Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 @ BC Lions 20

Game Details

  • Week 1
  • 7th Game of Regular Season (7th Overall)
  • Monday, Aug 20, 1956 11:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 28,825
    • Capacity: 32,375
None and 1956 BC and Saskatchewan Matchups
1956Week 1SSK 9 @ BC 20
Week 3BC 10 @ SSK 24
Week 7BC 28 @ SSK 46
Week 10SSK 25 @ BC 22

Lions record vs Roughriders (Regular Season)

Last decade (1946 to 1955)
  • at BC 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • at Saskatchewan 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • BC Total 2–10–0 (0.167)
All-time (through 1956)
  • at BC 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • at Saskatchewan 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • BC Total 2–10–0 (0.167)

Streaks as of Aug. 20, 1956 (Regular Season)

Lions streak at home vs Roughriders
  • 4L — Aug. 30, 1954 to Oct. 1, 1955
Lions streak overall vs Roughriders

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Roughriders 6 0 3 0 9
Lions 0 8 12 0 20

Roughriders coach: Frank Filchock (L)
Lions coach: Clem Crowe (W)

Roughriders (0-2-0) Next vs Blue Bombers Aug 26
Lions (2-0-0) Next vs Eskimos Aug 28

Game Time Weather in Vancouver, BC

August 20th Hourly Weather Summary for Vancouver
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Vancouver Int'l A 8:00 PM Mainly Clear 19.4°C NNE (160°) at 6 km/h 84% 101.46 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 9:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 17.2°C N (90°) at 5 km/h 87% 101.47 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 10:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 17.8°C N (70°) at 3 km/h 84% 101.50 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 11:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 16.7°C N (90°) at 6 km/h 90% 101.54 kPa

Conditions at Vancouver Int'l A (15.90 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

League Records Set and Approached in SSK @ BC
Including known plays over 55 yards

CategoryCurrent
Rank
Original
Rank
ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • No notices for this game.