for the second consecutive year.

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Postseason

Grey Cup

Montreal's star running back

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became the fifth Alouette to be named Most Outstanding Player. He led the league in rushing with 1678 yards on 287 carries.

References

External links

Official Site
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