The 67th Grey Cup was played on November 25, 1979 before 65,113 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
First Quarter Edmonton - TD – Waddell Smith 43 yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler convert) Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 38 yards Second Quarter Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 45 yards Third Quarter Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 29 yards Edmonton - TD – Tom Scott 33 yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler convert) Edmonton – FG – Dave Cutler 38 yards Fourth Quarter No scoring Unlike previous Grey Cups, especially the 65th Grey Cup (or Ice Bowl) in 1977 in Montreal, the temperature was a balmy 12 degrees Celsius.
The Alouettes were penalized 16 times in the game, the most back-breaking call coming late in the fourth quarter when Gerry Dattilio was called for clipping on an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown by Keith Baker.
Edmonton and Montreal have met in 11 Grey Cup clashes.
As of 2021, the 1979 game is the last Grey Cup in which a team was held to a single-digit point total.