The 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first place in the WIFU division with a 12–4 record. The Blue Bombers repeated as Grey Cup champions, having defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats once again to win the 47th Grey Cup.
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
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General manager | Jim Ausley |
President | Ralph Parliament |
Head coach | Bud Grant |
Home field | Winnipeg Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st, WIFU |
Playoff finish | Won Grey Cup |
Preseason
editGame | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Aug 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 39–34 | 1–0 | McGill Stadium | 21,739 |
A | Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 5–8 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,073 |
Regular season
editStandings
editTeam | 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 |
Schedule
editWeek | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Thu, Aug 13 | at BC Lions | W 42–20 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 29,425 |
1 | 2 | Mon, Aug 17 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 22–21 | 2–0 | Mewata Stadium | 16,200 |
2 | 3 | Thu, Aug 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 22–23 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,333 |
3 | 4 | Thu, Aug 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 1–16 | 2–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,928 |
3 | 5 | Sat, Aug 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 61–8 | 3–2 | Taylor Field | 12,000 |
4 | 6 | Thu, Sept 3 | vs. BC Lions | W 34–23 | 4–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,003 |
4 | 7 | Sat, Sept 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 16–8 | 5–2 | Clarke Stadium | 17,143 |
5 | 8 | Sat, Sept 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 41–14 | 6–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 15,962 |
6 | 9 | Sat, Sept 19 | at BC Lions | L 6–17 | 6–3 | Empire Stadium | 32,061 |
6 | 10 | Mon, Sept 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 15–10 | 7–3 | Mewata Stadium | 16,000 |
7 | 11 | Mon, Sept 28 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 13–10 | 8–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 17,707 |
8 | 12 | Mon, Oct 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 38–24 | 9–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 15,813 |
9 | 13 | Mon, Oct 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 27–14 | 10–3 | Taylor Field | 8,000 |
10 | 14 | Sat, Oct 17 | vs. BC Lions | W 31–6 | 11–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,184 |
10 | 15 | Mon, Oct 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 20–21 | 11–4 | Clarke Stadium | 15,500 |
11 | 16 | Mon, Oct 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 2–0† | 12–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 14,279 |
† Actual game was won by Saskatchewan 37–30 but was immediately forfeited under CFL rules; the Roughriders had no healthy quarterback and resorted to suiting up their coach, Frank Trupicka, who as an American national was ineligible to be added to the roster at such a late date in the season.[1]
Playoffs
editRound | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
West Final #1 | Wed, Nov 11 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 19–11 | 1–0 | Clarke Stadium | 19,000 |
West Final #2 | Sat, Nov 14 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 16–8 | 2–0 | Winnipeg Stadium | 15,872 |
47th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–7 | 3–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 33,133 |
Grey Cup
editTeam | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ A curious case of the 13th import: the 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders. Professional Football Researchers Association.