1956 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season

The 1956 Calgary Stampeders finished in fifth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 358 235 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 353 272 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 315 228 18
BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12
Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 BC Lions L 14–17 0–1
2 Edmonton Eskimos L 22–23 0–2
3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–16 0–3
4 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–17 1–3
5 BC Lions L 15–45 1–4
6 Edmonton Eskimos L 15–28 1–5
7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–6 2–5
8 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 1–18 2–6
9 Edmonton Eskimos L 0–52 2–7
10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–37 2–8
11 BC Lions L 7–24 2–9
12 Edmonton Eskimos L 8–36 2–10
13 BC Lions L 21–22 2–11
14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–17 3–11
15 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–19 4–11
16 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 0–33 4–12

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Awards and records

  • None

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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See also
  • 1956 CFL Draft
  • 44th Grey Cup
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