43rd Grey Cup
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The 43rd Grey Cup
game was played on November 26, 1955 before 39,417 football fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver
. This was the first Grey Cup played in Vancouver.
The Edmonton Eskimos
beat Montreal Alouettes
by the score of 34 to 19.
Montreal - Single - Bud Korchak missed field goal
Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run (Bob Dean
convert)
Montreal – TD – Pat Abbruzzi
1 yard run (Bud Korchak convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 41 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry
(Bud Korchak convert)
Second Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright
42 yard run (Bob Dean
convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 00 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry
(Bud Korchak convert)
Edmonton – TD – Bob Heydenfeldt
15 yard pass from Jackie Parker
(Bob Dean
convert)
Third Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run (Bob Dean
convert)
Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright
3 yard run (Bob Dean
convert)
Fourth Quarter
Edmonton – Single – Bob Dean
00 yard kick
Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean
00 yard field goal
quarterback Sam Etcheverry
set a Grey Cup
record with 508 passing yards. Normie Kwong rushed 29 times for 135 yards for Edmonton
.
The game was held in Vancouver
for the first time, and outside of Ontario
for only the second time. The attendance was a record that would last until 1976.
This was the second of 11 Grey Cup
clashes between Edmonton and Montreal. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Larks have prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.
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...
game was played on November 26, 1955 before 39,417 football fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. This was the first Grey Cup played in Vancouver.
The 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...
beat Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
by the score of 34 to 19.
Box Score
First QuarterMontreal - Single - Bud Korchak missed field goal
Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run (Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
convert)
Montreal – TD – Pat Abbruzzi
Pat Abbruzzi
Pasquale "Pat" Abbruzzi was an American college and professional Canadian football running back and high school football coach...
1 yard run (Bud Korchak convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 41 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry
Sam Etcheverry
Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and was named Canadian football's Most Outstanding Player in 1954...
(Bud Korchak convert)
Second Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright
Johnny Bright
Johnny D. Bright was a professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University...
42 yard run (Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 00 yard pass from Sam Etcheverry
Sam Etcheverry
Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and was named Canadian football's Most Outstanding Player in 1954...
(Bud Korchak convert)
Edmonton – TD – Bob Heydenfeldt
Bob Heydenfeldt
Bob Heydenfeldt is a former American and Canadian football player.Heydenfeldt played Tight end and Punter for coach Red Sanders at UCLA from 1952-1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that won the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions...
15 yard pass from Jackie Parker
Jackie Parker
John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker was an American football player who became an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League at the running back, quarterback, defensive back, and kicker positions. He is primarily known for his play...
(Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
convert)
Third Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1 yard run (Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
convert)
Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright
Johnny Bright
Johnny D. Bright was a professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University...
3 yard run (Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
convert)
Fourth Quarter
Edmonton – Single – Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
00 yard kick
Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean
Bob Dean
Bob Dean was a kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos...
00 yard field goal
| Team | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Trivia
Montreal AlouettesMontreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
quarterback Sam Etcheverry
Sam Etcheverry
Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and was named Canadian football's Most Outstanding Player in 1954...
set a 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...
record with 508 passing yards. Normie Kwong rushed 29 times for 135 yards for Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
.
The game was held in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
for the first time, and outside of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
for only the second time. The attendance was a record that would last until 1976.
This was the second of 11 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...
clashes between Edmonton and Montreal. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Larks have prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.