1956 Calgary Stampeders season

1956 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Bob Masterson
Head coach	Otis Douglas
Home field	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1956 Calgary Stampeders finished in fifth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	11	5	0	358	235	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	6	0	353	272	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	315	228	18
BC Lions	16	6	10	0	251	361	12
Calgary Stampeders	16	4	12	0	229	410	8

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
	1		BC Lions	L 14–17	0–1
	2		Edmonton Eskimos	L 22–23	0–2
	3		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 15–16	0–3
	4		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 27–17	1–3
	5		BC Lions	L 15–45	1–4
	6		Edmonton Eskimos	L 15–28	1–5
	7		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 16–6	2–5
	8		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 1–18	2–6
	9		Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–52	2–7
	10		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–37	2–8
	11		BC Lions	L 7–24	2–9
	12		Edmonton Eskimos	L 8–36	2–10
	13		BC Lions	L 21–22	2–11
	14		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 25–17	3–11
	15		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–19	4–11
	16		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 0–33	4–12

Awards and records

• None