The game was the first Grey Cup to be played in Western Canada. The game had typically been played in Toronto previously, however the then-recently-completed Empire Stadium was the largest venue in the country. In a somewhat related development, the two professional unions (the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in the east and the Western Interprovincial Football Union in the west) had informally agreed to co-ordinate their schedules in a manner which effectively forced the amateur Ontario Rugby Football Union to withdraw from Grey Cup competition. This made the 1955 championship game the first in which the Western champion had a de facto automatic berth in the Grey Cup game.
Edmonton – Single – Bob Dean missed field goal
Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean 20-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
This was the last professional Canadian football game with touchdowns valued at five points - the value of this scoring play was changed to six points, thus making it identical with that of its long-standing value in American football, prior to the start of the following season.
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.
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