1958 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1958 CFL season June – October, 1958 East Hamilton Tiger-Cats West Winnipeg Blue Bombers 46th Grey Cup November 29, 1958 Empire Stadium, Vancouver Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1957 1959 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1958 CFL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League, although the season structure was essentially unchanged from the one established three years earlier when the league's founding unions (the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union) had effectively barred amateur teams from competing for the Grey Cup. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers met again for Canadian football supremacy. The Blue Bombers turned the tables on the Tiger-Cats this time, winning their first Grey Cup since 1941.https://www.cfl.ca/2005/11/12/grey_cup_memories__1958/ Grey Cup Memories: 1958 2005-11-12 CFL.ca en 2019-10-06 League news The Canadian Football Council (CFC) withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) to become a separate entity. As a separate entity, the CFC decided to rename its league the Canadian Football League (CFL) on Sunday, January 19, at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg.http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FootballTimelines.pdf Canadian Football Timelines (1860-2005) 2005 4 October 2019 9 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113533/http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FootballTimelines.pdf dead The CRU deeded the Grey Cup to the newly-minted CFL, officially locking amateur teams out of Grey Cup play. However, the Grey Cup had been the de facto professional football championship of Canada since the Ontario Rugby Football Union withdrew from Grey Cup competition in 1954. The Commissioner of the CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC, was reappointed as the first-ever CFL commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday, August 14, as 18,206 spectators watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 29–21 at Winnipeg. A regular season game was played in the United States, at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium on September 14 as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders by a score of 24–18. 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 13 3 0 361 182 26 Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 6 1 312 292 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 7 7 2 320 324 16Calgary Stampeders 16 6 9 1 314 312 13BC Lions 16 3 13 0 202 399 6 + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 3 1 291 235 21 Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 265 269 15 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 233 243 12Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 266 308 8 Bold text means a team clinched a playoff berth. Winnipeg and Hamilton both received first-round byes. Grey Cup playoffs Playoff bracket Division Semi-Finals Division Finals 46th Grey Cup East West 1 E3 Ottawa Rough Riders 26 E2 Montreal Alouettes 12 W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12(11+1) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 58(27+31) E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 14(7+7) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 54(35+19) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 1(7,30,7) W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2(30,7,23) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28 W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35 1958 http://www.cflapedia.com/ Division Semi-Finals +Western Semi-FinalsEdmonton Eskimos vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersGameDateAwayHome1November 8Edmonton Eskimos 27Saskatchewan Roughriders 112November 11Saskatchewan Roughriders 1Edmonton Eskimos 31 Edmonton won the total-point series 58–12. CFL Database https://stats.cfldb.ca/league/cfl/schedule/1958/ +Eastern Semi-FinalOttawa Rough Riders @ Montreal AlouettesDateAwayHomeNovember 12Ottawa Rough Riders 26Montreal Alouettes 12 Division Finals +Western FinalsWinnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Edmonton EskimosGameDateAwayHome1November 15Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30Edmonton Eskimos 72November 19Edmonton Eskimos 30Winnipeg Blue Bombers 73November 22Edmonton Eskimos 7Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 Winnipeg won the best-of-three series 2–1. +Eastern FinalHamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Ottawa Rough RidersDateAwayHomeNovember 20?Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35Ottawa Rough Riders 7November 23?Ottawa Rough Riders 7Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19 Hamilton won the total-point series 54–14. Grey Cup Championship November 29, Empire Stadium, Vancouver, British ColumbiaWIFU ChampionIRFU ChampionWinnipeg Blue Bombers 35Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the 46th Grey Cup Championship Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed; however, since (1) the regular season ended on November 1 in the West and on November 8 in the East, and (2) all other playoff dates are accurate, including the date of the Grey Cup game, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are correct. CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1958 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Joel Wells, Montreal Alouettes RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts E – Red O'Quinn, Montreal Alouettes E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes C – Norm Stoneburgh, Toronto Argonauts OG – Hardiman Cureton, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes OT – Dick Fouts, Toronto Argonauts OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – Milt Graham, 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 DG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes LB – Tony Curcillo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Ed Macon, Hamilton Tiger-Cats S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders end 1958 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Jack Hill, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos E – Ken Carpenter, Saskatchewan Roughriders E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders C – Jim Furey, Calgary Stampeders OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders OG – Tom Hinton, British Columbia Lions OT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Steve Patrick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – David Burkholder, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos end 1958 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award: Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award: Ron Howell (FW), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award: Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Sam Etcheverry (QB), Montreal Alouettes Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Walt Radzick (DT), Calgary Stampeders DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders 1958 Miss Grey Cup Miss Montreal Alouettes Joan Van Boven was named Miss Grey Cup 1958 References CFL Category:Canadian Football League seasons