- 68th Grey Cup
The 68th
Grey Cup was played on November 23, 1980 before 54,661 fans at theExhibition Stadium atToronto . TheEdmonton Eskimos demolished theHamilton Tiger-Cats by the score 48 to 10, in one of the Grey Cup's most lopsided victories.coring
Edmonton Eskimos - 48
Touchdowns - Tom Scott (3);Jim Germany (2); Brian Kelly (1)
Field Goals - Dave Cutler (2)
Converts - Dave Cutler (6)Hamilton Tiger-Cats - 10
Field Goals -Bernie Ruoff (3)
Single -Bernie Ruoff (1)Trivia
The officials cancelled most of the last minute of the game when fans began running on the field.
Though Eskimos fans cherish this victory, their team's third
Grey Cup in a row (of their record 5 straight wins) and most convincing triumph, this was one of the truly dreadful blow outs inGrey Cup history. You have to go back to 1923 and the11th Grey Cup , whenQueen’s University blanked theRegina Roughriders 54-0 to find a larger margin of victory.sequence
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