1955 Edmonton Eskimos season

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.

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

Pre-season

Schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResult
AAug 10Hamilton Tiger-Cats6–21Edmonton EskimosWin
AAug 13Toronto Argonauts18–29Edmonton EskimosWin

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Regular season

Season Standings
Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16142028611728
Saskatchewan Roughriders16106027024520
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1679021019514
BC Lions16511021133010
Calgary Stampeders1641202092998

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Season schedule
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultRecordPts
1Aug 20Edmonton Eskimos13–10Calgary StampedersWin1–0–02
1Aug 22Edmonton Eskimos13–9Winnipeg Blue BombersWin2–0–04
2Aug 27BC Lions12–29Edmonton EskimosWin3–0–06
3Sept 3Saskatchewan Roughriders12–19Edmonton EskimosWin4–0–08
4Sept 10Edmonton Eskimos18–13BC LionsWin5–0–010
4Sept 12Calgary Stampeders12–24Edmonton EskimosWin6–0–012
5Sept 17Edmonton Eskimos26–9Saskatchewan RoughridersWin7–0–014
5Sept 19Winnipeg Blue Bombers8–14Edmonton EskimosWin8–0–016
6Sept 24Edmonton Eskimos15–0Calgary StampedersWin9–0–018
6Sept 26Edmonton Eskimos15–0BC LionsWin10–0–020
7Oct 1Edmonton Eskimos0–12Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss10–1–020
7Oct 3Saskatchewan Roughriders9–17Edmonton EskimosWin11–1–022
8Oct 8BC Lions2–38Edmonton EskimosWin12–1–024
9Oct 15Edmonton Eskimos3–4Saskatchewan RoughridersLoss12–2–024
10Oct 22Winnipeg Blue Bombers0–12Edmonton EskimosWin13–2–026
11Oct 29Calgary Stampeders5–30Edmonton EskimosWin14–2–028

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Playoffs
WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeOTResult
Western Final #1Nov 11Edmonton Eskimos29–6Winnipeg Blue BombersWin
Western Final #2Nov 16Winnipeg Blue Bombers6–29Edmonton EskimosWin
Grey CupNov 26Montreal Alouettes19–34Edmonton EskimosWin

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

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References
  1. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1955/time_zone/0%5B%5D
  2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1955wifuedm.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2017-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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