1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
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The 1959
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
finished in 1st 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
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1959 CFL season
The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League.-Final regular season standings:...
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
finished in 1st place in the WIFU division with a 12–4 record. The Blue Bombers repeated as Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
champions, having defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
once again to win the 47th Grey Cup
47th Grey Cup
The 47th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1959 season on November 28, 1959.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 to 7 at Toronto's CNE Stadium before a crowd of 33,133-Game summary:...
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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Aug 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | 39–34 | Win | 1–0 |
| A | Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8–5 | Loss | 1–1 |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 272 | 24 |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 370 | 221 | 20 |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 306 | 301 | 18 |
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 356 | 301 | 16 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 212 | 567 | 2 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 13 | at BC Lions | 42–20 | Win | 1–0 |
| 1 | Aug 17 | at Calgary Stampeders | 22–21 | Win | 2–0 |
| 2 | Aug 20 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 23–22 | Loss | 2–1 |
| 3 | Aug 27 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 16–1 | Loss | 2–2 |
| 3 | Aug 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 61–8 | Win | 3–2 |
| 4 | Sept 3 | vs. BC Lions | 34–23 | Win | 4–2 |
| 4 | Sept 5 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 16–8 | Win | 5–2 |
| 5 | Sept 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 41–14 | Win | 6–2 |
| 6 | Sept 19 | at BC Lions | 17–6 | Loss | 6–3 |
| 6 | Sept 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | 15–10 | Win | 7–3 |
| 7 | Sept 28 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 13–10 | Win | 8–3 |
| 8 | Oct 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 38–24 | Win | 9–3 |
| 9 | Oct 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27–14 | Win | 10–3 |
| 10 | Oct 17 | vs. BC Lions | 31–6 | Win | 11–3 |
| 10 | Oct 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 21–20 | Loss | 11–4 |
| 11 | Oct 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 37–30 | Win | 12–4 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Final #1 | Nov 11 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 19–11 | Win |
| West Final #2 | Nov 14 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 16–8 | Win |
| 47th Grey Cup | Nov 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21–7 | Win |
Grey Cup
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |