1959 CFL season

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1959 CFL season
DurationJune – October, 1959
East champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats
West champions Winnipeg Blue Bombers
47th Grey Cup
DateNovember 28, 1959
Venue Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
ChampionsWinnipeg Blue Bombers
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1959 CFL season
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Rough Riders
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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. [1]

Contents

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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16124041827224
Edmonton Eskimos 16106037022120
BC Lions 1697030630118
Calgary Stampeders 1688035630116
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1611502125672
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14104029816220
Ottawa Rough Riders 1486027521716
Montreal Alouettes 1468019330512
Toronto Argonauts 1441001922748
  • 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-Finals
Edmonton Eskimos vs BC Lions
GameDateAwayHome
1October 31 Edmonton Eskimos 20 BC Lions 8
2November 4 BC Lions 7 Edmonton Eskimos 41
Edmonton won the total-point series 61–15
Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
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November 7 Montreal Alouettes 0 Ottawa Rough Riders 43

Finals

Western Finals
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Eskimos
GameDateAwayHome
1November 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Edmonton Eskimos 11
2November 14 Edmonton Eskimos 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders
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1November 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 17
2November 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21
Hamilton won the total-point series by 26–24

Playoff bracket

Semifinals Finals 47th Grey Cup
         
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26
(5+21)
East
E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 24
(17+7)
E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 43
E3 Montreal Alouettes 0
E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7
W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2
(19,16)
West
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 0
(11,8)
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 61
(20+41)
W3 BC Lions 15
(8+7)

[2]

Grey Cup Championship

November 28

47th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western ChampionsEastern Champions
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1959 Grey Cup Champions

CFL Leaders

1959 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1959 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1959 CFL Awards

1959 Miss Grey Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Grey Cup Memories: 1959". CFL.ca. November 12, 2005. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1963".
  3. ↑ "CFLapedia".
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