1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 8–6 record and won the Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This was their first Grey Cup as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the eighth won by teams based in Hamilton.

1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachCarl Voyles
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
A Aug 14 Calgary Stampeders L 18–19 0–1 12,500
A Aug 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–12 1–1 10,000

Regular season

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Season Standings

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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

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 Aug 29 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 14–10 1–0 12,000
2 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 14–12 2–0 17,000
3 Sept 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 0–17 2–1 13,215
4 Sept 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–21 2–2
4 Sept 19 at Toronto Argonauts W 12–9 3–2 20,382
5 Sept 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–15 4–2 16,000
6 Oct 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–31 4–3 15,500
7 Oct 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 26–0 5–3
8 Oct 12 Toronto Argonauts L 12–30 5–4 19,069
9 Oct 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 33–24 6–4 13,500
10 Oct 24 at Toronto Argonauts L 5–17 6–5 19,437
11 Oct 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 31–18 7–5 17,000
12 Nov 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–31 7–6 12,085
13 Nov 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–8 8–6 18,000

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Playoffs

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
IRFU Final #1 Nov 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 37–12 16,000
IRFU Final #2 Nov 22 at Montreal Alouettes W 22–11 18,070
Grey Cup Nov 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–6 27,313

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Grey Cup

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Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 6 0 6
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 0 6 0 12

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1953 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-22.