1959 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1959 CFL season June – October, 1959 East Hamilton Tiger-Cats West Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47th Grey Cup November 28, 1959 Exhibition Stadium, Toronto Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1958 1960 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern-day Canadian football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the third straight time in the Grey Cup final. The Blue Bombers won the rubber match in a defensive showdown.https://www.cfl.ca/2005/11/12/grey_cup_memories__1959/ Grey Cup Memories: 1959 2005-11-12 CFL.ca en 2019-10-06 Regular season Final regular season standings Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points + 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 + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 298 162 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 275 217 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 193 305 12Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 192 274 8 Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. Winnipeg and Hamilton both have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1959 Semi-finals + Western Semi-FinalsEdmonton Eskimos vs BC LionsGame Date Away Home1October 31 Edmonton Eskimos 20 BC Lions 82November 4BC Lions 7Edmonton Eskimos 41Edmonton won the total-point series 61–15 +Eastern Semi-FinalsMontreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away HomeNovember 7 Montreal Alouettes 0 Ottawa Rough Riders 43 Finals + Western FinalsWinnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton EskimosGame Date Away Home1November 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Edmonton Eskimos 112November 14Edmonton Eskimos 8Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0 + Eastern FinalsHamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough RidersGame Date Away Home1November 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 172November 21Ottawa Rough Riders 7Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21Hamilton won the total-point series by 26–24 Playoff bracket Semifinals Finals 47th Grey Cup 1 East West E3 Montreal Alouettes 0 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 43 W3 BC Lions 15(8+7) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 61(20+41) E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 24(17+7) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26(5+21) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 0(11,8) W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2(19,16) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7 W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 1963 http://www.cflapedia.com/ Grey Cup Championship November 28 47th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario Western Champions Eastern Champions Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1959 Grey Cup Champions Charlie Shepard (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1959 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Toronto Argonauts RB – Dave Thelen, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts E – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes OG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Billy Shipp, Montreal Alouettes OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Bill Sowalski, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Eddie Bell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Ernie Danjean, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats S – Duane Wood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end 1959 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jim Van Pelt, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Gene Filipski, Calgary Stampeders RB – Charlie Shepard, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Ed Kotowich, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Tom Hinton, British Columbia Lions OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos DT – Urban Henry, British Columbia Lions DE – Ed Gray, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Steve Patrick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions LB – Garland Warren, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Al Ecuyer, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Bill Jessup, British Columbia Lions S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders end 1959 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Johnny Bright (RB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Roger Nelson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Joe Poirier (DB), Ottawa Rough Riders Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Henry Janzen (DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos 1959 Miss Grey Cup Miss BC Lions Anna Finlayson was named Miss Grey Cup 1959 References CFL Category:Canadian Football League seasons