1956 Edmonton Eskimos Game-by-Game Results
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-5)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1956 Edmonton Eskimos StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-5)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1956 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.
Edmonton netted 358 points, while the solid defense yielded 235. Normie Kwong ran for a team-best 1,437 yards for the Eskimos.
Jackie Parker threw for 1,889 yards. Rollie Miles snagged 29 passes for 410 yards. Bill Walker was targeted regularly, too.
Oscar Kruger picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.
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Regular Season Points For: 358
Regular Season Points Against: 235
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 18, 1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 at Edmonton Eskimos 15 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| August 25, 1956 | Calgary Stampeders 22 at Edmonton Eskimos 23 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| August 27, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 18 at BC Lions 0 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| September 3, 1956 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20 at Edmonton Eskimos 21 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| September 8, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 31 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| September 10, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 28 at Calgary Stampeders 15 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| September 15, 1956 | BC Lions 8 at Edmonton Eskimos 34 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 6-1-0 | ||
| September 22, 1956 | Calgary Stampeders 0 at Edmonton Eskimos 52 | W | 5-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 7-1-0 | ||
| September 24, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 1 at BC Lions 11 | L | 5-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
| October 1, 1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 33 at Edmonton Eskimos 7 | L | 5-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 7-3-0 | ||
| October 6, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 | L | 5-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 7-4-0 | ||
| October 8, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 36 at Calgary Stampeders 8 | W | 5-1-0 | 3-3-0 | 8-4-0 | ||
| October 13, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 37 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 | W | 5-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 9-4-0 | ||
| October 15, 1956 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 at Edmonton Eskimos 21 | W | 6-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 10-4-0 | ||
| October 22, 1956 | BC Lions 13 at Edmonton Eskimos 54 | W | 7-1-0 | 4-3-0 | 11-4-0 | ||
| October 27, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 0 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33 | L | 7-1-0 | 4-4-0 | 11-5-0 | ||
| November 10, 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 23 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Western Final Game 1 | |
| November 12, 1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 at Edmonton Eskimos 20 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Western Final Game 2 | |
| November 17, 1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 51 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | Western Final Game 3 | |
| November 24, 1956 | Montreal Alouettes 27 at Edmonton Eskimos 50 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Grey Cup #44 Toronto |
