Saskatchewan Roughriders 1959 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 5th in the WIFU

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1959 Season Resources 1959 SSK Team Roster 1959 SSK Attendance

Exhibition
Regular Season


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Thu Jul 23 11:30 PM	SSK 14 @ BC 30	L	18,915
Ex	Mon Aug 10 8:00 PM	SSK 19 @ MTL 53	L	19,754
Ex	Wed Aug 12 8:00 PM	SSK 13 @ TOR 53	L	10,000


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Fri Aug 14 10:00 PM	CGY 28 @ SSK 8	L	13,212
2	Thu Aug 20 11:30 PM	SSK 21 @ BC 36	L	29,131
3	Mon Aug 24 11:30 PM	SSK 0 @ EDM 55	L	14,000
3	Sat Aug 29 4:00 PM	WPG 61 @ SSK 8	L	12,000
4	Mon Aug 31 11:30 PM	SSK 10 @ CGY 28	L	10,500
5	Mon Sep 7 4:00 PM	BC 35 @ SSK 17	L	12,566
6	Sat Sep 12 9:30 PM	SSK 14 @ WPG 41	L	15,962
7	Sat Sep 19 4:00 PM	EDM 32 @ SSK 0	L	10,000
8	Mon Sep 28 10:00 PM	CGY 18 @ SSK 15	L	6,500
9	Sat Oct 3 11:30 PM	SSK 15 @ EDM 44	L	17,500
9	Tue Oct 6 12:30 AM	SSK 15 @ BC 14	W	25,778
10	Sat Oct 10 5:30 PM	SSK 13 @ CGY 53	L	8,500
10	Mon Oct 12 4:00 PM	WPG 27 @ SSK 14	L	8,000
11	Mon Oct 19 10:00 PM	BC 45 @ SSK 6	L	7,500
12	Sat Oct 24 4:00 PM	EDM 20 @ SSK 19	L	8,000
12	Mon Oct 26 8:00 PM	SSK 37 @ WPG 30	FL	14,279	CTVW

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	1	15	0	2	175	537	W1	2-4-0
Home	8	0	8	0	0	87	266	L8	0-6-0
Visitor	8	1	7	0	2	88	271	W1	2-4-0

Full 1959 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	2 (0-2-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (0-4-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (2-4-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (0-3-0)	10 (2-8-0)
After 2nd	1 (0-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-6-0)	2 (1-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	14 (1-13-0)
After 3rd	1 (0-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	7 (1-6-0)	1 (0-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	14 (1-13-0)
After 4th	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (0-8-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	14 (0-14-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.609	0-8-0 (8)	1-7-0 (8)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4)	0.563	0-2-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.500	0-2-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (4)	0.625	0-2-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4)	0.750	0-2-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1959	1958 +/-
Average Combined Score	48.69	+8.44
Average Winning Score	26.00	-1.71
Average Losing Score	11.43	-0.86
Average Home Score	10.88	-9.12
Average Visitor Score	15.63	-4.38
Average Margin of Victory	4.00	-9.29
Average Margin of Loss	25.93	+12.07

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	87 (10.9)	125 (15.6)	212 (13.3)
Total	Opponent	301 (37.6)	266 (33.3)	567 (35.4)
1st	Saskatchewan	32 (4.0)	28 (3.5)	60 (3.8)
1st	Opponent	82 (10.3)	35 (4.4)	117 (7.3)
2nd	Saskatchewan	8 (1.0)	50 (6.3)	58 (3.6)
2nd	Opponent	117 (14.6)	116 (14.5)	233 (14.6)
3rd	Saskatchewan	8 (1.0)	18 (2.3)	26 (1.6)
3rd	Opponent	34 (4.3)	37 (4.6)	71 (4.4)
4th	Saskatchewan	39 (4.9)	29 (3.6)	68 (4.3)
4th	Opponent	68 (8.5)	78 (9.8)	146 (9.1)

Head Coaches

Frank Tripucka (Oct. 1, 1959 – Dec. 31, 1959)
George Terlep (Jan. 1, 1958 – Sept. 30, 1959)

Player Awards
All Stars

1959 Player Awards and Nominations

1959 Most Outstanding

Player — Don Allard (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Neil Habig (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Ron Atchison (Team Nominee)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1959 All-Star Selections

1 All-Division Selections

C	Neil Habig

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–6 (6)		Doug MacKenzie (FB)	Western Ontario
2–6 (15)		Don Stewart (E)	Western Ontario
3–6		Pass
4–6		Pass