43rd Grey Cup

Edmonton Eskimos	Montreal Alouettes
(14-2)	(8-4)
34	19
Head coach: Pop Ivy	Head coach: Peahead Walker

	1	2	3	4	Total
Edmonton Eskimos	6	12	12	4	34
Montreal Alouettes	13	6	0	0	19

Date

November 26, 1955

Stadium

Empire Stadium

Location

Vancouver

Attendance

39,417

Broadcasters

Network

CBC - only on CBLT Toronto

Announcers

Norm Marshall, Larry O'Brien

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The 43rd Grey Cup game was played on November 26, 1955 before 39,417 football fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. This was the first Grey Cup played in Vancouver.

The Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes by the score of 34 to 19.

Box Score

First Quarter

Montreal - Single - Bud Korchak missed field goal
Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1-yard run (Bob Dean convert)
Montreal – TD – Pat Abbruzzi 1-yard run (Bud Korchak convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 41-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bud Korchak convert)

Second Quarter

Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright 42-yard run (Bob Dean convert)
Montreal – TD – Hal Patterson 00-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bud Korchak convert)
Edmonton – TD – Bob Heydenfeldt 15-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Bob Dean convert)

Third Quarter

Edmonton – TD – Normie Kwong 1-yard run (Bob Dean convert)
Edmonton – TD – Johnny Bright 3-yard run (Bob Dean convert)

Fourth Quarter

Edmonton – Single – Bob Dean 00-yard kick
Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean 00-yard field goal

Team	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Edmonton Eskimos	6	12	12	4	34
Montreal Alouettes	13	6	0	0	19

Trivia

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Sam Etcheverry set a Grey Cup record with 508 passing yards. Normie Kwong rushed 30 times for 145 yards for Edmonton.

The game was held in Vancouver for the first time, and outside of Ontario for only the second time. The attendance was a record that would last until 1976.

This was the second of 11 Grey Cup clashes between Edmonton and Montreal. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Larks have prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.

External links

"Grey Cup: 1955". Canadian Football League.
film of the 1955 Grey Cup Parade

Edmonton Eskimos

Founded in 1949 Based in Edmonton, Alberta

The franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Clarke Stadium Commonwealth Stadium

Lore	Labour Day Classic Battle of Alberta Alberta Crude 70th Grey Cup Edmonton Eskimos Cheerleaders

Important figures	Danny Bass Leroy Blugh Johnny Bright Hugh Campbell Tommy Joe Coffey Rod Connop Dave Cutler Eck Duggan Ron "Swampdog" Estay Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell Brian Fryer Larry Highbaugh Brian Kelly Danny Kepley Norm Kimball Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong Moe Lieberman Neil Lumsden George McGowan Rollie Miles Ken Montgomery Warren Moon Frank Morris Roger Nelson Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker Willie "The Terminator" Pless Tom Scott Terry Vaughn Tom Wilkinson Henry "Gizmo" Williams

Key personnel	Owners: Community owned General Manager: Ed Hervey Head Coach: Jason Maas

Grey Cup championships (14)	1954 1955 1956 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1987 1993 2003 2005 2015

Western Division championships (23)	1952 1954 1955 1956 1960 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1986 1987 1990 1993 1996 2002 2003 2005 2015

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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Montreal Alouettes

Founded in 1946 Based in Montreal, Quebec

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Delorimier Stadium Autostade

Lore	Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Baltimore Stallions The Ice Bowl

Important Figures	Junior Ah You Peter Dalla Riva George Dixon Sam Etcheverry Terry Evanshen Gene Gaines Dickie Harris John O'Quinn Tony Pajaczkowski "Prince" Hal Patterson Herb Trawick Pierre Vercheval Virgil Wagner Dan Yochum Mike Pringle Anthony Calvillo Ben Cahoon

Retired Numbers	13 27 28 56 63 74 75 77 78 92

Key Personnel	Owner: Bob Wetenhall General Manager: Jim Popp Head Coach: Tom Higgins

Grey Cup Championships (7)	1949 1970 1974 1977 2002 2009 2010

Eastern Division Championships (18)	1949 1954 1955 1956 1970 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East

Grey Cup

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See also	1955 CFL Draft 43rd Grey Cup

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