1958 CFL season

The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League (see below).

CFL news in 1958

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) to become a separate entity. As a separate entity, the CFC decided to rename its league the Canadian Football League (CFL) on Sunday, January 19, at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg.

The Commissioner of the CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC, was reappointed as the first-ever CFL commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday, August 14, as 18,206 spectators watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 29–21 in pre-season action at Winnipeg. A regular season game was played in the United States, at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium on September 14 as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders by a score of 24–18.

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
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	13	3	0	361	182	26
Edmonton Eskimos	16	9	6	1	312	292	19
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	7	7	2	320	324	16
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	9	1	314	312	13
BC Lions	16	3	13	0	202	399	6

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	3	1	291	235	21
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	265	269	15
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	233	243	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	266	308	8

Bold text means a team clinched a playoff berth.
Winnipeg and Hamilton both received first-round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1958

Semi-finals

**Western Semi-Finals, Game 1**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 8?	Edmonton Eskimos 27	Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

**Western Semi-Finals, Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 10?	Saskatchewan Roughriders 1	Edmonton Eskimos 31

Edmonton won the total-point series by 58–12. The Eskimos went on to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Final.

**Eastern Semi-Final**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Alouettes
Date	Away	Home
November 12	Ottawa Rough Riders 26	Montreal Alouettes 12

The Rough Riders went on to play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final.

Finals

**Western Finals, Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30	Edmonton Eskimos 7

**Western Finals, Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 19	Edmonton Eskimos 30	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7

**Western Finals, Game 3**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Edmonton Eskimos 7	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23

Winnipeg won the best-of-three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup game.

**Eastern Finals, Game 1**
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 20?	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35	Ottawa Rough Riders 7

**Eastern Finals, Game 2**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 23?	Ottawa Rough Riders 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19

Hamilton won the total-point series 54–14. The Tiger-Cats advanced to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

46th Grey Cup

East

Ottawa Rough Riders

7-7

Ottawa Rough Riders

Hamilton Tiger Cats

35-19

Montreal Alouettes

Hamilton Tiger Cats

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

West

Edmonton Eskimos

7-30-7

Saskatchewan Roughriders

11-1

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

30-7-23

Edmonton Eskimos

27-31

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Grey Cup Championship

November 29 46th Annual Grey Cup Game, Empire Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the 1958 Grey Cup Champions

Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed; however, since (1) the regular season ended on November 1 in the West and on November 8 in the East, and (2) all other playoff dates are accurate, including the date of the Grey Cup game, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are correct.

CFL Leaders

1958 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Joel Wells, Montreal Alouettes
RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
E – Red O'Quinn, Montreal Alouettes
E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
C – Norm Stoneburgh, Toronto Argonauts
OG – Hardiman Cureton, Ottawa Rough Riders
OG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes
OT – Dick Fouts, Toronto Argonauts
OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

DT – Milt Graham, 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
DG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes
LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
LB – Tony Curcillo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Ed Macon, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders

1958 Western All-Stars

Offence

QB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Saskatchewan Roughriders
RB – Jack Hill, Saskatchewan Roughriders
RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos
E – Ken Carpenter, Saskatchewan Roughriders
E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders
C – Jim Furey, Calgary Stampeders
OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders
OG – Tom Hinton, British Columbia Lions
OT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DE – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
MG – Steve Patrick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos
LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – David Burkholder, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders
DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos

1958 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award: Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award: Ron Howell (FW), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award: Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders
Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Sam Etcheverry (QB), Montreal Alouettes
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Walt Radzick (DT), Calgary Stampeders
DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders

1958 Miss Grey Cup

Miss Montreal Alouettes Joan Van Boven was named Miss Grey Cup 1958

References

↑ "1958".
↑ "CFLapedia".

Preceded by 1957 in Canadian football	CFL seasons	Succeeded by 1959 CFL season

1958 CFL season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1958 CFL Draft 46th Grey Cup

Canadian Football League seasons

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