Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Albert, Frankie | QB | R (1st) | 33 | Stanford | 14 |
| 00 | Anderson, Ezzret “Sugarfoot” Jr. | E | 5th (5th) | 33 | Kentucky State | 16 |
| -- | Anderson, Harry “Auby” | C | 5th (6th) | 27 ‡ | East Calgary Jr. | 0 |
| 31 | Bennett, William | FB | 4th (4th) | 22 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 16 |
| -- | Bewley, Bill | HB | — (1st) | 22 | Toronto (UofT) | 0 |
| 71 | Branyan, Bob | T | R (1st) | Unknown | Toledo | 2 |
| 43 | Bright, Johnny | FB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Drake | 9 |
| 47 | Brown, Gordon “Porky” | G, T | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | St. Martin's | 15 |
| 42 | Bryant, Bob | T | 2nd (2nd) | 35 | Texas Tech | 14 |
| 37 | Christian, Glen | HB | R (1st) | 24 ‡ | Idaho | 16 |
| 40 | Clark, Bert Jr. | C | R (1st) | 23 | Oklahoma | 5 |
| 98 | Delvecchio, Joe | E | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Fort William Int. | 5 |
| 86 | Endress, Al | E | R (1st) | 25 | San Francisco State | 11 |
| 34 | Ewing, Bill | HB | R (1st) | Unknown | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 68 | Frank, Bob | E | 2nd (2nd) | Unknown | 15 | |
| 7 | Frise, Paul | C | R (1st) | Unknown | Peterborough Jr. | 2 |
| -- | Green, Cal | HB | 2nd (2nd) | Unknown | South Shore Combines Jr. | 0 |
| 69 | Harrawood, Floyd | T | R (1st) | 23 | Tulsa | 5 |
| -- | Heath, Stan | HB, QB | 4th (3rd) | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 0 |
| 11 | Jenson, Roy | G, LB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 9 |
| 35 | Johnson, John Henry | HB | R (1st) | 23 | Arizona State | 15 |
| 70 | Kaluznick, Stan | HB | 5th (4th) | 22 | St. Paul's HS (Winnipeg, MB) | 16 |
| 55 | Keir, Ken | G, T | 5th (5th) | 27 ‡ | Washington State | 16 |
| 66 | Langford, Harry | G | 4th (4th) | 23 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | 15 |
| 29 | LaRochelle, Bill | E, HB | 5th (1st) | 27 | Western Ontario | 12 |
| 41 | Levenhagen, Bob | T | R (1st) | 28 | Washington | 1 |
| -- | Lynch, Bill | G, T | — (1st) | Unknown | 0 | |
| 85 | MacFarlane, Dave | T | R (1st) | 24 ‡ | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 45 | Mike, Bob | T | 2nd (2nd) | 29 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 14 |
| 57 | Momsen, Tony Jr. | C | R (1st) | 25 | Michigan | 13 |
| 22 | Muir, Peter | HB | R (1st) | 23 | Western Washington | 16 |
| 10 | Mulhern, Brian | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 ‡ | Portland | 12 |
| 32 | Passman, Al | T | 7th (1st) | 30 | Manitoba | 6 |
| 72 | Petkoff, Pete | E, G | R (1st) | 21 | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 9 |
| 51 | Pullar, Bill | T | 5th (5th) | 27 ‡ | McGill | 16 |
| 49 | Quick, Vernon | T | R (1st) | 24 | Wofford | 1 |
| 60 | Shaw, Bob | E | 3rd (3rd) | 32 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 88 | Sherman, Will | E | R (1st) | 25 | Saint Mary's (CA) | 16 |
| 33 | Smith, Frank | G | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Olympic CC | 16 |
| 48 | Spaith, Keith | QB, P | 6th (6th) | 30 | Southern California (USC) | 16 |
| 65 | Sweeney, Leo | C, G | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | Vancouver CYO Red Raiders Jr. | 12 |
| 27 | Thodos, Pete | HB | 6th (4th) | 25 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 16 |
| 80 | Walsh, Don “Nobby” | G | R (1st) | 21 | Montreal Orfuns Int. | 15 |
| 50 | Westlake, Bob | FB | 5th (2nd) | 26 ‡ | Delta HS (Hamilton, ON) | 15 |
† – Age at start of 1953 season (Aug. 29, 1953).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.