1955 Edmonton Eskimos season explained

Team:Edmonton Eskimos
Year:1955
Record:14–2
Division Place:1st, WIFU
General Manager:Al Anderson
Coach:Pop Ivy
Stadium:Clarke Stadium
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1955 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with a 14–2 record and won the 43rd Grey Cup, repeating as Grey Cup champions.

Pre-season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AWed, Aug 10Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 21–61–0Clarke Stadium10,000
ASat, Aug 13Toronto ArgonautsW 29–182–0Clarke Stadium10,000
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Regular season

Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 286 117 28
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 270 245 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 9 0 210 195 14
16 5 11 0 211 330 10
16 4 12 0 209 299 8
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Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Sat, Aug 20at Calgary StampedersW 13–101–0 Mewata Stadium14,000
12Mon, Aug 22at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 13–92–0Winnipeg Stadium16,835
23Sat, Aug 27vs. BC LionsW 29–143–0Clarke Stadium17,500
34Sat, Sept 3vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 19–124–0Clarke Stadium19,500
45Sat, Sept 10at BC LionsW 18–135–0Empire Stadium29,503
46Mon, Sept 12vs. Calgary StampedersW 24–126–0Clarke Stadium15,000
57Sat, Sept 17at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 26–97–0Taylor Field14,500
58Mon, Sept 19vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 14–88–0Clarke Stadium12,500
69Sat, Sept 24at Calgary StampedersW 15–09–0Mewata Stadium10,000
610Mon, Sept 26at BC LionsW 15–010–0Empire Stadium24,241
711Sat, Oct 1at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 0–1210–1Winnipeg Stadium18,884
712Mon, Oct 3vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 17–911–1Clarke Stadium15,000
813Sat, Oct 8vs. BC LionsW 38–212–1Clarke Stadium16,500
914Sat, Oct 15at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 3–412–2Taylor Field11,590
1015Sat, Oct 22vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 12–013–2Clarke Stadium16,000
1116Sat, Oct 29vs. Calgary StampedersW 30–514–2Clarke Stadium13,000
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Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
Western Final #1Nov 11at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 29–61–0Winnipeg Stadium15,553
Western Final #2Nov 16vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 26–62–0Clarke Stadium12,000
43rd Grey CupNov 26vs. Montreal AlouettesW 34–193–0Empire Stadium39,417

Grey Cup

Teams1234Final
Montreal Alouettes1360019
Edmonton Eskimos61212434
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1955 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . www.cfl.ca . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20130115133858/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1955/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: 1955 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives.
  3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2011-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092717/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1955/reg . 2009-10-06 . dead .
  4. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111102003845/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1955 . 2011-11-02 . dead .