The Edmonton Eskimos’ 1953 Season

Season Summary

Edmonton Eskimos 1953 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Edmonton Eskimos 1953 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 40 25 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 16 12 4 0 24 276 157 L2 4-2-0
    Home 8 6 2 0 12 137 71 L2 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 6 2 0 12 139 86 W2 5-1-0

Full 1953 League Standings

Edmonton Eskimos 1953 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.404 6-2-0 (8) 6-2-0 (8)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Calgary Stampeders (6) 0.219
Saskatchewan Roughriders (5) 0.531
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5) 0.500

Coaches

Head Coach

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1953 Edmonton Eskimos Attendance

  • Capacity: 20,667
  • Total: 107,300
  • High: 16,000
  • Avg: 15,328 (7 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1952 Avg: +15,328
  • Low: 15,000
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 74.17
  • Diff from League Avg: +13,408

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Team Scoring

19531952 +/-
Average Combined Score 27.06 8.63 -
Average Winning Score 19.17 0.17 +
Average Losing Score 11.50 6.17 -
Average Home Score 17.13 6.00 -
Average Visitor Score 17.38 4.13 +
Average Margin of Victory 11.33 3.67 +
Average Margin of Loss 4.25 5.42 -

Stadium

  • 1953 home stadium: Clarke Stadium
  • Capacity: 20,667
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1954 – 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)
Edmonton 342963 311546 314778 414889 137 (17.1)139 (17.4)276 (17.3)
Opponent 13132 25227 201838 253560 86 (10.8)71 (8.9)157 (9.8)

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 5 (4-1-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (4-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 9 (8-1-0) 6 (4-2-0) 1 (0-1-0)
After 2nd 5 (5-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (11-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (0-3-0)
After 3rd 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (5-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 12 (11-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (1-2-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 12 (12-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)

Edmonton Eskimos 1953 Player Awards and Nominations

1953 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Billy Vessels (Winner)

Edmonton Eskimos 1953 All-Star Selections

10 All-Division Selections
Coach Darrell Royal
QB Claude Arnold
HB Rollie Miles
HB Billy Vessels*
FB Normie Kwong
C Eagle “Buddy” Keys
G Jim Quondamatteo
T Leon Manley
DE Frankie Anderson
DHB Ray Willsey

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
A 1
Fri. Aug. 14
 TOR 16 @ EDM 28 W 14,000
B 3
Mon. Aug. 17
 OTT 9 @ EDM 12 W 12,000
1 6
Sat. Aug. 29
 EDM 6 @ WPG 7 L 16,108
7
Mon. Aug. 31
 EDM 19 @ SSK 17 W 11,030
2 10
Sat. Sept. 5
 EDM 18 @ CGY 6 W 15,000
11
Mon. Sept. 7
 CGY 5 @ EDM 19 W 15,500
3 14
Sat. Sept. 12
 SSK 1 @ EDM 13 W 15,300
16
Mon. Sept. 14
 WPG 7 @ EDM 9 W 16,000
4 17
Sat. Sept. 19
 EDM 12 @ SSK 6 W 13,024
5 19
Sat. Sept. 26
 CGY 6 @ EDM 15 W 15,000
21
Mon. Sept. 28
 EDM 21 @ CGY 12 W 12,000
6 23
Sat. Oct. 3
 EDM 13 @ SSK 19 L 12,646
26
Mon. Oct. 5
 EDM 16 @ WPG 6 W 17,014
7 27
Sat. Oct. 10
 EDM 34 @ CGY 13 W
29
Mon. Oct. 12
 CGY 6 @ EDM 22 W 15,500
8 32
Sat. Oct. 17
 WPG 9 @ EDM 32 W
34
Mon. Oct. 19
 SSK 20 @ EDM 19 L 15,000
9 36
Sat. Oct. 24
 WPG 17 @ EDM 8 L 15,000
P2 39
Sat. Nov. 7
 WPG 7 @ EDM 25 W 15,500
40
Wed. Nov. 11
 EDM 17 @ WPG 21 L 17,434
41
Sat. Nov. 14
 WPG 30 @ EDM 24 L 16,000