1957 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1957

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.

The 45th annual Grey Cup game was televised live from coast to coast in Canada for the first time. TV rights brought in $125,000 for the CFC.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12 BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 250 189 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12 Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts London Lords 12 8 2 2 320 110 18 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 8 3 1 280 153 17 Sarnia Golden Bears 12 6 5 1 367 169 13 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 0 12 0 35 570 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Edmonton and Hamilton both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1957

SEMI-FINALS

WIFU Semi-Finals

Date Away Home November 9 Calgary Stampeders 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13

Date Away Home November 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 Calgary Stampeders 3

• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

IRFU Semi-Finals

Date Away Home November 13 Montreal Alouettes 24 Ottawa Rough Riders 15

• The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.

FINALS

WIFU Finals

Date Away Home November 16 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19

Date Away Home November 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 Edmonton Eskimos 5

Date Away Home November 23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 Edmonton Eskimos 2 OT

• Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

IRFU Finals

Date Away Home November 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 Montreal Alouettes 10

Date Away Home November 23 Montreal Alouettes 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39

• Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

45th Grey Cup

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

IRFU

BYE

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

17-39

EAST

IRFU

Montreal Alouettes

1-10

IRFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

15

IRFU

Montreal Alouettes

24

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

32

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

7

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

WIFU

BYE

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

7-2

WEST

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

19-17

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

13-15

WIFU

Calgary Stampeders

13-3

Grey Cup Championship

November 30 The 45th Grey Cup – Toronto, Ontario
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1957 Grey Cup Champions

Canadian Football Leaders

• CFL Passing Leaders
• CFL Rushing Leaders
• CFL Receiving Leaders

1957 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

• QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes
• RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
• E – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
• E – Menan Schriewer, Toronto Argonauts
• FW – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
• C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
• OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• OG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
• OT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
• OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

• DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DE – John Welton, Toronto Argonauts
• DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
• LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
• LB – Tony Curcillo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
• DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DB – Bobby Kuntz, Toronto Argonauts
• S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders

1957 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

• QB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• RB – By Bailey, British Columbia Lions
• RB – Gerry James, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
• RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos
• E – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders
• E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• C – Galen Wahlmeier, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders
• OG – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions
• OT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders
• OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

• DT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders
• DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• DE – Frank Anderson, Edmonton Eskimos
• DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• MG – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
• LB – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions
• LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• LB – Bobby Marlow, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos
• DB – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders
• DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos

1957 Canadian Football Awards

• Most Outstanding Player Award – Jackie Parker (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
• Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Kaye Vaughan (OT/DT), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
• Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Gary W.C. Williams (HB), Toronto Argonauts
• Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Mike Lashuk (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
• DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - ???

1957 Miss Grey Cup

• Miss BC Lions Carol Lucas was named Miss Grey Cup 1957