The Calgary Stampeders’ 1953 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the WIFU

Calgary Stampeders 1953 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Calgary Stampeders 1953 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 3 12 1 7 190 313 T1 1-4-1
    Home 8 1 6 1 3 93 176 T1 0-5-1
    Visitor 8 2 6 0 4 97 137 L1 1-5-0

Full 1953 League Standings

Calgary Stampeders 1953 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.604 1-6-1 (8) 2-6-0 (8)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Edmonton Eskimos (6) 0.750
Saskatchewan Roughriders (5) 0.531
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5) 0.500

Team Scoring

19531952 +/-
Average Combined Score 31.44 -8.12
Average Winning Score 20.33 -1.95
Average Losing Score 9.67 -5.56
Average Home Score 11.63 -4.00
Average Visitor Score 12.13 -8.88
Average Margin of Victory 7.33 +1.48
Average Margin of Loss 12.08 +2.31

1953 Calgary Stampeders Attendance

  • Capacity: 13,000
  • Total: 84,000
  • High: 15,000
  • Avg: 12,000 (7 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1952 Avg: -166
  • Low: 10,000
  • Sellouts: 2
  • % of Capacity: 92.31
  • Diff from League Avg: +10,080

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1953 home stadium: Mewata Stadium
  • Capacity: 13,000
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1952 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Calgary 203858 71219 182644 482169 93 (11.6)97 (12.1)190 (11.9)
Opponent 492170 404383 422870 454590 137 (17.1)176 (22.0)313 (19.6)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-1-1) 6 (1-5-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (1-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (0-3-1) 10 (2-8-0)
After 2nd 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (1-6-1) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 13 (1-11-1)
After 3rd 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-5-1) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (0-10-1)
After 4th 1 (1-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 6 (0-6-0) 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 12 (0-12-0)

Calgary Stampeders 1953 Player Awards and Nominations

1953 Most Outstanding
  • Player — John Henry Johnson (Division Finalist)

Calgary Stampeders 1953 All-Star Selections

3 All-Division Selections
DE Ezzret “Sugarfoot” Anderson, Jr.
DG Gordon “Porky” Brown
LB Tony Momsen, Jr.

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Fri. Aug. 14
CGY 19 @ HAM 18 W 15,000  
B
Mon. Aug. 17 8:30 PM
 CGY 12 @ MTL 17 L 10,644  
1
Sat. Aug. 29
CGY 29 @ SSK 17 W 14,000  
1
Mon. Aug. 31
CGY 10 @ WPG 16 L 16,108  
2
Sat. Sept. 5
EDM 18 @ CGY 6 L 15,000  
2
Mon. Sept. 7
CGY 5 @ EDM 19 L 15,500  
3
Sat. Sept. 12
WPG 14 @ CGY 23 W 12,000  
3
Mon. Sept. 14
SSK 34 @ CGY 2 L 13,000  
4
Sat. Sept. 19
CGY 15 @ WPG 16 L 16,578  
5
Sat. Sept. 26
CGY 6 @ EDM 15 L 15,000  
5
Mon. Sept. 28
EDM 21 @ CGY 12 L 12,000  
6
Sat. Oct. 3
CGY 17 @ WPG 24 L 16,458  
6
Mon. Oct. 5
CGY 9 @ SSK 8 W 11,116  
7
Sat. Oct. 10
EDM 34 @ CGY 13 L    
7
Mon. Oct. 12
CGY 6 @ EDM 22 L 15,500  
8
Sat. Oct. 17
SSK 24 @ CGY 18 L 12,000  
8
Mon. Oct. 19
WPG 18 @ CGY 6 L 10,000  
9
Sat. Oct. 24
SSK 13 @ CGY 13 T 10,000