1956 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 1956 11–5 1st, WIFU Al Anderson Pop Ivy Clarke Stadium Won Grey Cup Eskimos seasons 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 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1956/time_zone/0 1956 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 22 May 2022 https://archive.today/20130115135915/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1956/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 deadhttp://www.profootballarchives.com/1956wifuedm.html 1956 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives 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 18BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8 http://cfl.ca/standings/1956/reg CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2011-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092722/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1956/reg 2009-10-06 dead 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 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 27https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1956 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2008-07-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091126183348/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1956 2009-11-26 References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:1956 Canadian football season by team Category:1956 in sports in Alberta