1955 Edmonton Eskimos season

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1955 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st, WIFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1955 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st 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

Week Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance
A Aug 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–6 Clarke Stadium 10,000
A Aug 13 Toronto Argonauts W 29–18 Clarke Stadium 10,000

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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
BC Lions 16 5 11 0 211 330 10
Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 209 299 8

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance Record
1 Aug 20 @ Calgary Stampeders W 13–10 Mewata Stadium 14,000 1–0
1 Aug 22 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 13–9 Winnipeg Stadium 16,835 2–0
2 Aug 27 BC Lions W 29–14 Clarke Stadium 17,500 3–0
3 Sept 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–12 Clarke Stadium 19,500 4–0
4 Sept 10 @ BC Lions W 18–13 Empire Stadium 29,503 5–0
4 Sept 12 Calgary Stampeders W 24–12 Clarke Stadium 15,000 6–0
5 Sept 17 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–9 Taylor Field 14,500 7–0
5 Sept 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–8 Clarke Stadium 12,500 8–0
6 Sept 24 @ Calgary Stampeders W 15–0 Mewata Stadium 10,000 9–0
6 Sept 26 @ BC Lions W 15–0 Empire Stadium 24,241 10–0
7 Oct 1 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–12 Winnipeg Stadium 18,884 10–1
7 Oct 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–9 Clarke Stadium 15,000 11–1
8 Oct 8 BC Lions W 38–2 Clarke Stadium 16,500 12–1
9 Oct 15 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 3–4 Taylor Field 11,590 12–2
10 Oct 22 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–0 Clarke Stadium 16,000 13–2
11 Oct 29 Calgary Stampeders W 30–5 Clarke Stadium 13,000 14–2

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Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance
Western Final #1 Nov 11 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–6 Winnipeg Stadium 15,553
Western Final #2 Nov 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 Clarke Stadium 12,000
Grey Cup Nov 26 Montreal Alouettes W 34–19 Empire Stadium 39,417

Grey Cup

Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Montreal Alouettes 13 6 0 0 19
Edmonton Eskimos 6 12 12 4 34

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References

  1. ^ a b "1955 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1955 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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