1953 in Canadian football

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

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Canadian Football News in 1953

The Canadian Rugby Union was paid in total of $20,500 by three television stations for the rights to show the Grey Cup game live. Edmonton's Billy Vessels (RB), became the first player to win the Schenley Award as the Most Outstanding Player Award. G. Sydney Halter, QC was named as 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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos 16124027615724
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1687124323917
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1688022622616
Calgary Stampeders 1631211903137
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes 1486029222916
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1486022924316
Ottawa Rough Riders 1477026623814
Toronto Argonauts 1459017224910
Ontario Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 1284021817816
Sarnia Imperials 1284023110116
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 1284025214516
Brantford Redskins 120120733500

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1953

Semifinals

WIFU semifinals – game 1
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
October 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43
WIFU semifinals – game 2
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
DateAwayHome
October 31 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
ORFU semifinals – game 1
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Sarnia Imperials
DateAwayHome
November 7 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Sarnia Imperials 2
ORFU semifinals – game 2
Sarnia Imperials @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
DateAwayHome
November 8 Sarnia Imperials 10 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 Edmonton Eskimos 25
WIFU Finals – Game 2
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 11 Edmonton Eskimos 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21
WIFU Finals – Game 3
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 Edmonton Eskimos 24
ORFU Finals – Game 1
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
DateAwayHome
November 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 9
ORFU Finals – Game 2
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
DateAwayHome
November 15 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 24
IRFU Finals – Game 1
Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DateAwayHome
November 18 Montreal Alouettes 12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37
IRFU Finals – Game 2
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes
DateAwayHome
November 22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 Montreal Alouettes 11

Grey Cup semifinal

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 21 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24

Playoff bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrey 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

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Football Timelines (1860-2005)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Cosentino, Frank (1969). Canadian Football: The Grey Cup Years. Ontario: The Musson Book Company Limited. p. 147. ISBN   0-77370009-9.
  3. ↑ "1953". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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