1953 in Canadian football

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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Grey Cup in 1953.

Canadian Football News in 1953

The

WIFU Commissioner.[1]

For the 1953 season, it was ruled that the ORFU winners would travel west to play the WIFU winners in a semi-final game.[2] This arrangement continued in the 1954 season.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Source:[3]

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos
 16 12 4 0 276 157 24
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 8 7 1 243 239 17
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 8 0 226 226 16
Calgary Stampeders 16 3 12 1 190 313 7
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 14 8 6 0 292 229 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 6 0 229 243 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 266 238 14
Toronto Argonauts 14 5 9 0 172 249 10
Ontario Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 8 4 0 218 178 16
Sarnia Imperials 12 8 4 0 231 101 16
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 8 4 0 252 145 16
Brantford Redskins
 12 0 12 0 73 350 0
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.
  • Kitchener-Waterloo has a bye and will play in the ORFU Finals.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1953

Semifinals

WIFU semifinals – game 1
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
October 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43
WIFU semifinals – game 2
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date Away Home
October 31 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
  • Winnipeg won the total-point series by 60–23. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
ORFU semifinals – game 1
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Sarnia Imperials
Date Away Home
November 7 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Sarnia Imperials 2
ORFU semifinals – game 2
Sarnia Imperials @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Date Away Home
November 8 Sarnia Imperials 10 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18
  • Toronto Balmy Beach won the total-point series by 18–12. The Beachers will play the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in the ORFU Finals.

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1
Edmonton Eskimos
Date Away Home
November 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
Edmonton Eskimos
25
WIFU Finals – Game 2
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
November 11
Edmonton Eskimos
17		 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
WIFU Finals – Game 3
Edmonton Eskimos
Date Away Home
November 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30
Edmonton Eskimos
24
  • Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Grey Cup semifinal.
ORFU Finals – Game 1
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Date Away Home
November 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 9
ORFU Finals – Game 2
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Date Away Home
November 15 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 24
  • Toronto won the total-point series by 30–21. The Beachers will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup semifinal.
IRFU Finals – Game 1
Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date Away Home
November 18 Montreal Alouettes 12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37
IRFU Finals – Game 2
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes
Date Away Home
November 22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 Montreal Alouettes 11
  • Hamilton wins the best of three series 2–0. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup semifinal

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
November 21 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24
  • The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
 
 
IRFU Montreal Alouettes 12-11
EAST
IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 37-22
 
 
IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 12
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6
WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 25-17-24
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7-21-30
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24
WEST
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 4
ORFU Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 9-12
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 6-24

Grey Cup Championship

November 28

41st Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

WIFU Champion IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1953 Grey Cup Champions

1953 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1953 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1953 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

1953 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Football Timelines (1860-2005)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ISBN 0-77370009-9
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  3. ^ "1953". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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