1959 CFL season
Canadian Football League season
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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]
DurationJune – October, 1959
East championsHamilton Tiger-Cats
West championsWinnipeg Blue Bombers
DateNovember 28, 1959
| 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 |
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Note: All dates in 1959
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 | |||
| Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 7 | Montreal Alouettes 0 | Ottawa Rough Riders 43 |
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 | |||
| 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
| Semifinals | Finals | 47th Grey Cup | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26 (5+21) | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 (17+7) | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 43 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
| 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 | |
| |
CFL leaders
1959 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- 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
- 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, Ottawa Rough Riders
- 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
Offence
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Miss BC Lions Anna Finlayson was named Miss Grey Cup 1959