The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5–0 record and won the 44th Grey Cup, completing the first Grey Cup three-peat in the modern era.
Pre-season[]
Schedule[]
| Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Result
|
| A |
Aug 4 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
35–21 |
BC Lions |
Win
|
| B |
Aug 8 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
0–33 |
Montreal Alouettes |
Loss
|
| B |
Aug 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
13–33 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
Loss
|
[1][2]
Regular season[]
Season Standings[]
[3]
Season schedule[]
| Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Result |
Record |
Pts
|
| 1 |
Aug 18 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
3–15 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
1–0–0 |
2
|
| 2 |
Aug 25 |
Calgary Stampeders |
22–23 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
2–0–0 |
4
|
| 2 |
Aug 27 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
18–0 |
BC Lions |
Win |
3–0–0 |
6
|
| 3 |
Sept 3 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
20–21 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
4–0–0 |
8
|
| 4 |
Sept 8 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
4–31 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Loss |
4–1–0 |
8
|
| 4 |
Sept 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
28–15 |
Calgary Stampeders |
Win |
5–1–0 |
10
|
| 5 |
Sept 15 |
BC Lions |
8–34 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
6–1–0 |
12
|
| 6 |
Sept 22 |
Calgary Stampeders |
0–52 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
7–1–0 |
14
|
| 6 |
Sept 24 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
1–11 |
BC Lions |
Loss |
7–2–0 |
14
|
| 7 |
Oct 1 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
33–7 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Loss |
7–3–0 |
14
|
| 8 |
Oct 6 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
7–10 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Loss |
7–4–0 |
14
|
| 8 |
Oct 8 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
36–8 |
Calgary Stampeders |
Win |
8–4–0 |
16
|
| 9 |
Oct 13 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
37–17 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Win |
9–4–0 |
18
|
| 9 |
Oct 15 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
11–21 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
10–4–0 |
20
|
| 10 |
Oct 22 |
BC Lions |
13–54 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Win |
11–4–0 |
22
|
| 11 |
Oct 27 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
0–33 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Loss |
11–5–0 |
22
|
[1][2]
Playoffs[]
| Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Result
|
| Western Final #1 |
Nov 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
22–23 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
|
Loss
|
| Western Final #2 |
Nov 12 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
12–20 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
Win
|
| Western Final #3 |
Nov 17 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
7–51 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
Win
|
| Grey Cup |
Nov 24 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
50–27 |
Montreal Alouettes |
|
Win
|
Grey Cup[]
| Teams
|
1 Q
|
2 Q
|
3 Q
|
4 Q
|
Final
|
| Edmonton Eskimos
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
50
|
| Montreal Alouettes
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
27
|
[4]
References[]
