1955 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1955
The IRFU allowed the third place team to qualify for a playoff berth.

The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) withdrew from Grey Cup competition.

For the first time, the Grey Cup game was held in Western Canada at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. The total Grey Cup attendance was 39,500 and had a gross revenue of $198,000.

Montreal's Tex Coulter became the first player to win the Most Outstanding Lineman Award.

Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
 * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
 * Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1955

SEMI-FINALS

 * Winnipeg won the total-point series by 24–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.


 * The Argonauts will play the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Finals.

FINALS

 * Edmonton wins the best of three series 2–0. The Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game.


 * The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup Championship

 * Note: IRFU and Eastern Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 29 in the West, and November 5 in the East, and [2] WIFU playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.

Offence

 * QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes
 * RB – Lou Kusserow*, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * RB – Pat Abbruzzi, Montreal Alouettes
 * RB – Tom Tracy, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * E – Red O'Quinn, Montreal Alouettes
 * E – Al Pfeifer, Toronto Argonauts
 * FW – Joey Pal, Montreal Alouettes
 * C – Tom Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
 * OG – Bill Albright, Toronto Argonauts
 * OG – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes
 * OT – Tex Coulter, Montreal Alouettes
 * OT – Billy Shipp, Toronto Argonauts

Defence

 * DT – Tex Coulter, Montreal Alouettes
 * DT – Billy Shipp*, Toronto Argonauts
 * DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DE – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes
 * DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DG – Eddie Bevan, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * LB – Frank Dempsey, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Tom Hugo*, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Avatus Stone, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – John Fedosoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Lou Kusserow*, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

NOTE: The following players were selected to the All-Star team as replacements for players who would have had to play both ways in the Shrine Game (denoted with an *):


 * RB – Corky Tharp, Toronto Argonauts
 * DT – Jim Staton, Montreal Alouettes
 * LB – John Blaicher, Montreal Alouettes
 * LB – Juan Sheridan, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders

2nd Team Offence

 * QB – Bob Celeri, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * RB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
 * RB – Corky Tharp, Toronto Argonauts
 * RB – Avatus Stone, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * E – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes
 * E – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * FW – Ron Stewart, Queen's University
 * C – Frank Dempsey, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * OG – Eddie Bevan, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * OG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * OT – Jim Hughes, Queen's University
 * OT – Ray Collins, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Offence

 * QB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
 * RB – Ken Carpenter, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Gerry James, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * RB – Normie Kwong, Edmonton Eskimos
 * E – Stan Williams, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * E – Willie Roberts, Calgary Stampeders
 * FW – Leo Lewis*, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * C – Kent Burris*, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OG – Harry Langford*, Calgary Stampeders
 * OG – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OT – Dale Meinert, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

 * DT – Dick Huffman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DT – Dale Meinert*, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DE – Frank Anderson*, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DE – Gord Sturtridge, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DG – Floyd Harraway*, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DG – Bob Levenhagen, British Columbia Lions
 * LB – Kent Burris, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Ted Tully*, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Bobby Marlow, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Tom Casey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – Rupert Andrews*, Edmonton Eskimos

NOTE: The following players were selected to the All-Star team as replacements for players who would have had to play both ways, or were injured, in the Shrine Game (denoted with an *):


 * FW – Lynn Bottoms, Calgary Stampeders
 * C – Mel Beckett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Frank Morris, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DT – Martin Ruby, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DE – Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions
 * LB – Mike King, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Offence

 * QB – Bob Celeri, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * RB – John Jacobs, Sarnia Imperials
 * RB – Sam Laverty, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
 * E – Eric Graham, Sarnia Imperials
 * E – Gerry McTaggart, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * FW – Carl Totzke, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * C – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
 * OG – Ed Stowe, Sarnia Imperials
 * OG – Larry Cardonick, Sarnia Imperials
 * OT – Jay Fry, Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
 * OT – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
 * OT – Jim Burr, Sarnia Imperials

1955 Canadian Football Awards

 * Most Outstanding Player Award – Pat Abbruzzi (RB), Montreal Alouettes
 * Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Normie Kwong (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * Outstanding Lineman Award – Tex Coulter (OT/DT), Montreal Alouettes