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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).
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 19th at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg.
Although he was already the Commissioner of the then CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC was reappointed as the first-ever CFL Commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday, August 14th, as 18,206 spectators watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Edmonton Eskimos, 29-21 in pre-season action at Winnipeg. However, the first-ever regular season game was played in the United States at Philadelphia's Franklin Field on August 23rd as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders by a score of 13-7.
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.
Note: All dates in 1958
- Edmonton won the total-point series by 58-12. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.
- The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
- Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
- Hamilton won the total-point series by 54-14. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
- Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended November 1 in the West, and November 8 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.
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