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.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Final regular season standings 2 Grey Cup playoffs 2.1 SEMI-FINALS 2.2 FINALS 2.3 Grey Cup Championship 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 T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 418 272 24 Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 370 221 20 BC Lions 16 9 7 0 306 301 18 Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 356 301 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 1 15 0 212 567 2

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 298 162 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 275 217 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 193 305 12 Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 192 274 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 @ BC Lions Date Away Home November 4? Edmonton Eskimos 20 BC Lions 8

Western Semi-Finals - Game 2 BC Lions @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 7? BC 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 Western Champions Eastern Champions 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.

[edit] 1959 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Johnny Bright (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award - Roger Nelson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos

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