1958 CFL season

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The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League (see below).

1 CFL News in 1958
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 1958 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1958

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) to become a separate entity. As a separate entity, the CFC decided to rename its league the Canadian Football League (CFL) on Sunday, January 19th at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg.

Although he was already the Commissioner of the then CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC was reappointed as the first-ever CFL Commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday, August 14th, as 18,206 spectators watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Edmonton Eskimos, 29-21 in pre-season action at Winnipeg. However, the first-ever regular season game was played in the United States at Philadelphia's Franklin Field on August 23rd as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders by a score of 13-7.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	13	3	0	361	182	26
Edmonton Eskimos	16	9	6	1	312	292	19
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	7	7	2	320	324	16
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	9	1	314	312	13
British Columbia Lions	16	3	13	0	202	399	6

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	3	1	291	235	21
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	265	269	15
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	233	243	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	266	308	8

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Winnipeg and Hamilton both have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1958

[edit] SEMI-FINALS

**Western Semi-Finals - Game 1**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 8?	Edmonton Eskimos 27	Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

**Western Semi-Finals - Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 10?	Saskatchewan Roughriders 1	Edmonton Eskimos 31

Edmonton won the total-point series by 58-12. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Alouettes
Date	Away	Home
November 12	Ottawa Rough Riders 26	Montreal Alouettes 12

The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.

[edit] FINALS

**Western Finals - Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30	Edmonton Eskimos 7

**Western Finals - Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 19	Edmonton Eskimos 30	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7

**Western Finals - Game 3**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Edmonton Eskimos 7	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

**Eastern Finals - Game 1**
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 20?	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35	Ottawa Rough Riders 7

**Western Finals - Game 1**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 23?	Ottawa Rough Riders 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19

Hamilton won the total-point series by 54-14. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 29 46th Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium - Vancouver, British Columbia
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1958 Grey Cup Champions

Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended November 1 in the West, and November 8 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.