The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Winnipeg and Hamilton both have first round byes.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1959
[edit] SEMI-FINALS
- Edmonton won the total-point series by 61–15. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.
- The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
[edit] FINALS
- Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
- Hamilton won the total-point series by 26–24. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
[edit] Grey Cup Championship
- Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 26 in the West, and October 31 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.
[edit] 1959 Eastern All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Dave Thelen, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
- E – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Billy Shipp, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] Defence
- DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes
- DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Bill Sowalski, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Eddie Bell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Ernie Danjean, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- S – Duane Wood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] 1959 Western All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB – Jim Van Pelt, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Gene Filipski, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Charlie Sheppard, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos
- E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Ed Kotowich, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Tom Hinton, British Columbia Lions
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos
[edit] Defence
- DT – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Urban Henry, British Columbia Lions
- DE – Ed Gray, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- MG – Steve Patrick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions
- LB – Gar Warren, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Al Ecuyer, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Bill Jessup, British Columbia Lions
- S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] 1959 CFL Awards
[edit] 1959 Miss Grey Cup
- Miss BC Lions Anna Finlayson was named Miss Grey Cup 1959
