Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40 @ BC Lions 8

Game Details

  • Week 9
  • 35th Game of Regular Season (35th Overall)
  • Saturday, Oct 13, 1956 11:30 PM EST ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 26,300
    • Capacity: 32,375
None and 1956 BC and Winnipeg Matchups
1956Week 3BC 1 @ WPG 3
Week 5WPG 16 @ BC 15
Week 7BC 7 @ WPG 34
Week 9WPG 40 @ BC 8

Lions record vs Blue Bombers (Regular Season)

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

Streaks as of Oct. 13, 1956 (Regular Season)

Lions streak at home vs Blue Bombers
  • 5L — Aug. 28, 1954 to Sept. 17, 1956
Lions streak overall vs Blue Bombers

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Blue Bombers 13 13 7 7 40
Lions 0 0 8 0 8

Blue Bombers coach: Allie Sherman (W)
Lions coach: Clem Crowe (L)

Blue Bombers (8-5-0) Next @ Eskimos Oct 16
Lions (5-8-0) Next @ Stampeders Oct 16

Game Time Weather in Vancouver, BC

October 13th Hourly Weather Summary for Vancouver
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Vancouver Int'l A 8:00 PM Cloudy 7.8°C N (70°) at 11 km/h 86% 101.67 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 9:00 PM Cloudy 7.8°C N (70°) at 13 km/h 89% 101.67 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 10:00 PM Rain Showers 9.4°C NNE (180°) at 10 km/h 83% 101.69 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 11:00 PM Rain 8.3°C N (90°) at 10 km/h 89% 101.65 kPa

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

League Records Set and Approached in WPG @ 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.