1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
President	Ralph Parliament
General manager	Jim Ausley
Head coach	Bud Grant
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st, WIFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

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	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	0	356	301	16
Saskatchewan 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.

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	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	0	1	17	21
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	1	6	0	7