1955 Edmonton Eskimos season

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

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[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.