1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 8–6 record and won the Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This was their first Grey Cup as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the eighth won by teams based in Hamilton.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
A	Aug 14	Calgary Stampeders	L 18–19	0–1	12,500
A	Aug 17	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 21–12	1–1	10,000

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	Aug 29	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 14–10	1–0	12,000
2	Sept 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 14–12	2–0	17,000
3	Sept 11	at Montreal Alouettes	L 0–17	2–1	13,215
4	Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 20–21	2–2
4	Sept 19	at Toronto Argonauts	W 12–9	3–2	20,382
5	Sept 26	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 20–15	4–2	16,000
6	Oct 3	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 6–31	4–3	15,500
7	Oct 10	at Toronto Argonauts	W 26–0	5–3
8	Oct 12	Toronto Argonauts	L 12–30	5–4	19,069
9	Oct 17	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 33–24	6–4	13,500
10	Oct 24	at Toronto Argonauts	L 5–17	6–5	19,437
11	Oct 31	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 31–18	7–5	17,000
12	Nov 8	at Montreal Alouettes	L 18–31	7–6	12,085
13	Nov 14	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 18–8	8–6	18,000

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
IRFU Final #1	Nov 18	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 37–12	16,000
IRFU Final #2	Nov 22	at Montreal Alouettes	W 22–11	18,070
Grey Cup	Nov 28	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 12–6	27,313

Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	0	6	0	6
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	6	0	6	0	12

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Defeated the Buffalo Bills in 1961
Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Carl Voyles Ben Zambiasi
Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford
Key personnel	Owner: Hamilton Sports Group Chairman: Bob Young General manager: Ted Goveia Head coach: Scott Milanovich
Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999
East Division championships (22)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014 2019 2021
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41st Grey Cup champions
Eddie Bevan Dick Brown Bob Dawson Cam Fraser Lou Kusserow Tip Logan Vince Mazza Chet Miksza Pete Neumann Vito Ragazzo Vince Scott Butch Songin Ralph Toohy Art Darch Alex Muzyka Bill Berezowski Bob Cross Jerry MacTaggart Royal Bailey Jake Gaudaur Bernie Custis Pete Wooley Buster Brown Bob Garside Ray Truant Merle Hapes Quincy Armstrong Fred Ruish Ron Murphy Don Beatty Duncan Ellis Billy Graham Head coach: Carl M. Voyles

v t e 1953 Canadian football season by team
Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Ontario Rugby Football Union	Brantford Kitchener-Waterloo Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach
See also	1953 CFL Draft 41st Grey Cup