1955 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1955

The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth.

The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) withdrew from Grey Cup competition.

For the first time, the Grey Cup game was held in Western Canada at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. The total Grey Cup attendance was 39,500 and had a gross revenue of $198,000.

Montreal's Tex Coulter became the first player to win the Most Outstanding Lineman Award.

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
Edmonton Eskimos16142028611728
Saskatchewan Roughriders16106027024520
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1679021019514
BC Lions16511021133010
Calgary Stampeders1641202092998
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes1293038821418
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1284027119316
Toronto Argonauts124802393288
Ottawa Rough Riders123901743376
Ontario Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen12101128412421
Sarnia Imperials1265114018213
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers1211101013192
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1955

SEMI-FINALS

WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
DateAwayHome
November 5Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 7
WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 2
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 7Saskatchewan Roughriders 9Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8
  • Winnipeg won the total-point series by 24–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
IRFU Semi-Finals
Toronto Argonauts @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DateAwayHome
November 12?Toronto Argonauts 32Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28
  • The Argonauts will play the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Finals.

FINALS

WIFU Finals – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 11Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6Edmonton Eskimos 29
WIFU Finals – Game 2
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 16Edmonton Eskimos 26Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6
  • Edmonton wins the best of three series 2–0. The Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game.
IRFU Finals
Toronto Argonauts @ Montreal Alouettes
DateAwayHome
November 19?Toronto Argonauts 36Montreal Alouettes 38
  • The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grey Cup
         
IRFU Montreal Alouettes
IRFU BYE
IRFU Montreal Alouettes 38
EAST
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 36
IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 28
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 32
IRFU Montreal Alouettes 19
WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 34
WIFU Edmonton Eskimos
WIFU BYE
WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 29-26
WEST
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6-6
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16-8
WIFU Saskatchewan Roughriders 7-9

Grey Cup Championship

November 26

43rd Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia

WIFU ChampionIRFU Champion
Edmonton Eskimos 34Montreal Alouettes 19
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1955 Grey Cup Champions
  • Note: IRFU and Eastern Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 29 in the West, and November 5 in the East, and [2] WIFU playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.

Canadian Football Leaders

1955 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

Defence

NOTE: The following players were selected to the All-Star team as replacements for players who would have had to play both ways in the Shrine Game (denoted with an *):

2nd Team Offence

1955 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

Defence

NOTE: The following players were selected to the All-Star team as replacements for players who would have had to play both ways, or were injured, in the Shrine Game (denoted with an *):

1955 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

  • QB – Bob Celeri, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
  • RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
  • RB – John Jacobs, Sarnia Imperials
  • RB – Sam Laverty, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • E – Eric Graham, Sarnia Imperials
  • E – Gerry McTaggart, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
  • FW – Carl Totzke, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
  • C – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
  • OG – Ed Stowe, Sarnia Imperials
  • OG – Larry Cardonick, Sarnia Imperials
  • OT – Jay Fry, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
  • OT – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • OT – Jim Burr, Sarnia Imperials

1955 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AUgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7029%2C4225058 Ottawa Citizen – Oct 31, 1955
  2. ↑ "CFLapedia".
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