Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Sat Aug 15 9:00 PM
OTT 11 @ WPG 18 L  
Ex
Mon Aug 17 11:45 PM
OTT 9 @ EDM 12 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sat Aug 29 2:00 PM
OTT 10 @ HAM 14 L  
2
Sat Sep 5 2:30 PM
MTL 6 @ OTT 26 W  
3
Sat Sep 12 2:15 PM
OTT 20 @ TOR 16 W  
4
Wed Sep 16 8:30 PM
MTL 13 @ OTT 22 W  
4
Sun Sep 20 2:00 PM
OTT 21 @ MTL 37 L  
5
Sat Sep 26 2:15 PM
TOR 18 @ OTT 17 L  
6
Sat Oct 3 2:15 PM
HAM 6 @ OTT 31 W  
7
Sat Oct 10 2:15 PM
MTL 24 @ OTT 6 L  
7
Sun Oct 11 2:15 PM
OTT 18 @ MTL 26 L  
8
Sat Oct 17 2:15 PM
HAM 33 @ OTT 24 L  
9
Sun Oct 25 2:15 PM
OTT 30 @ MTL 15 W  
10
Sat Oct 31 2:00 PM
OTT 20 @ TOR 8 W  
11
Sat Nov 7 2:00 PM
TOR 4 @ OTT 13 W  
12
Sat Nov 14 2:00 PM
OTT 8 @ HAM 18 L  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 7 7 0 14 266 238 L1 3-3-0
    Home 7 4 3 0 8 139 104 W1 3-3-0
    Visitor 7 3 4 0 6 127 134 L1 3-3-0

Full 1953 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 6 (4-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 7 (2-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 5 (2-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 8 (5-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0)
After 3rd 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.510 4-3-0 (7) 3-4-0 (7)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.571
Montreal Alouettes (6) 0.571
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.357
19531952 +/-
Average Combined Score 36.00 -0.50
Average Winning Score 23.14 +0.54
Average Losing Score 14.86 +2.43
Average Home Score 19.86 +7.19
Average Visitor Score 18.14 -2.52
Average Margin of Victory 13.43 +5.63
Average Margin of Loss 9.43 -1.57
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 139 (19.9) 127 (18.1) 266 (19.0)
Opponent 134 (19.1) 104 (14.9) 238 (17.0)
1st Ottawa 19 (2.7) 19 (2.7) 38 (2.7)
Opponent 18 (2.6) 28 (4.0) 46 (3.3)
2nd Ottawa 39 (5.6) 38 (5.4) 77 (5.5)
Opponent 23 (3.3) 38 (5.4) 61 (4.4)
3rd Ottawa 30 (4.3) 39 (5.6) 69 (4.9)
Opponent 45 (6.4) 19 (2.7) 64 (4.6)
4th Ottawa 51 (7.3) 31 (4.4) 82 (5.9)
Opponent 48 (6.9) 19 (2.7) 67 (4.8)
Head Coach
1953 Player Awards and Nominations
1953 Most Outstanding
1953 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2 (2)   Joe Harris (MW) Toronto (UofT)
2–2 (6)   Stu Kennedy (MW) Queen's
3–2 (10)   Tony Arnoldi (E) Queen's
4–2 (14)   Hank Tamowski (E) Toronto (UofT)
5–2 (18)   Ken Atwood (HB) Queen's
6–2 (22)   Cameron Kenney (HB) McGill
7–2 (26)   Clive Bynoe (G) McMaster
8–2 (30)   Pete Johnston (G) Queen's
9–2 (34)   Bill Gatfield (HB) Queen's
10–2 (38)   Walter Waddell (G) Queen's

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