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The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st 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 [ ]
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Result
A
Aug 4
Edmonton Eskimos
35–21
BC Lions
Win
B
Aug 8
Edmonton Eskimos
0–33
Montreal Alouettes
Loss
B
Aug 10
Edmonton Eskimos
13–33
Ottawa Rough Riders
Loss
[1] [2]
Regular season [ ]
Season Standings [ ]
[3]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Result
Record
Pts
1
Aug 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders
3–15
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
1–0–0
2
2
Aug 25
Calgary Stampeders
22–23
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
2–0–0
4
2
Aug 27
Edmonton Eskimos
18–0
BC Lions
Win
3–0–0
6
3
Sept 3
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
20–21
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
4–0–0
8
4
Sept 8
Edmonton Eskimos
4–31
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Loss
4–1–0
8
4
Sept 10
Edmonton Eskimos
28–15
Calgary Stampeders
Win
5–1–0
10
5
Sept 15
BC Lions
8–34
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
6–1–0
12
6
Sept 22
Calgary Stampeders
0–52
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
7–1–0
14
6
Sept 24
Edmonton Eskimos
1–11
BC Lions
Loss
7–2–0
14
7
Oct 1
Saskatchewan Roughriders
33–7
Edmonton Eskimos
Loss
7–3–0
14
8
Oct 6
Edmonton Eskimos
7–10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Loss
7–4–0
14
8
Oct 8
Edmonton Eskimos
36–8
Calgary Stampeders
Win
8–4–0
16
9
Oct 13
Edmonton Eskimos
37–17
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Win
9–4–0
18
9
Oct 15
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
11–21
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
10–4–0
20
10
Oct 22
BC Lions
13–54
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
11–4–0
22
11
Oct 27
Edmonton Eskimos
0–33
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Loss
11–5–0
22
[1] [2]
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Result
Western Final #1
Nov 10
Edmonton Eskimos
22–23
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Loss
Western Final #2
Nov 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders
12–20
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
Western Final #3
Nov 17
Saskatchewan Roughriders
7–51
Edmonton Eskimos
Win
Grey Cup
Nov 24
Edmonton Eskimos
50–27
Montreal Alouettes
Win
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
[4]
References [ ]
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union See also
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup championships (14) West Division championships (23) Current league affiliations
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