1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1959 12–4 1st, WIFU Ralph Parliament Jim Ausley Bud Grant Winnipeg Stadium Won Grey Cup Blue Bombers seasons The 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the WIFU division with a 12–4 record. The Blue Bombers repeated as Grey Cup champions, having defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats once again to win the 47th Grey Cup. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Aug 4 at Montreal Alouettes W 39–34 1–0 McGill Stadium 21,739 A Aug 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 5–8 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,073 Regular season Standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 418 272 24 Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 370 221 20 BC Lions 16 9 7 0 306 301 18Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 356 301 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 1 15 0 212 567 2 Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, Aug 13 at BC Lions W 42–20 1–0 Empire Stadium 29,425 1 2 Mon, Aug 17 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–21 2–0 Mewata Stadium 16,200 2 3 Thu, Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–23 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,333 3 4 Thu, Aug 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 1–16 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 18,928 3 5 Sat, Aug 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 61–8 3–2 Taylor Field 12,000 4 6 Thu, Sept 3 vs. BC Lions W 34–23 4–2 Winnipeg Stadium 18,003 4 7 Sat, Sept 5 at Edmonton Eskimos W 16–8 5–2 Clarke Stadium 17,143 5 8 Sat, Sept 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–14 6–2 Winnipeg Stadium 15,962 6 9 Sat, Sept 19 at BC Lions L 6–17 6–3 Empire Stadium 32,061 6 10 Mon, Sept 21 at Calgary Stampeders W 15–10 7–3 Mewata Stadium 16,000 7 11 Mon, Sept 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 13–10 8–3 Winnipeg Stadium 17,707 8 12 Mon, Oct 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 38–24 9–3 Winnipeg Stadium 15,813 9 13 Mon, Oct 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–14 10–3 Taylor Field 8,000 10 14 Sat, Oct 17 vs. BC Lions W 31–6 11–3 Winnipeg Stadium 18,184 10 15 Mon, Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–21 11–4 Clarke Stadium 15,500 11 16 Mon, Oct 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 2–0† 12–4 Winnipeg Stadium 14,279 † Actual game was won by Saskatchewan 37–30 but was immediately forfeited under CFL rules; the Roughriders had no healthy quarterback and resorted to suiting up their coach, Frank Trupicka, who as an American national was ineligible to be added to the roster at such a late date in the season.A curious case of the 13th import: the 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders. Professional Football Researchers Association. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Final #1 Wed, Nov 11 at Edmonton Eskimos W 19–11 1–0 Clarke Stadium 19,000 West Final #2 Sat, Nov 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 16–8 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 15,872 47th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–7 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,133 Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 3 0 1 17 21Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 1 6 0 7 References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Winnipeg Blue Bombers Category:1959 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1959 in sports in Manitoba