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 18BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12 Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Sat, Aug 18 vs. BC Lions L 14–17 0–1 Mewata Stadium 12,889 2 Sat, Aug 25 at Edmonton Eskimos L 22–23 0–2 Clarke Stadium 16,500 3 Mon, Aug 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–16 0–3 Winnipeg Stadium 16,687 4 Sat, Sept 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–17 1–3 Mewata Stadium 12,000 5 Sat, Sept 8 at BC Lions L 15–45 1–4 Empire Stadium 28,737 6 Mon, Sept 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 15–28 1–5 Mewata Stadium 12,000 7 Sat, Sept 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–6 2–5 Mewata Stadium 12,789 8 Mon, Sept 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 1–18 2–6 Taylor Field 14,000 9 Sat, Sept 22 at Edmonton Eskimos L 0–52 2–7 Clarke Stadium 20,000 10 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–37 2–8 Mewata Stadium 12,000 11 Sat, Oct 6 at BC Lions L 7–24 2–9 Empire Stadium 25,663 12 Mon, Oct 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 8–36 2–10 Mewata Stadium 11,261 13 Mon, Oct 15 vs. BC Lions L 21–22 2–11 Mewata Stadium 10,000 14 Sat, Oct 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–17 3–11 Winnipeg Stadium 15,922 15 Mon, Oct 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–19 4–11 Mewata Stadium 9,000 16 Sat, Oct 27 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 0–33 4–12 Taylor Field 8,000
Awards and records None
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