BC Lions 8 @ Edmonton Eskimos 34

Game Details

  • Week 5
  • 21st Game of Regular Season (21st Overall)
  • Saturday, Sep 15, 1956 11:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, AB
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 21,737 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 20,667
None and 1956 Edmonton and BC 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

Eskimos record vs Lions (Regular Season)

Last decade (1946 to 1955)
  • at Edmonton 6–0–0 (1.000)
  • at BC 5–1–0 (0.833)
  • Edmonton Total 11–1–0 (0.917)
All-time (through 1956)
  • at Edmonton 6–0–0 (1.000)
  • at BC 5–1–0 (0.833)
  • Edmonton Total 11–1–0 (0.917)

Streaks as of Sept. 15, 1956 (Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Lions
  • 4W — Sept. 6, 1954 to Oct. 8, 1955
Eskimos streak overall vs Lions
  • 9W — Sept. 6, 1954 to Aug. 27, 1956

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 0 7 1 0 8
Eskimos 13 8 3 10 34

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

Lions (3-4-0) Next vs Blue Bombers Sep 18
Eskimos (6-1-0) Next vs Stampeders Sep 23

Game Time Weather in Edmonton, AB

September 15th Hourly Weather Summary for Edmonton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
City Centre A 12:00 AM Mainly Clear 7.8°C NNE (290°) at 6 km/h 82% 93.80 kPa
City Centre A 8:00 PM Mainly Clear 12.2°C NE (360°) at 13 km/h 64% 93.59 kPa
City Centre A 9:00 PM Clear 10.6°C NE (360°) at 10 km/h 71% 93.67 kPa
City Centre A 10:00 PM Mainly Clear 9.4°C NE (360°) at 16 km/h 74% 93.72 kPa
City Centre A 11:00 PM Mainly Clear 8.9°C NE (360°) at 5 km/h 77% 93.77 kPa

Conditions at Edmonton City Centre A (4.05 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

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

CategoryCurrent
Rank		Original
Rank		ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

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