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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Anderson, Chuck | C, LB | 5th (1st) | 34 ‡ | Ohio State | 14 |
| 71 | Anthony, Mike | E | 8th (5th) | 32 ‡ | 12 | |
| 41 | Baker, Ron | C, LB | R (1st) | 21 | Ottawa Seconds Jr. | 9 |
| Barry, Jack | HB | R (1st) | 25 | Midwestern State | 1 | |
| 60 | Bashak, Walt | G, T | 2nd (2nd) | 24 ‡ | McMaster | 8 |
| 40 | Bitkowski, Bruno | C, LB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Ottawa | 14 |
| 64 | Bove, John | G | 3rd (3rd) | 29 | West Virginia | 4 |
| 89 | Cummings, Bruce | HB, P | 4th (4th) | 26 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 10 |
| 99 | Cunningham, Bob | FB | 5th (1st) | 25 | Port Credit HS (Mississauga, ON) | 12 |
| 68 | Dunlap, Jake | G, T | 9th (6th) | 28 | 7 | |
| 77 | Flowers, Bernie | E | R (1st) | 23 | Purdue | 13 |
| 98 | Fochuk, Steve | HB | R (1st) | 22 ‡ | Hamilton Panthers Int. | 4 |
| 69 | Gearding, Jack | T | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Xavier (OH) | 3 |
| 84 | Hollingworth, Don | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 21 ‡ | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 13 |
| 76 | Karpuk, Pete | E, HB | 6th (6th) | 26 ‡ | Central Tech HS (Toronto, ON) | 5 |
| 52 | Kennedy, Stu | C, G | R (1st) | 22 | Queen's | 6 |
| 68 | Kissell, John | T | R (1st) | 30 | Boston College | 14 |
| 72 | Lawson, Alex | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Toronto (UofT) | 1 |
| 56 | Lefebvre, Gerry | G | 6th (6th) | 28 ‡ | Tech HS (Ottawa, ON) | 14 |
| 54 | MacDonell, Benny | G, T | 5th (5th) | 23 ‡ | Quebec Swimmers Int. | 12 |
| 80 | O'Malley, Tom | QB, P | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | Cincinnati | 14 |
| 95 | Ponton, Alex Jr. | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | McMaster | 13 |
| 81 | Roberts, Gene “Choo-Choo” | HB, K | 3rd (2nd) | 30 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14 |
| 61 | Rowland, Ed | T | R (1st) | 23 | Oklahoma | 9 |
| 93 | Rumball, Bob | HB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Toronto (UofT) | 11 |
| 75 | Salata, Paul “Slats” | E | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Southern California (USC) | 4 |
| 70 | Simpson, Bob | E | 4th (4th) | 23 | Western Ontario | 13 |
| 69 | Smith, Roy “Looney” | G | R (1st) | 25 | Tennessee | 8 |
| 88 | Stone, Avatus | HB, K | R (1st) | 22 | Syracuse | 13 |
| -- | Stracina, Joe Jr. | G, T | R (2nd) | 23 | Lakeshore Flyers Int. | 0 |
| 85 | Tamowski, Hank | FW, HB | R (1st) | 23 | Toronto (UofT) | 5 |
| 82 | Turner, Howie | HB | 7th (7th) | 30 | North Carolina State | 14 |
| 53 | Upton, Joe | T | R (1st) | 28 ‡ | Toronto (UofT) | 11 |
| 55 | Vaughan, Kaye | G, T | R (1st) | 22 | Tulsa | 12 |
| 66 | Wagoner, John | G | 6th (6th) | 30 | North Carolina State | 14 |
| 73 | Welton, John | E | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Wake Forest | 14 |
| 87 | Yablonski, Ed | FW | R (1st) | 23 ‡ | Detroit Mercy | 14 |
† – Age at start of 1953 season (Aug. 26, 1953).
‡ – Exact birth date unknown. Age is approximate and may be ±1 year or more.