1980 CFL season

As originally written by Tim Brulia:

Since I found a listing of all 12 commentators for the CBC & CTV crews for 1980 in the 11/25/80 edition of the Lac du Bonnet (MB) Leader courtesy of Newspaper Archive, I figured this would be my next stop.

Both CBC and CTV employed Western and Eastern crews. Dale Isaac replaces Peter Young as CTV's western pxp for 1980.

As always, insight is welcome and please note any corrections or omissions. Thank you.

WEEK 1:

Tuesday 7/8:

Stampeders-Rough Riders, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Roughriders-Lions, 11:00, Not televised

Wednesday 7/9:

Alouettes-Argonauts, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Blue Bombers-Eskimos, 9:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 2:

Tuesday 7/15:

Rough Riders-TigerCats, 8:00, Not televised

Alouettes-Stampeders, 9:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 7/16:

Argonauts-Blue Bombers, 9:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Eskimos-Roughriders, 10:00, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

WEEK 3:

Tuesday 7/22:

TigerCats-Alouettes, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Blue Bombers-Lions, 11:00, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 7/23:

Rough Riders-Argonauts, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Roughriders-Stampeders, 9:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 4:

Tuesday 7/29:

Argonauts-Rough Riders, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Stampeders-Blue Bombers, 8:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 7/30:

Roughriders-TigerCats, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Lions-Eskimos, 9:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

WEEK 5:

Tuesday 8/5:

TigerCats-Rough Riders, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Stampeders-Lions, 11:00, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 8/6:

Eskimos-Argonauts, 7:30, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Alouettes-Roughriders, 10:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Note: This was a CTV national doubleheader.

WEEK 6:

Tuesday 8/12:

Rough Riders-Alouettes, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Lions-Stampeders, 9:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 8/13:

TigerCats-Argonauts, 8:00, Not televised

Eskimos-Blue Bombers, 9:00, CTV, Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 7:

Monday 8/18:

Alouettes-Rough Riders, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Tuesday 8/19:

Stampeders-Eskimos, 9:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Wednesday 8/20:

Blue Bombers-TigerCats, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Lions-Roughriders, 9:00, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

WEEK 8:

Tuesday 8/26:

Argonauts-Alouettes, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Rough Riders-Eskimos, 9:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

TigerCats-Lions, 11:00, Not televised

Wednesday 8/27:

Roughriders-Blue Bombers, 9:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 9:

Monday 9/1:

Argonauts-TigerCats, 2:00, Not televised

Blue Bombers-Roughriders, 3:30, Not televised

Eskimos-Stampeders, 3:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Lions-Alouettes, 8:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

WEEK 10:

Saturday 9/6:

Alouettes-Argonauts, Not televised

Sunday 9/7:

Roughriders-Rough Riders, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Stampeders-Blue Bombers, Not televised

TigerCats-Eskimos, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

WEEK 11:

Saturday 9/13:

Alouettes-TigerCats, 8:00, Not televised

Eskimos-Lions, 11:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Sunday 9/14:

Blue Bombers-Rough Riders, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Argonauts-Roughriders, 3:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 12:

Saturday 9/20:

Lions-Stampeders, 9:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Sunday 9/21:

Rough Riders-Argonauts, 2:00, Not televised

Roughriders-Eskimos, 4:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

TigerCats-Alouettes, 8:00, Not televised

WEEK 13:

Saturday 9/27:

Argonauts-Alouettes, 8:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Sunday 9/28:

Rough Riders-TigerCats, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Lions-Blue Bombers, 4:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Stampeders-Roughriders, 5:30, Not televised

WEEK 14:

Saturday 10/4:

Roughriders-Lions, 10:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Sunday 10/5:

Alouettes-Rough Riders, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Eskimos-Blue Bombers, 3:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Argonauts-Stampeders, 4:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 15:

Sunday 10/12;

Rough Riders-Alouettes, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Blue Bombers-Roughriders, 3:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Monday 10/13;

Stampeders-TigerCats, 1:00, Not televised

Lions-Eskimos, 4:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

WEEK 16:

Saturday 10/18:

Rough Riders-Lions, 11:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Sunday 10/19:

TigerCats-Argonauts, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Eskimos-Roughriders, 5:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Blue Bombers-Stampeders, 6:30, Not televised

WEEK 17:

Saturday 10/25:

TigerCats-Rough Riders, 2:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Sunday 10/26:

Lions-Argonauts, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Alouettes-Blue Bombers, 3:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Stampeders-Eskimos, 4:30, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

WEEK 18:

Saturday 11/1:

Eskimos-Alouettes, 2:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Sunday 11/2:

Argonauts-TigerCats, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

Roughriders-Stampeders, 4:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Blue Bombers-Lions, 5:00, Not televised

PLAYOFFS

Division Semi-Finals

Saturday 11/8:

Rough Riders-Alouettes, 2:00, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Bill Stephenson

Sunday 11/9:

Stampeders-Blue Bombers, 3:30, CBC. Don Wittman, Terry Evanshen, John Wells

Division Finals

Saturday 11/15:

Blue Bombers-Eskimos, 4:00, CTV. Dale Isaac, Frank Rigney, Al McCann

Sunday 11/16:

Alouettes-TigerCats, 2:00, CBC. Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson, Tom McKee

GREY CUP in Toronto

Sunday 11/23:

Eskimos-TigerCats, 1:30, CBC, CTV. Pat Marsden, Mike Wadsworth, Frank Rigney (all first half), Don Chevrier, Russ Jackson (both second half), Bill Stephenson, John Wells