Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Tue Aug 14 8:30 PM
WPG 10 @ HAM 22 L  
Ex
Thu Aug 16 5:15 PM
WPG 7 @ MTL 34 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
2
Sat Aug 25 10:00 PM
WPG 16 @ SSK 28 L  
2
Mon Aug 27 9:30 PM
CGY 15 @ WPG 16 W  
3
Fri Aug 31 9:30 PM
BC 1 @ WPG 3 W  
3
Mon Sep 3 11:30 PM
WPG 20 @ EDM 21 L  
4
Mon Sep 10 9:30 PM
SSK 0 @ WPG 35 W  
5
Sat Sep 15 11:30 PM
WPG 6 @ CGY 16 L  
5
Mon Sep 17 11:30 PM
WPG 16 @ BC 15 W  
6
Sat Sep 22 9:00 PM
SSK 24 @ WPG 7 L  
7
Sat Sep 29 11:30 PM
WPG 37 @ CGY 14 W  
7
Mon Oct 1 9:00 PM
BC 7 @ WPG 34 W  
8
Sat Oct 6 9:00 PM
EDM 7 @ WPG 10 W  
8
Mon Oct 8 3:30 PM
WPG 14 @ SSK 26 L  
9
Sat Oct 13 11:30 PM
WPG 40 @ BC 8 W  
9
Mon Oct 15 10:30 PM
WPG 11 @ EDM 21 L  
10
Sat Oct 20 9:00 PM
CGY 25 @ WPG 17 L  
11
Sat Oct 27 9:00 PM
EDM 0 @ WPG 33 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 3 3:00 PM
WPG 7 @ SSK 42 L  
P1
Mon Nov 5 9:00 PM
SSK 8 @ WPG 19 W  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 9 7 0 18 315 228 W1 3-3-0
    Home 8 6 2 0 12 155 79 W1 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 3 5 0 6 160 149 L1 3-3-0

Full 1956 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 4 (4-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 6 (3-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 10 (7-3-0) 3 (1-2-0) 3 (1-2-0)
After 2nd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (6-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 7 (3-4-0)
After 3rd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (3-7-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 9 (9-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.484 6-2-0 (8) 3-5-0 (8)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4) 0.375
Calgary Stampeders (4) 0.250
Edmonton Elks (4) 0.688
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) 0.625
19561955 +/-
Average Combined Score 33.94 +8.62
Average Winning Score 24.89 +5.32
Average Losing Score 13.00 +4.89
Average Home Score 19.38 +3.38
Average Visitor Score 20.00 +9.75
Average Margin of Victory 17.44 +5.59
Average Margin of Loss 10.00 +2.44
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Winnipeg 155 (19.4) 160 (20.0) 315 (19.7)
Opponent 149 (18.6) 79 (9.9) 228 (14.3)
1st Winnipeg 42 (5.3) 43 (5.4) 85 (5.3)
Opponent 11 (1.4) 10 (1.3) 21 (1.3)
2nd Winnipeg 49 (6.1) 64 (8.0) 113 (7.1)
Opponent 41 (5.1) 26 (3.3) 67 (4.2)
3rd Winnipeg 19 (2.4) 25 (3.1) 44 (2.8)
Opponent 52 (6.5) 36 (4.5) 88 (5.5)
4th Winnipeg 45 (5.6) 28 (3.5) 73 (4.6)
Opponent 45 (5.6) 7 (0.9) 52 (3.3)
Head Coach
1956 Player Awards and Nominations
1956 Most Outstanding
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1956 All-Star Selections
5 All-Division Selections
HB Bob McNamara
E Harold “Bud” Grant
C George Druxman (Tie)
G Vaughn “Buddy” Alliston, Jr.
T Robert “Buddy” Tinsley, Jr.

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–8 (8)   John Bodrug (C) Toronto (UofT)
2–8 (17)   Bill Turchan (G) Western Ontario
3–8 (26)   Harry Wilson (QB) Toronto (UofT)
4–8 (33)   Jim Rowney (G) Toronto (UofT)

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