1979 CFL Season Standings |
| Previous Season • Next Season • Draft • Awards |
| *playoff team |
| Grey Cup Champion: Edmonton Eskimos |
| Eastern Football Conference | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes* | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .719 | 351 | 284 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders* | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .563 | 349 | 315 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats* | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .375 | 280 | 338 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | 234 | 352 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Western Football Conference | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Edmonton Eskimos* | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .813 | 495 | 219 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 |
| Calgary Stampeders* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | .750 | 382 | 278 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| British Columbia Lions* | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .594 | 328 | 333 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 283 | 340 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 194 | 437 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |