Edmonton Eskimos 18 @ BC Lions 0

Game Details

  • Week 2
  • 10th Game of Regular Season (10th Overall)
  • Monday, Aug 27, 1956 11:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 30,374
    • Capacity: 32,375
None and 1956 BC and Edmonton Matchups
1956Week ExEDM 35 @ BC 21
Week 2EDM 18 @ BC 0
Week 5BC 8 @ EDM 34
Week 6EDM 1 @ BC 11
Week 10BC 13 @ EDM 54

Lions record vs Eskimos (Regular Season)

Last decade (1946 to 1955)
  • at BC 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • at Edmonton 0–6–0 (0.000)
  • BC Total 1–11–0 (0.083)
All-time (through 1956)
  • at BC 1–5–0 (0.167)
  • at Edmonton 0–6–0 (0.000)
  • BC Total 1–11–0 (0.083)

Streaks as of Aug. 27, 1956 (Regular Season)

Lions streak at home vs Eskimos
  • 4L — Sept. 20, 1954 to Sept. 26, 1955
Lions streak overall vs Eskimos
  • 8L — Sept. 6, 1954 to Oct. 8, 1955

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Eskimos 3 8 0 7 18
Lions 0 0 0 0 0

Eskimos coach: Frank “Pop” Ivy (W)
Lions coach: Clem Crowe (L)

Game Time Weather in Vancouver, BC

August 27th Hourly Weather Summary for Vancouver
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Vancouver Int'l A 8:00 PM Mainly Clear 15.0°C N (90°) at 8 km/h 84% 101.63 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 9:00 PM Mainly Clear 14.4°C N (90°) at 13 km/h 81% 101.62 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 10:00 PM Mainly Clear 13.9°C N (70°) at 11 km/h 83% 101.61 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 11:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 13.9°C N (70°) at 10 km/h 83% 101.62 kPa

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

League Records Set and Approached in EDM @ 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.