Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1959 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the WIFU
Won WIFU Final Best of Series 2 – 0
- Nov. 11, 1959 Won 19 – 11 @ Edmonton
- Nov. 14, 1959 Won 16 – 8 vs Edmonton
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 28, 1959 Won 21 – 7 vs Hamilton in Toronto, ON

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1959 Season Resources 1959 WPG Team Roster 1959 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
Ex	Tue Aug 4 8:00 PM	WPG 39 @ MTL 34	W	21,739
Ex	Thu Aug 6 9:30 PM	HAM 8 @ WPG 5	L	18,025


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Thu Aug 13 11:30 PM	WPG 42 @ BC 20	W	29,425
2	Mon Aug 17 11:30 PM	WPG 22 @ CGY 21	W	16,200
2	Thu Aug 20 9:30 PM	CGY 23 @ WPG 21	L	18,333
3	Thu Aug 27 9:30 PM	EDM 16 @ WPG 1	L	18,928
3	Sat Aug 29 4:00 PM	WPG 61 @ SSK 8	W	12,000
4	Thu Sep 3 9:30 PM	BC 23 @ WPG 34	W	18,003
5	Sat Sep 5 11:30 PM	WPG 16 @ EDM 8	W	17,143
6	Sat Sep 12 9:30 PM	SSK 14 @ WPG 41	W	15,962
7	Sat Sep 19 11:30 PM	WPG 6 @ BC 17	L	32,061
7	Mon Sep 21 11:30 PM	WPG 15 @ CGY 10	W	16,000
8	Mon Sep 28 9:30 PM	EDM 10 @ WPG 13	W	17,707
9	Mon Oct 5 9:00 PM	CGY 24 @ WPG 38	W	15,813
10	Mon Oct 12 4:00 PM	WPG 27 @ SSK 14	W	8,000
11	Sat Oct 17 9:00 PM	BC 6 @ WPG 31	W	18,184
11	Mon Oct 19 11:30 PM	WPG 20 @ EDM 21	L	15,500
12	Mon Oct 26 8:00 PM	SSK 37 @ WPG 30	FW	14,279	CTVW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Wed Nov 11 2:00 PM	WPG 19 @ EDM 11	W	16,000
P2	Sat Nov 14 3:00 PM	EDM 8 @ WPG 16	W	15,872	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sat Nov 28 1:00 PM	WPG 21 vs HAM 7	W	33,133	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	16	12	4	0	24	388	235	L2	4-2-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	179	116	L1	5-1-0
Visitor	8	6	2	0	12	209	119	L1	4-2-0

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	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	5 (4-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	10 (8-2-0)	3 (2-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)
After 2nd	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	11 (10-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	9 (8-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (3-3-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.438	6-2-0 (8)	6-2-0 (8)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4)	0.563	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Calgary Stampeders (4)	0.500	1-1-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Edmonton Elks (4)	0.625	1-1-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)	0.063	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)

Summary
By Quarter

	1959	1958 +/-
Average Combined Score	43.13	+9.19
Average Winning Score	30.91	+4.99
Average Losing Score	15.60	+7.60
Average Home Score	26.13	-2.88
Average Visitor Score	26.13	+10.00
Average Margin of Victory	16.55	+1.39
Average Margin of Loss	7.20	+1.20

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	209 (26.1)	209 (26.1)	418 (26.1)
Total	Opponent	119 (14.9)	153 (19.1)	272 (17.0)
1st	Winnipeg	75 (9.4)	46 (5.8)	121 (7.6)
1st	Opponent	24 (3.0)	57 (7.1)	81 (5.1)
2nd	Winnipeg	71 (8.9)	78 (9.8)	149 (9.3)
2nd	Opponent	21 (2.6)	40 (5.0)	61 (3.8)
3rd	Winnipeg	19 (2.4)	25 (3.1)	44 (2.8)
3rd	Opponent	42 (5.3)	26 (3.3)	68 (4.3)
4th	Winnipeg	44 (5.5)	60 (7.5)	104 (6.5)
4th	Opponent	32 (4.0)	30 (3.8)	62 (3.9)

Head Coach

Harold “Bud” Grant (Jan. 3, 1957 – March 11, 1967)

Player Awards
All Stars

1959 Player Awards and Nominations

1959 Most Outstanding

Player — Jim Van Pelt, Jr. (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Herb Gray (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Steve Patrick (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1959 All-Star Selections

9 All-Division Selections

QB	Jim Van Pelt, Jr.
HB	Charlie Shepard
E	Ernie “Zazu” Pitts
G	Ed Kotowich
T	Frank Rigney
DE	Herb Gray
MG	Steve Patrick
ILB	Garland Warren
DHB	Kenny Ploen

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–9 (9)		Duncan Brodie (HB)	Toronto
2–9 (18)		Morgan Drever (G)	Toronto
3–9		Pass
4–9		Pass