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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Adrian, Phil | HB | 3rd (3rd) | 20 ‡ | West Hill HS (Montreal, QC) | 14 |
| 62 | Barger, Floyd “Jack” | T | R (1st) | 28 | New Mexico | 3 |
| 81 | Blaicher, John | HB | R (1st) | 23 | Brantford Barons Jr. | 14 |
| 52 | Bradley, Ed II | G | R (1st) | 25 | Wake Forest | 13 |
| 61 | Capozzi, Herb | T | 2nd (1st) | 28 | British Columbia (UBC) | 13 |
| 51 | Cicia, Ray | G | 4th (4th) | 25 | Wake Forest | 7 |
| 65 | Coulter, Bruce | DB, QB | 6th (6th) | 25 | Runnymeade HS (Toronto, ON) | 14 |
| 60 | Coulter, Dewitt “Tex” | T, P | R (1st) | 28 | Army | 11 |
| 91 | Dekdebrun, Al | QB | 4th (1st) | 32 | Cornell | 14 |
| -- | Elsby, Ted | T | — (1st) | 21 | Brantford Barons Jr. | 0 |
| 92 | Etcheverry, Sam “The Rifle” | QB, P | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Denver | 14 |
| 53 | Findlay, Des | G | 3rd (2nd) | 26 | 10 | |
| 89 | Findlay, Cec | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 ‡ | McGill | 8 |
| -- | Forget, Yvon | T | R (2nd) | Unknown | Lakeshore Flyers Jr. | 0 |
| -- | Fraser, Frank | HB | — (1st) | 17 | Tennessee State | 0 |
| 46 | Gallow, Millar | C, LB | R (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 13 |
| 48 | Hugo, Tom Jr. | C, LB | R (1st) | 23 | Denver | 13 |
| 84 | Hunsinger, Chuck | HB | R (1st) | 28 | Florida | 14 |
| 86 | Johnson, Dan | HB | 2nd (2nd) | Unknown | Royal Military College Int. | 1 |
| 57 | Kovac, Mike | G | R (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 7 |
| 88 | Manastersky, Tommy | HB | 7th (7th) | 24 | Holy Cross HS (Montreal, QC) | 12 |
| 47 | McCutcheon, Joe | C | R (1st) | 24 | Washington and Lee | 1 |
| 74 | McNichol, Doug | E | R (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 14 |
| 98 | McPhail, George | HB | 6th (1st) | 24 ‡ | Tech HS (Ottawa, ON) | 1 |
| 67 | Meirowitz, Marv | T | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | McGill | 8 |
| 72 | Miller, Jim | E | R (1st) | 21 | McGill | 12 |
| 83 | Mitchener, Jim | HB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | McGill | 14 |
| 77 | Moran, Tom | E, HB | R (1st) | 21 | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 1 |
| 73 | O'Quinn, John “Red” Jr. | E | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Wake Forest | 14 |
| 82 | Pal, Joey | FW, HB | 7th (6th) | 26 | Concordia | 13 |
| 79 | Poole, Ray | E, HB, K | R (1st) | 32 | Mississippi | 14 |
| -- | Provencher, Pete | HB | R (2nd) | Unknown | Verdun Shamcats Int. | 0 |
| 42 | Rogers, Jack “Buddy” | C | 4th (1st) | 24 ‡ | Hamilton Wildcats Jr. | 1 |
| 99 | Scott, Joe Jr. | HB | R (1st) | 27 | San Francisco | 2 |
| 64 | Sheridan, Juan | C, G | 5th (5th) | 28 | Toronto (UofT) | 11 |
| 87 | Smith, Bill “Nub” | HB | R (1st) | 25 | Wake Forest | 5 |
| 63 | Staton, Jim Jr. | T | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Wake Forest | 1 |
| 66 | Tomlinson, David “Baldy” | T | 4th (2nd) | 27 ‡ | McGill | 14 |
| 56 | Trawick, Herb | G | 8th (8th) | 32 | Kentucky State | 14 |
| 78 | Wagner, Virgil | HB | 8th (8th) | 31 | Millikin | 14 |
| 86 | Webster, Alex | FB | R (1st) | 22 | North Carolina State | 7 |
† – Age at start of 1953 season (Aug. 26, 1953).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.