44th Grey Cup

44th Grey Cup

Don Getty after the game
Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes (11–5) (10–4) 50 27 Head coach:  Pop Ivy Head coach:  Peahead Walker
1 2 3 4 Total Edmonton Eskimos 6 13 18 13 50 Montreal Alouettes 7 7 6 7 27
Date	November 24, 1956
Stadium	Varsity Stadium
Location	Toronto
Attendance	27,425
Broadcasters
Network	CBC
Announcers	Steve Douglas, Ted Reynolds
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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

Montreal had the game tied as late as the third quarter (20 to 20) before Edmonton took total control. While Getty scored two touchdowns, Sam Etcheverry had one of his most disappointing days as a Lark, completing only 15 of 38 passes for 293 yards and a Grey Cup record 4 interceptions.

Scoring

Edmonton Eskimos - 50
Touchdowns - Jackie Parker (3); Don Getty (2); Johnny Bright (2)
Field Goal - Bob Dean
Converts - Bob Dean (4)
Single - Jackie Parker (1)

Montreal Alouettes - 27
Touchdowns - Hal Patterson (2); Sam Etcheverry (1); Pat Abbruzzi (1)
Converts - Bill Bewley (3)

Trivia

This was the first Grey Cup game with 6 point touchdowns.

The game scorer incorrectly recorded the final score as 51 to 27. Jackie Parker scored a touchdown on the final play, and fans flooded the end zone and one stole the game ball. As most of the game officials had left the field, Edmonton could not convert the touchdown, for lack of a ball. The officials ended the game without the final convert.

This was the third 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 Alouettes prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.

Two of the Eskimos' stars from this game would go on to notable political and business careers. Getty served as

• "Grey Cup: 1956". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26.