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1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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Canadian football team season

1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1952 Other seasons 1954 →

The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	Aug 15	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–18	0–1
A	Aug 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 9–12	0–2

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	14	8	6	0	292	229	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	8	6	0	229	243	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	7	7	0	266	238	14
Toronto Argonauts	14	5	9	0	172	249	10

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	Aug 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–14	0–1
2	2	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 26–6	1–1
3	3	Sept 12	at Toronto Argonauts	W 20–16	2–1
4	4	Sept 16	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 22–13	3–1
4	4	Sept 20	at Montreal Alouettes	L 21–37	3–2
5	6	Sept 26	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–18	3–3
6	7	Oct 3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 31–6	4–3
7	8	Oct 10	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 6–24	4–4
7	9	Oct 11	at Montreal Alouettes	L 18–26	4–5
8	10	Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–33	4–6
9	11	Oct 25	at Montreal Alouettes	W 30–15	5–6
10	12	Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	W 20–8	6–6
11	13	Nov 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 13–4	7–6
12	14	Nov 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 8–18	7–7

References

"CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
"1953 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders
Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Rough Riders records Ottawa records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium
Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic
Important figures	Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips
Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77
Dominion Championships (3)	1898 1900 1902
Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976
Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981
See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

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Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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