1957 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1957

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.

The 45th annual Grey Cup game was televised live from coast to coast in Canada for the first time. TV rights brought in $125,000 for the CFC.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12 BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 250 189 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12 Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8

Ontario Rugby Football Union[1] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts London Lords 12 8 2 2 320 110 18 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 8 3 1 280 153 17 Sarnia Golden Bears 12 6 5 1 367 169 13 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 0 12 0 35 570 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Edmonton and Hamilton both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1957

SEMI-FINALS

WIFU Semi-Finals

Date Away Home November 9 Calgary Stampeders 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13

Date Away Home November 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 Calgary Stampeders 3

• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

IRFU Semi-Finals

Date Away Home November 13 Montreal Alouettes 24 Ottawa Rough Riders 15

• The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.

FINALS

WIFU Finals

Date Away Home November 16 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19

Date Away Home November 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 Edmonton Eskimos 5

Date Away Home November 23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 Edmonton Eskimos 2 OT

• Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

IRFU Finals

Date Away Home November 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 Montreal Alouettes 10

Date Away Home November 23 Montreal Alouettes 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39

• Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

45th Grey Cup

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

IRFU

BYE

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

17-39

EAST

IRFU

Montreal Alouettes

1-10

IRFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

15

IRFU

Montreal Alouettes

24

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

32

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

7

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

WIFU

BYE

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

7-2

WEST

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

19-17

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

13-15

WIFU

Calgary Stampeders

13-3

Grey Cup Championship

November 30 The 45th Grey Cup – Toronto, Ontario
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1957 Grey Cup Champions

Canadian Football Leaders

• CFL Passing Leaders

• CFL Rushing Leaders

• CFL Receiving Leaders ^[2]

1957 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars

1957 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars

1957 Canadian Football Awards

• Most Outstanding Player Award – Jackie Parker (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
• Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Kaye Vaughan (OT/DT), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
• Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Gary W.C. Williams (HB), Toronto Argonauts
• Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Mike Lashuk (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
• DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - ???

1957 Miss Grey Cup

• Miss BC Lions Carol Lucas was named Miss Grey Cup 1957

References

Preceded by 1956 in Canadian football	Canadian football seasons	Succeeded by 1958 CFL season

1957 Canadian football season by team Western Interprovicial Football Union BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto See also 1957 CFL Draft 45th Grey Cup

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