1959 CFL season

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1959 CFL season

Duration| June – October, 1959
East champions| Hamilton Tiger-Cats
West champions| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
47th Grey Cup
Date| November 28, 1959
Venue| Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Champions| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Canadian Football League team locations:  WIFU,  IRFU

The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern-day Canadian football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the third straight time in the Grey Cup final. The Blue Bombers won the rubber match in a defensive showdown.[1]

## Regular season[edit]

### Final regular season standings[edit]

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

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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

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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.

## Grey Cup playoffs[edit]

Note: All dates in 1959

### Semi-finals[edit]

Western Semi-Finals Edmonton Eskimos vs BC Lions

Game  | Date | Away | Home
1  | October 31 | Edmonton Eskimos 20 | BC Lions 8
2  | November 4  | BC Lions 7  | Edmonton Eskimos 41
Edmonton won the total-point series 61–15
Eastern Semi-Finals Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders

Date | Away | Home
November 7 | Montreal Alouettes 0 | Ottawa Rough Riders 43

### Finals[edit]

Western Finals Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Eskimos

Game  | Date | Away | Home
1  | November 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 | Edmonton Eskimos 11
2  | November 14  | Edmonton Eskimos 8  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0
Eastern Finals Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders

Game  | Date | Away | Home
1  | November 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 | Ottawa Rough Riders 17
2  | November 21  | Ottawa Rough Riders 7  | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21
Hamilton won the total-point series by 26–24

## Playoff bracket[edit]

| Semifinals | | | Finals | | | 47th Grey Cup |

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| | E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26
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| East |
| | | E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24
(17+7) |
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 43 |

| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 0 |
| | E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 |
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| | | W1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21 |
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| | W1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2
(19,16) |
| West |
| | | W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 0
(11,8) |
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 61
(20+41) |

| W3 | BC Lions | 15
(8+7) |

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### Grey Cup Championship[edit]

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.

## CFL Leaders[edit]

* CFL Passing Leaders
* CFL Rushing Leaders
* CFL Receiving Leaders[3]

## 1959 Eastern All-Stars[edit]

### Offence[edit]

* QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Toronto Argonauts
* RB – Dave Thelen, Ottawa Rough Riders
* RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
* E – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
* E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
* OG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
* OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* OT – Billy Shipp, Montreal Alouettes
* OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

### Defence[edit]

* DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
* DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* DE – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes
* DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* LB – Bill Sowalski, Montreal Alouettes
* LB – Eddie Bell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* LB – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
* LB – Ernie Danjean, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
* DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* S – Duane Wood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

## 1959 Western All-Stars[edit]

### Offence[edit]

* QB – Jim Van Pelt, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
* RB – Gene Filipski, Calgary Stampeders
* RB – Charlie Shepard, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos
* E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders
* C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* OG – Ed Kotowich, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* OG – Tom Hinton, British Columbia Lions
* OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos

### Defence[edit]

* DT – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
* DT – Urban Henry, British Columbia Lions
* DE – Ed Gray, Edmonton Eskimos
* DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* MG – Steve Patrick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* LB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos
* LB – Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions
* LB – Garland Warren, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* LB – Al Ecuyer, Edmonton Eskimos
* DB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* DB – Bill Jessup, British Columbia Lions
* S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders

## 1959 CFL Awards[edit]

* 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
* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
* Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Joe Poirier (DB), Ottawa Rough Riders
* Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Henry Janzen (DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos

## 1959 Miss Grey Cup[edit]

* Miss BC Lions Anna Finlayson was named Miss Grey Cup 1959

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1959". CFL.ca. 2005-11-12. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
2. ^ "1963".
3. ^ "CFLapedia".

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* 1959 CFL Draft
* 47th Grey Cup

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