The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5 record and won the 44th Grey Cup, completing the first Grey Cup three-peat in the modern era.
Pre-season Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 4 at BC Lions W 35–21 1–0 Empire Stadium 23,566 B Wed, Aug 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 0–33 1–1 McGill Stadium B Fri, Aug 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–33 1–2 Lansdowne Park 10,000
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 12Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 15–3 1–0 Clarke Stadium 16,500 2 2 Sat, Aug 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–22 2–0 Clarke Stadium 16,500 2 3 Mon, Aug 27 at BC Lions W 18–0 3–0 Empire Stadium 30,374 3 4 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–20 4–0 Clarke Stadium 15,000 4 5 Sat, Sept 8 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 4–31 4–1 Taylor Field 13,500 4 6 Mon, Sept 10 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–15 5–1 Mewata Stadium 12,000 5 7 Sat, Sept 15 vs. BC Lions W 34–8 6–1 Clarke Stadium 21,737 6 8 Sat, Sept 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 52–0 7–1 Clarke Stadium 20,000 6 9 Mon, Sept 24 at BC Lions L 1–11 7–2 Empire Stadium 23,066 7 10 Mon, Oct 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–33 7–3 Clarke Stadium 20,000 8 11 Sat, Oct 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–10 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 18,700 8 12 Mon, Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders W 36–8 8–4 Mewata Stadium 11,261 9 13 Sat, Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–17 9–4 Taylor Field 14,500 9 14 Mon, Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–11 10–4 Clarke Stadium 20,000 10 15 Mon, Oct 22 vs. BC Lions W 54–13 11–4 Clarke Stadium 11 16 Sat, Oct 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 0–33 11–5 Winnipeg Stadium 14,409
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Western Final #1 Sat, Nov 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–23 0–1 Taylor Field 13,500 Western Final #2 Mon, Nov 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–12 1–1 Clarke Stadium 19,000 Western Final #3 Sat, Nov 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 51–7 2–1 Clarke Stadium 22,461 Grey Cup Sat, Nov 24 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 50–27 3–1 Varsity Stadium 27,425
Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Edmonton Eskimos 12 14 12 12 50 Montreal Alouettes 10 10 0 7 27
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