1956 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerAl Anderson
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st, WIFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5 record and won the 44th Grey Cup, completing the first Grey Cup three-peat in the modern era.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Aug 4 at BC Lions W 35–21 1–0 Empire Stadium 23,566
B Wed, Aug 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 0–33 1–1 McGill Stadium
B Fri, Aug 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–33 1–2 Lansdowne Park 10,000

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Regular season

Season Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 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

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 15–3 1–0 Clarke Stadium 16,500
2 2 Sat, Aug 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–22 2–0 Clarke Stadium 16,500
2 3 Mon, Aug 27 at BC Lions W 18–0 3–0 Empire Stadium 30,374
3 4 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–20 4–0 Clarke Stadium 15,000
4 5 Sat, Sept 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 4–31 4–1 Taylor Field 13,500
4 6 Mon, Sept 10 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–15 5–1 Mewata Stadium 12,000
5 7 Sat, Sept 15 vs. BC Lions W 34–8 6–1 Clarke Stadium 21,737
6 8 Sat, Sept 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 52–0 7–1 Clarke Stadium 20,000
6 9 Mon, Sept 24 at BC Lions L 1–11 7–2 Empire Stadium 23,066
7 10 Mon, Oct 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–33 7–3 Clarke Stadium 20,000
8 11 Sat, Oct 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–10 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 18,700
8 12 Mon, Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders W 36–8 8–4 Mewata Stadium 11,261
9 13 Sat, Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–17 9–4 Taylor Field 14,500
9 14 Mon, Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–11 10–4 Clarke Stadium 20,000
10 15 Mon, Oct 22 vs. BC Lions W 54–13 11–4 Clarke Stadium
11 16 Sat, Oct 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–33 11–5 Winnipeg Stadium 14,409

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Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Western Final #1 Sat, Nov 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–23 0–1 Taylor Field 13,500
Western Final #2 Mon, Nov 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–12 1–1 Clarke Stadium 19,000
Western Final #3 Sat, Nov 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 51–7 2–1 Clarke Stadium 22,461
Grey Cup Sat, Nov 24 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 50–27 3–1 Varsity Stadium 27,425

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Edmonton Eskimos 12 14 12 12 50
Montreal Alouettes 10 10 0 7 27

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References

  1. ^ a b "1956 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1956 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
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