- 1958 CFL season
The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the
Canadian Football League (see below).CFL News in 1958
The Canadian Football Council (CFC) withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) to become a separate entity. As a separate entity, the CFC decided to rename its league the
Canadian Football League (CFL) on Sunday,January 19 th at theRoyal Alexandra Hotel inWinnipeg .The Commissioner of the CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC was reappointed as the first-ever CFL Commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday,
August 14 th, as 18,206 spectators watched theWinnipeg Blue Bombers defeat theEdmonton Eskimos , 29-21 in pre-season action at Winnipeg. The first regular season game was played in theUnited States atPhiladelphia 'sFranklin Field onAugust 23 rd as theHamilton Tiger-Cats defeated theOttawa Rough Riders by a score of 13-7.Regular season
Final regular season standings
"Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points"
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
*"Winnipeg and Hamilton both have first round byes."
Grey Cup playoffs
"Note: All dates in 1958"
EMI-FINALS
* "Hamilton won the total-point series by 54-14. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game."
