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 |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Armstrong, Quincy Jr. | C, LB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | North Texas | 8 | 1 |
| 81 | Bailey, Royal | HB | R (1st) | 23 | Tulane | 10 | 1 |
| 89 | Baldwin, Al | E | 3rd (1st) | 30 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 |
| 86,72 | Beatty, Don | E | 3rd (1st) | 23 ‡ | Western Ontario | 14 | 1 |
| 46 | Berezowski, Bill (née Bill Barclay) | C, LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | McMaster | 14 | 1 |
| 51 | Bevan, Eddie | G | 8th (8th) | 28 ‡ | None | 14 | 1 |
| 56 | Brown, James “Buster” | T | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | McGill | 12 | 1 |
| 83 | Brown, Dick | HB | 4th (4th) | 27 | Toronto (UofT) | 14 | 1 |
| 94 | Celeri, Bob | QB | R (1st) | 26 | California-Berkeley | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Colizza, Vincent | T | 2nd (2nd) | 28 | McGill | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Cross, Bobby | T | R (1st) | 22 | Stephen F. Austin | 11 | 1 |
| 99 | Custis, Bernie | HB, QB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Syracuse | 13 | 1 |
| 52 | Darch, Art | G | R (2nd) | 21 | Stamford HS (Hamilton, ON) | 14 | 1 |
| 89 | Dawson, Bob | HB, QB | R (1st) | 21 | Windsor AKO Fratmen Jr. | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | DiFrancesco, Louie | G, T | 5th (7th) | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 66 | Ellis, Dunc | T | R (1st) | 23 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Fraser, Cam | E, P | 3rd (3rd) | 21 ‡ | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr. | 13 | 0 |
| 84 | Garside, Bob | HB | 2nd (1st) | 25 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Gaudaur, Jake | C, LB | 5th (6th) | 32 | Orillia HS (Orillia, ON) | 14 | 1 |
| 93 | Graham, Bill | HB | R (1st) | 17 | St. Andrew's HS (Aurora, ON) | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Gregus, Bill | FB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Grimes, William “Billy Joe” | HB | R (1st) | 26 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 |
| 80,84 | Hapes, Merle | FB, P | R (3rd) | 34 | Mississippi | 14 | 1 |
| 97 | Heath, Stan | QB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Jones, Bobby “Blackie” | E | — (1st) | Unknown | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Kusserow, Lou | HB | R (1st) | 25 | Columbia | 12 | 1 |
| 88 | Lambeth, Auburn | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Davidson | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Logan, John “Tip” | E, K | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Queen's | 13 | 1 |
| 78 | MacTaggart, Gerry | E, HB | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | McMaster | 12 | 1 |
| 75 | Mazza, Vince | E, T | 5th (4th) | 28 | Trott Vocational HS (Niagara Falls, NY) | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Miksza, Chet | C, G | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr. | 8 | 1 |
| -- | Murphy, Ron | LB | R (2nd) | 21 | McGill | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Muzyka, Alex | T | 4th (6th) | 24 ‡ | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | 13 | 1 |
| 74 | Neumann, Pete | E | 3rd (3rd) | 23 ‡ | St. Catherine's HS (St. Catherine's, ON) | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Niven, Chuck | HB | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | New Hanover HS (Wilmington, NC) | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Parisson, Jack | C | — (1st) | Unknown | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr. | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Ragazzo, Vito | DB, E | R (1st) | 26 | William and Mary | 13 | 1 |
| -- | Ruish, Fred | FB | — (1st) | 19 | Stamford HS (Niagara Falls, ON) | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Sazio, Jerry | T | R (1st) | 21 ‡ | William and Mary | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Scott, Vince “Boomer” | G | 5th (4th) | 28 | Notre Dame | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Shinn, Joe | E | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| 75,95 | Songin, Ed “Butch” | QB | R (1st) | 29 | Boston College | 9 | 1 |
| 77 | Toohy, Ralph | E, FW | 7th (2nd) | 26 | Colorado College | 14 | 1 |
| 87 | Truant, Ray | FW, HB | R (1st) | 22 | Western Ontario | 14 | 1 |
| 80 | Waggoner, Hal | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Tulane | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Woolley, Pete | G, T | 4th (4th) | 24 | Hamilton Wildcats Jr. | 12 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1953 season (Aug. 26, 1953).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.