1955 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season

The 1955 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first 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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, Aug 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–6 1–0 Clarke Stadium 10,000
A Sat, Aug 13 Toronto Argonauts W 29–18 2–0 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 Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 20 at Calgary Stampeders W 13–10 1–0 Mewata Stadium 14,000
1 2 Mon, Aug 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 13–9 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 16,835
2 3 Sat, Aug 27 vs. BC Lions W 29–14 3–0 Clarke Stadium 17,500
3 4 Sat, Sept 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 19–12 4–0 Clarke Stadium 19,500
4 5 Sat, Sept 10 at BC Lions W 18–13 5–0 Empire Stadium 29,503
4 6 Mon, Sept 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–12 6–0 Clarke Stadium 15,000
5 7 Sat, Sept 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–9 7–0 Taylor Field 14,500
5 8 Mon, Sept 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–8 8–0 Clarke Stadium 12,500
6 9 Sat, Sept 24 at Calgary Stampeders W 15–0 9–0 Mewata Stadium 10,000
6 10 Mon, Sept 26 at BC Lions W 15–0 10–0 Empire Stadium 24,241
7 11 Sat, Oct 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–12 10–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,884
7 12 Mon, Oct 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–9 11–1 Clarke Stadium 15,000
8 13 Sat, Oct 8 vs. BC Lions W 38–2 12–1 Clarke Stadium 16,500
9 14 Sat, Oct 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 3–4 12–2 Taylor Field 11,590
10 15 Sat, Oct 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–0 13–2 Clarke Stadium 16,000
11 16 Sat, Oct 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–5 14–2 Clarke Stadium 13,000

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Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Western Final #1 Nov 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–6 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 15,553
Western Final #2 Nov 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 2–0 Clarke Stadium 12,000
43rd Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 34–19 3–0 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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