Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1956 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 3rd in the WIFU
Lost WIFU Semi-final Total Point Series 50 – 26
- Nov. 3, 1956 Lost 7 – 42 @ Saskatchewan
- Nov. 5, 1956 Won 19 – 8 vs Saskatchewan

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1956 Season Resources 1956 WPG Team Roster 1956 WPG Attendance

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Tue Aug 14 8:30 PM	WPG 10 @ HAM 22	L	10,000
Ex	Thu Aug 16	WPG 7 @ MTL 34	L	20,116

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
2	Sat Aug 25 10:00 PM	WPG 16 @ SSK 28	L	13,000
2	Mon Aug 27	CGY 15 @ WPG 16	W	16,687
3	Fri Aug 31	BC 1 @ WPG 3	W	15,727
3	Mon Sep 3 11:30 PM	WPG 20 @ EDM 21	L	15,000
4	Mon Sep 10	SSK @ WPG 35	W	17,546
5	Sat Sep 15 11:30 PM	WPG 6 @ CGY 16	L	12,789
5	Mon Sep 17	WPG 16 @ BC 15	W	27,502
6	Sat Sep 22	SSK 24 @ WPG 7	L	19,035
7	Sat Sep 29 11:30 PM	WPG 37 @ CGY 14	W	12,000
7	Mon Oct 1	BC 7 @ WPG 34	W	16,467
8	Sat Oct 6	EDM 7 @ WPG 10	W	18,700
8	Mon Oct 8 3:30 PM	WPG 14 @ SSK 26	L	15,517
9	Sat Oct 13 11:30 PM	WPG 40 @ BC 8	W	26,300
9	Mon Oct 15	WPG 11 @ EDM 21	L	20,000
10	Sat Oct 20	CGY 25 @ WPG 17	L	15,922
11	Sat Oct 27	EDM @ WPG 33	W	14,409

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance	TV
P1	Sat Nov 3 3:00 PM	WPG 7 @ SSK 42	L	13,000
P1	Mon Nov 5	SSK 8 @ WPG 19	W	13,348

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	There was no Pre-Season schedule in 1956.
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 %	@ WPG	WPG @
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	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.250	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (4)	0.688	2-0-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.625	1-1-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1956	1955 +/-
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

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Winnipeg	42	43	85	49	64	113	19	25	44	45	28	73	155 (19.4)	160 (20.0)	315 (19.7)
Opponent	10	11	21	26	41	67	36	52	88	7	45	52	149 (18.6)	79 (9.9)	228 (14.3)

Head Coach

Allie Sherman (Feb. 24, 1954 – Dec. 31, 1956)

Player Awards
All Stars

1956 Player Awards and Nominations

1956 Most Outstanding

Player — Bob McNamara (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Vaughn “Buddy” Alliston, Jr. (Division Finalist)
Canadian Player — Roger Savoie (Team Nominee)

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
2–8 (17)		Bill Tuchon (G)	Western Ontario
3–8 (26)		Harry Wilson (QB)	Toronto
4–8 (33)		Jim Rowney (G)	Toronto