1959 CFL season

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The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Final regular season standings
2 Grey Cup playoffs
3 1959 CFL Awards

[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	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	12	4	418	272	24
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	370	221	20
British Columbia Lions	16	9	7	306	301	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	356	301	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	1	15	212	567	2

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	298	162	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	275	217	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	193	305	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	192	274	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 1959

[edit] SEMI-FINALS

**Western Semi-Finals** - Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos @ British Columbia Lions
Date	Away	Home
November 4?	Edmonton Eskimos 20	British Columbia Lions 8

**Western Semi-Finals** - Game 2
British Columbia Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 7?	British Columbia Lions 7	Edmonton Eskimos 41

Edmonton won the total-point series by 61-15. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 7	Montreal Alouettes 0	Ottawa Rough Riders 43

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 11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19	Edmonton Eskimos 11

**Western Finals** - Game 2
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 14	Edmonton Eskimos 8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

**Eastern Finals** - Game 1
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5	Ottawa Rough Riders 17

**Eastern Finals** - Game 2
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 21	Ottawa Rough Riders 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21

Hamilton won the total-point series by 26-24. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 28 47th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1959 Grey Cup Champions
Charlie Shepard (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 26 in the West, and October 31 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.