1956 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1956 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5 record and won the 44th Grey Cup, completing the first Grey Cup three-peat in the modern era.

Pre-season

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Sat, Aug 4	at BC Lions	W 35–21	1–0	Empire Stadium	23,566
B	Wed, Aug 8	at Montreal Alouettes	L 0–33	1–1	McGill Stadium
B	Fri, Aug 10	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 13–33	1–2	Lansdowne Park	10,000

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Sat, Aug 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 15–3	1–0	Clarke Stadium	16,500
2	2	Sat, Aug 25	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 23–22	2–0	Clarke Stadium	16,500
2	3	Mon, Aug 27	at BC Lions	W 18–0	3–0	Empire Stadium	30,374
3	4	Mon, Sept 3	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–20	4–0	Clarke Stadium	15,000
4	5	Sat, Sept 8	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 4–31	4–1	Taylor Field	13,500
4	6	Mon, Sept 10	at Calgary Stampeders	W 28–15	5–1	Mewata Stadium	12,000
5	7	Sat, Sept 15	vs. BC Lions	W 34–8	6–1	Clarke Stadium	21,737
6	8	Sat, Sept 22	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 52–0	7–1	Clarke Stadium	20,000
6	9	Mon, Sept 24	at BC Lions	L 1–11	7–2	Empire Stadium	23,066
7	10	Mon, Oct 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 7–33	7–3	Clarke Stadium	20,000
8	11	Sat, Oct 6	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 7–10	7–4	Winnipeg Stadium	18,700
8	12	Mon, Oct 8	at Calgary Stampeders	W 36–8	8–4	Mewata Stadium	11,261
9	13	Sat, Oct 13	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–17	9–4	Taylor Field	14,500
9	14	Mon, Oct 15	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–11	10–4	Clarke Stadium	20,000
10	15	Mon, Oct 22	vs. BC Lions	W 54–13	11–4	Clarke Stadium
11	16	Sat, Oct 27	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 0–33	11–5	Winnipeg Stadium	14,409

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
Western Final #1	Sat, Nov 10	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 22–23	0–1	Taylor Field	13,500
Western Final #2	Mon, Nov 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–12	1–1	Clarke Stadium	19,000
Western Final #3	Sat, Nov 17	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 51–7	2–1	Clarke Stadium	22,461
Grey Cup	Sat, Nov 24	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 50–27	3–1	Varsity Stadium	27,425