Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
Ex
Fri Aug 14 8:30 PM
SSK 16 @ MTL 6 W 17,852  
Ex
Mon Aug 17 8:30 PM
SSK 12 @ HAM 21 L 10,000  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1
Sat Aug 29 7:15 PM
CGY 29 @ SSK 17 L 14,000  
1
Mon Aug 31 7:15 PM
EDM 19 @ SSK 17 L 11,030  
2
Fri Sep 4 9:30 PM
SSK 6 @ WPG 13 L 16,000  
2
Mon Sep 7 4:30 PM
WPG 19 @ SSK 23 W 14,904  
3
Sat Sep 12 11:30 PM
SSK 1 @ EDM 13 L 15,300  
3
Mon Sep 14 11:30 PM
SSK 34 @ CGY 2 W 13,000  
4
Sat Sep 19 6:30 PM
EDM 12 @ SSK 6 L 13,024  
5
Sat Sep 26 6:30 PM
WPG 15 @ SSK 21 W 12,446  
5
Mon Sep 28 9:00 PM
SSK 2 @ WPG 19 L 16,400  
6
Sat Oct 3 4:30 PM
EDM 13 @ SSK 19 W 12,646  
6
Mon Oct 5 9:00 PM
CGY 9 @ SSK 8 L 11,116  
7
Sat Oct 10 9:00 PM
SSK 18 @ WPG 13 W 16,000  
7
Mon Oct 12 4:30 PM
WPG 13 @ SSK 14 W 15,565  
8
Sat Oct 17 10:30 PM
SSK 24 @ CGY 18 W 12,000  
8
Mon Oct 19 10:30 PM
SSK 20 @ EDM 19 W 15,000  
9
Sat Oct 24 10:30 PM
SSK 13 @ CGY 13 T 10,000  
12Bye
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result Attendance TV
P1
Wed Oct 28 9:00 PM
SSK 5 @ WPG 43 L 16,827  
P1
Sat Oct 31 4:00 PM
WPG 17 @ SSK 18 W 14,000  
33Bye
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 8 7 1 17 243 239 T1 4-1-1
    Home 8 4 4 0 8 125 129 W1 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 4 3 1 9 118 110 T1 4-1-1

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 (2-1-0) 3 (1-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 2 (1-0-1) 4 (1-3-0) 5 (4-1-0) 5 (2-2-1) 6 (2-4-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 5 (4-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 7 (6-0-1) 1 (1-0-0) 8 (1-7-0)
After 3rd 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 3 (2-0-1) 2 (2-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 6 (5-0-1) 3 (3-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (8-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.490 4-4-0 (8) 4-3-1 (8)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Calgary Stampeders (5) 0.219
Edmonton Elks (5) 0.750
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6) 0.500
19531952 +/-
Average Combined Score 30.13 -6.06
Average Winning Score 21.63 -3.04
Average Losing Score 8.14 -2.78
Average Home Score 15.63 +3.50
Average Visitor Score 14.75 -0.12
Average Margin of Victory 7.63 -3.38
Average Margin of Loss 8.14 -5.70
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Saskatchewan 125 (15.6) 118 (14.8) 243 (15.2)
Opponent 110 (13.8) 129 (16.1) 239 (14.9)
1st Saskatchewan 41 (5.1) 30 (3.8) 71 (4.4)
Opponent 44 (5.5) 41 (5.1) 85 (5.3)
2nd Saskatchewan 19 (2.4) 40 (5.0) 59 (3.7)
Opponent 9 (1.1) 27 (3.4) 36 (2.3)
3rd Saskatchewan 29 (3.6) 28 (3.5) 57 (3.6)
Opponent 25 (3.1) 33 (4.1) 58 (3.6)
4th Saskatchewan 36 (4.5) 20 (2.5) 56 (3.5)
Opponent 32 (4.0) 28 (3.5) 60 (3.8)
Head Coach
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1953 All-Star Selections
6 All-Division Selections
E Mac Speedie
G Francis “Mike” Cassidy
T Martin Ruby
DT Martin Ruby
LB John Wozniak
DHB Bobby Marlow

* – indicates unanimous selection

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