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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Edmonton_Eskimos_season
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