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1958 CFL season

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Start date
  
November 8, 1958

Champion
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Site
  
Empire Stadium

Champions
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Date
  
29 November 1958

Duration
  
June, 1958 – October, 1958

East Champions
  
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1958-11-23

West Champions
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1958-11-22

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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).

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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.

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 a team clinched a playoff berth.
  • Winnipeg and Hamilton both received first-round byes.

    • Grey Cup playoffs

    Note: All dates in 1958

    Semi-finals

  • Edmonton won the total-point series by 58–12. The Eskimos went on to play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Final.
  • The Rough Riders went on to play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final.

    • Finals

  • Winnipeg won the best-of-three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup game.
  • Hamilton won the total-point series 54–14. The Tiger-Cats advanced to the Grey Cup game.

    • Grey Cup Championship

  • 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

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

    • 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 CFL season Wikipedia
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