1954 Edmonton Eskimos season

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1954 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager
WIFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
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The

Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5 record and won the 42nd Grey Cup
, the first championship in franchise history.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Fri, Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium 10,000
A Mon, Aug 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–19 2–2
Landsdowne Park Stadium
 8,000
B Wed, Aug 18 at Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 28–6 2–1 4,500

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Regular season

Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos
 16 11 5 0 255 163 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 4 2 239 204 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 6 2 202 190 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 271 165 16
BC Lions 16 1 15 0 100 345 2

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–21 0–1 Taylor Field 12,000
1 2 Mon, Aug 23 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–7 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 17,385
2 Bye
3 3 Mon, Sept 6 BC Lions W 12–6 1–2 Clarke Stadium 18,000
4 4 Sat, Sept 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–11 2–2 Clarke Stadium 18,795
4 5 Mon, Sept 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–20 2–3 Mewata Stadium 15,090
5 6 Mon, Sept 20 at BC Lions W 23–13 3–3 Empire Stadium 21,186
6 7 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–8 4–3 Clarke Stadium 17,841
7 8 Mon, Sept 27 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–8 4–4 Clarke Stadium 15,161
8 9 Sat, Oct 2 at Calgary Stampeders W 13–12 5–4 Mewata Stadium 10,000
8 10 Mon, Oct 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 21–6 6–4 Clarke Stadium 17,000
9 11 Sat, Oct 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–5 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 18,538
9 12 Mon, Oct 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 2–12 7–5 Taylor Field 14,778
10 13 Sat, Oct 16 vs. BC Lions W 31–3 8–5 Clarke Stadium 15,000
10 14 Mon, Oct 18 at BC Lions W 22–0 9–5 Empire Stadium 13,136
11 15 Sat, Oct 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–19 10–5 Clarke Stadium 18,236
11 16 Mon, Oct 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–12 11–5 Clarke Stadium 19,000

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Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Western Final #1 Sat, Nov 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 9–3 1–0 Clarke Stadium 19,817
Western Final #2 Thu, Nov 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–12 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 20,933
Western Final #3 Sat, Nov 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 2–1 Clarke Stadium 17,000
Grey Cup Semi-Final Sat, Nov 20 vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 38–6 3–1 Clarke Stadium 8,000
42nd Grey Cup Sat, Nov 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 4–1 Varsity Stadium 27,321

Grey Cup

Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Edmonton Eskimos 11 3 0 12 26
Montreal Alouettes 6 12 1 6 25

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References

  1. ^ a b "1954 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "1954 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  4. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1954 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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