The 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in first 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.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Aug 4 at Montreal Alouettes W 39–34 1–0 McGill Stadium 21,739 A Aug 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 5–8 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,073
Regular season Standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union 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 18Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 356 301 16Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 1 15 0 212 567 2
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, Aug 13 at BC Lions W 42–20 1–0 Empire Stadium 29,425 1 2 Mon, Aug 17 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–21 2–0 Mewata Stadium 16,200 2 3 Thu, Aug 20 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–23 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 18,333 3 4 Thu, Aug 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 1–16 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 18,928 3 5 Sat, Aug 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 61–8 3–2 Taylor Field 12,000 4 6 Thu, Sept 3 vs. BC Lions W 34–23 4–2 Winnipeg Stadium 18,003 4 7 Sat, Sept 5 at Edmonton Eskimos W 16–8 5–2 Clarke Stadium 17,143 5 8 Sat, Sept 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–14 6–2 Winnipeg Stadium 15,962 6 9 Sat, Sept 19 at BC Lions L 6–17 6–3 Empire Stadium 32,061 6 10 Mon, Sept 21 at Calgary Stampeders W 15–10 7–3 Mewata Stadium 16,000 7 11 Mon, Sept 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 13–10 8–3 Winnipeg Stadium 17,707 8 12 Mon, Oct 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 38–24 9–3 Winnipeg Stadium 15,813 9 13 Mon, Oct 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–14 10–3 Taylor Field 8,000 10 14 Sat, Oct 17 vs. BC Lions W 31–6 11–3 Winnipeg Stadium 18,184 10 15 Mon, Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 20–21 11–4 Clarke Stadium 15,500 11 16 Mon, Oct 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 2–0† 12–4 Winnipeg Stadium 14,279 † Actual game was won by Saskatchewan 37–30 but was immediately forfeited under CFL rules; the Roughriders had no healthy quarterback and resorted to suiting up their coach, Frank Trupicka, who as an American national was ineligible to be added to the roster at such a late date in the season.A curious case of the 13th import: the 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders. Professional Football Researchers Association.
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record West Final #1 Wed, Nov 11 at Edmonton Eskimos W 19–11 1–0 Clarke Stadium 19,000 West Final #2 Sat, Nov 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 16–8 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 15,872 47th Grey Cup Sun, Nov 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–7 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,133
Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 3 0 1 17 21Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 1 6 0 7
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