1956 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st 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.

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

Pre-season

Schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResult
AAug 4Edmonton Eskimos35–21BC LionsWin
BAug 8Edmonton Eskimos0–33Montreal AlouettesLoss
BAug 10Edmonton Eskimos13–33Ottawa Rough RidersLoss

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Regular season

Season Standings
Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16115035823522
Saskatchewan Roughriders16106035327220
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1697031522818
BC Lions16610025136112
Calgary Stampeders1641202294108

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Season schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultRecordPts
1Aug 18Saskatchewan Roughriders3–15Edmonton EskimosWin1–0–02
2Aug 25Calgary Stampeders22–23Edmonton EskimosWin2–0–04
2Aug 27Edmonton Eskimos18–0BC LionsWin3–0–06
3Sept 3Winnipeg Blue Bombers20–21Edmonton EskimosWin4–0–08
4Sept 8Edmonton Eskimos4–31Saskatchewan RoughridersLoss4–1–08
4Sept 10Edmonton Eskimos28–15Calgary StampedersWin5–1–010
5Sept 15BC Lions8–34Edmonton EskimosWin6–1–012
6Sept 22Calgary Stampeders0–52Edmonton EskimosWin7–1–014
6Sept 24Edmonton Eskimos1–11BC LionsLoss7–2–014
7Oct 1Saskatchewan Roughriders33–7Edmonton EskimosLoss7–3–014
8Oct 6Edmonton Eskimos7–10Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss7–4–014
8Oct 8Edmonton Eskimos36–8Calgary StampedersWin8–4–016
9Oct 13Edmonton Eskimos37–17Saskatchewan RoughridersWin9–4–018
9Oct 15Winnipeg Blue Bombers11–21Edmonton EskimosWin10–4–020
10Oct 22BC Lions13–54Edmonton EskimosWin11–4–022
11Oct 27Edmonton Eskimos0–33Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss11–5–022

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Playoffs
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeOTResult
Western Final #1Nov 10Edmonton Eskimos22–23Saskatchewan RoughridersLoss
Western Final #2Nov 12Saskatchewan Roughriders12–20Edmonton EskimosWin
Western Final #3Nov 17Saskatchewan Roughriders7–51Edmonton EskimosWin
Grey CupNov 24Edmonton Eskimos50–27Montreal AlouettesWin

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. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1956/time_zone/0%5B%5D
  2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1956wifuedm.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2008-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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