Edmonton Eskimos 7 @ BC Lions 8

Game Details

  • Week 4
  • 18th Game of Regular Season (18th Overall)
  • Monday, Aug 31, 1959 11:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 34,273 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 32,375
1958 and 1959 BC and Edmonton Matchups
1958Week 4EDM 26 @ BC 7
Week 5BC 7 @ EDM 13
Week 10EDM 25 @ BC 22
Week 11BC 3 @ EDM 25
1959Week 2BC 12 @ EDM 0
Week 4EDM 7 @ BC 8
Week 7BC 7 @ EDM 29
Week 10EDM 38 @ BC 14
Division Semi-FinalEDM 20 @ BC 8
Division Semi-FinalBC 7 @ EDM 41

Lions record vs Eskimos (Regular Season)

Last decade (1949 to 1958)
  • at BC 2–10–0 (0.167)
  • at Edmonton 1–11–0 (0.083)
  • BC Total 3–21–0 (0.125)
All-time (through 1959)
  • at BC 2–10–0 (0.167)
  • at Edmonton 1–11–0 (0.083)
  • BC Total 3–21–0 (0.125)

Streaks as of Aug. 31, 1959 (Regular Season)

Lions streak at home vs Eskimos
Lions streak overall vs Eskimos

Boxscore

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

Eskimos coach: Eagle “Buddy” Keys (L)
Lions coach: Wayne Robinson (W)

Game Time Weather in Vancouver, BC

August 31st Hourly Weather Summary for Vancouver
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Vancouver Int'l A 8:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 14.4°C N (110°) at 6 km/h 85% 102.09 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 9:00 PM Mainly Clear 13.3°C N (70°) at 8 km/h 88% 102.16 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 10:00 PM Mainly Clear 12.8°C N (50°) at 11 km/h 89% 102.18 kPa
Vancouver Int'l A 11:00 PM Mainly Clear 12.2°C N (50°) at 11 km/h 91% 102.23 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)

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