Inter-provincial Rugby Football Union 1955 Season
43rd Grey Cup Championship
- Edmonton defeated Montreal 34–19
- (Local)
at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, BC - Attendance: 39,471
- Broadcaster:
- CBCE
- R/C
1955 IRFU Regular Season Standings
League Scoring
| 1955 | 1954 +/- | |
|---|---|---|
| Average Combined Score | 29.65 | 2.97  |
| Average Winning Score | 20.05 | 0.08 |
| Average Losing Score | 9.16 | 2.13 |
| Average Home Score | 16.63 | 0.43  |
| Average Visitor Score | 13.03 | 3.40 |
| Average Margin of Victory | 11.00 | 1.38 |
Team Leaders
Offence Rankings
| Team (GP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTL (12) | 388 (32.33) |
| 2 | HAM (12) | 271 (22.58) |
| 3 | TOR (12) | 239 (19.92) |
| 4 | OTT (12) | 174 (14.50) |
Defence Rankings
| Team (GP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTL (12) | 388 (32.33) |
| 2 | HAM (12) | 271 (22.58) |
| 3 | TOR (12) | 239 (19.92) |
| 4 | OTT (12) | 174 (14.50) |
1955 IRFU Regular Season Attendance
- Total: 398,144
- High: 22,940 (HAM @ MTL, Sep 17)
- Avg: 16,589 (24 out of 24 games)
- Diff from 1954 Avg: +2,505
- Low: 8,220 (TOR @ OTT, Nov 5)
1955 Player Awards
1955 Most Outstanding
- Player — Pat Abbruzzi (MTL)
- Lineman — Dewitt “Tex” Coulter (MTL)
- Canadian Player — Normie Kwong (EDM)
1955 Other Awards
- No other awards for 1955 in database.
1955 IRFU All-Star Team
Offense
| QB | Sam “The Rifle” Etcheverry | MTL |
| HB | Pat Abbruzzi | MTL |
| HB | Lou Kusserow | HAM |
| HB | Tom “The Bomb” Tracy | OTT |
| FW | Joey Pal | MTL |
| E | John “Red” O'Quinn, Jr. | MTL |
| E | Al Pfeifer | TOR |
| C | Tom Hugo, Jr. | MTL |
| G | Bill Albright | TOR |
| G | Herb Trawick | MTL |
| T | Dewitt “Tex” Coulter* | MTL |
| T | Billy Shipp | TOR |
Defense
| DT | Dewitt “Tex” Coulter | MTL |
| DT | Billy Shipp | TOR |
| DE | Douglas McNichol | MTL |
| DE | Pete Neumann | HAM |
| DG | Eddie Bevan | HAM |
| DG | Vince Scott | HAM |
| SEC | Frank Dempsey | OTT |
| SEC | Tom Hugo, Jr. | MTL |
| DHB | Lou Kusserow | HAM |
| DHB | Hal “Prince” Patterson | MTL |
| DHB | Avatus Stone | OTT |
| S | Johnny Fedosoff | HAM |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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1955 IRFU Amateur Draft
| Pick | Team | [Via] | Player (Position) | College/Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First Round | ||||
| 1 | OTT | Gino Fracas (HB) | Western Ontario | |
| 2 | TOR | Alex Macklin (T) | Toronto | |
| 3 | HAM | Don Getty, Sr. (FW) | Western Ontario | |
| 4 | MTL | Ernie Darragh (FB) | McMaster | |