CFL 1956
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
IRFU | |||||||
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 361 | 20 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 283 | 385 | 14 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 359 | 14 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 331 | 413 | 8 |
WIFU | |||||||
Edmonton Eskimoes | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 358 | 235 | 22 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 353 | 272 | 20 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 315 | 228 | 18 |
BC Lions | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 251 | 361 | 12 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 229 | 410 | 8 |
Reference: [1]
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
WIFU Semi-Final | Aggregate | |||
03.11.1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 42 | Winnipeg Blue Bomers | 7 |
05.11.1956 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8 |
WIFU Final | Aggregate | |||
10.11.1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 23 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 22 |
12.11.1956 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 12 |
17.11.1956 | Edmonton Eskiimoes | 51 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 |
IRFU Semi-Final | ||||
07.11.1956 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 46 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 |
IRFU Final | Aggregate | |||
10.11.1956 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | Montreal Alouettes | 30 |
17.11.1956 | Montreal Alouettes | 48 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 41 |
Grey Cup | ||||
24.11.1956 | Edmontin Eskimoes | 50 | Montreal Alouettes | 27 |
Reference: [2]
CFL 1957
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
IRFU | |||||||
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 189 | 20 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 326 | 237 | 16 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 287 | 301 | 12 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 274 | 410 | 8 |
WIFU | |||||||
Edmonton Eskimoes | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 475 | 142 | 28 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 300 | 24 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 221 | 413 | 12 |
BC Lions | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 284 | 369 | 9 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 276 | 438 | 7 |
Reference: [1]
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
Western Semi-Final | Aggregate | |||
09.11.1957 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | Calgary Stampeders | 13 |
11.11.1957 | Calgary Stampeders | 3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 |
Western Final | Best-of-3 | |||
16.11.1957 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 7 |
20.11.1957 | Edmonton Eskinoes | 5 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 |
23.11.1957 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 17 |
IRFU Semi-Final | ||||
13.11.1957 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 15 | Montreal Alouettes | 24 |
IRFU Final | Aggregate | |||
16.11.1957 | Montreal Alouettes | 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 |
23.11.1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 39 | Montreal Alouettes | 1 |
Grey Cup | ||||
30.11.1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 |
Reference: [2]
CFL 1958
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
IRFU | |||||||
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 235 | 21 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 265 | 269 | 15 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 243 | 12 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 308 | 8 |
WIFU | |||||||
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 361 | 182 | 26 |
Edmonton Eskimoes | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 312 | 292 | 19 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 320 | 324 | 16 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 314 | 312 | 13 |
BC Lions | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 202 | 399 | 6 |
Reference: [1]
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
WIFU Semi-Final | Aggregate | |||
08.11.1958 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 27 |
11.11.1958 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 31 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 |
WIFU Final | Best-of-3 | |||
15.11.1958 | Edmomton Eskimoes | 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30 |
19.11.1958 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 30 |
22.11.1958 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 7 |
IRFU Semi-Final | ||||
12.11.1958 | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 28 |
IRFU Final | Aggregate | |||
15.11.1958 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35 |
22.11.1958 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 |
Grey Cup | ||||
29.11.1958 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28 |
Reference: [2]
CFL 1959
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
IRFU | |||||||
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 162 | 20 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 275 | 217 | 16 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 193 | 305 | 12 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 274 | 8 |
WIFU | |||||||
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 272 | 24 |
Edmonto Eskimoes | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 370 | 221 | 20 |
BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 306 | 301 | 18 |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 356 | 301 | 16 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 212 | 567 | 2 |
Reference: [1]
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
WIFU Semi-Final | Aggregate | |||
31.10.1959 | BC Lions | 8 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 20 |
04.11.1959 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 41 | BC Lions | 7 |
WIFU Final | Best-of-3 | |||
11.11.1959 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 |
14.11.1959 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | Edmonton Eskimoes | 8 |
IRFU Semi-Final | ||||
07.11.1959 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 43 | Montreal Alouettes | 0 |
IRFU Final | Aggregate | |||
14.11.1959 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 |
21.11.1959 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 |
Grey Cup | ||||
28.11.1959 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 |
Reference: [2]
CFL 1960
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS | |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 265 | 20 | |
Ottawa Rough Riders* | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 283 | 18 | |
Montréal Alouettes | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 340 | 458 | 10 | |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 273 | 377 | 8 | |
WIU | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS | |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 239 | 28 | |
Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 318 | 225 | 20 | |
Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 374 | 404 | 14 | |
British Columbia Lions | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 296 | 356 | 12 | |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 205 | 422 | 6 |
PLAYOFFS
Ottawa Rough Riders | 30 | Montréal Alouettes | 14 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 70 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 28 * |
Conference Finals | |||
Ottawa Rough Riders | 54 | Toronto Argonauts | 41 * |
Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 ** |
GREY CUP – Empire Stadium, Vancouver
Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 |
* in two games, total points series
**Three Games Series (16-22, 10-5, 4-2)
Report
In 1956 the Canadian Football League broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union, and played as a stand-alone league. The winners of the Grey Cup that year were Edmonton Eskimoes 50-27 versus Montreal Alouettes. In 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32-7 against Winnipeg Blue Bombers to take home the coveted cup, although in 1958 Winnipeg got revenge, triumphing 35-28 over the Tiger-Cats. The Blue Bombers repeated in 1959, winning again against Hamilton, this time 21-07. In 1960 The IRFU renamed itself the Eastern Football Conference and its’ Champions the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated Edmonton Eskimoes 16-6 in a low-scoring game to win the Grey Cup. The Western Interprovincial Union was renamed the Western Football Conference in 1961.
About
The Canadian Football League was formed in 1958 when the Western Interprovincial Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union, and adopted more American Football style pf play. During the 1950s it can be seen as a AAA Football League, becoming a Major League in 1960 with the adoption of an inter-locking schedule and the renaming of the Western Inter-Provincial Football Union and the Inter-Provincial Rugby Football Union as the Western and Eastern Conferences.
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[2] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia | The Game Scores pg. 5-10. Maher Sports Media, 2013.
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Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections
Acknowledgements
Thanks to David Stewart-Candy
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Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).
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Thanks to Robert Burns.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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