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The 44th Grey Cup game was played on November 24, 1956, before 27,425 fans at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. The favoured Edmonton Eskimos won their third straight Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes by the score of 50–27. Edmonton coach Pop Ivy surprised many by starting sophomore Canadian quarterback Don Getty.
Winning the Canadian Football League championship: Country: Canada: History; First award ... forming the Canadian Football Council in 1956 to administer the game at ...
Football Canada is the ... donated a trophy to the CRU to be awarded for the Rugby Football Championship of Canada ... and in 1956 formed the Canadian Football ...
The Northern Football Conference formed in Ontario in 1954 has also surged in popularity for former college players who do not continue to professional football. The Ontario champion plays against the Alberta champion for the "National Championship". The Canadian Major Football League is the governing body for the semi-professional game.
1956 college football season: The Oklahoma Sooners win the college football national championship (don't participate in a bowl game the following January due to "no-repeat rule") 1956 NAIA football season. Montana State and St. Joseph tie for the first ever National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship game.
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Events from the year 1956 in Canada. ... April 10 - The Montreal Canadiens win their 8th Stanley Cup championship by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 1.