1954 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 1954 11–5 1st, WIFU Al Anderson Pop Ivy Clarke Stadium Won Grey Cup Eskimos seasons The 1954 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5 record and won the 42nd Grey Cup, the first championship in franchise history. Pre-season Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium 10,000 A Mon, Aug 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–19 2–2 Landsdowne Park Stadium 8,000 B Wed, Aug 18 at Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 28–6 2–1 4,500 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1954/time_zone/0 1954 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://archive.today/20130115084826/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1954/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 deadhttp://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifuedm.html 1954 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - The Pro Football Archives www.profootballarchives.com Regular season Standings + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 255 163 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 4 2 239 204 22 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 6 2 202 190 18Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 271 165 16BC Lions 16 1 15 0 100 345 2 http://cfl.ca/standings/1954/reg CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2011-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090915174638/http://cfl.ca/standings/1954/reg 2009-09-15 dead Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Aug 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–21 0–1 Taylor Field 12,000 1 2 Mon, Aug 23 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–7 0–2 Winnipeg Stadium 17,385 2 Bye 3 3 Mon, Sept 6 BC Lions W 12–6 1–2 Clarke Stadium 18,000 4 4 Sat, Sept 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–11 2–2 Clarke Stadium 18,795 4 5 Mon, Sept 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–20 2–3 Mewata Stadium 15,090 5 6 Mon, Sept 20 at BC Lions W 23–13 3–3 Empire Stadium 21,186 6 7 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–8 4–3 Clarke Stadium 17,841 7 8 Mon, Sept 27 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–8 4–4 Clarke Stadium 15,161 8 9 Sat, Oct 2 at Calgary Stampeders W 13–12 5–4 Mewata Stadium 10,000 8 10 Mon, Oct 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 21–6 6–4 Clarke Stadium 17,000 9 11 Sat, Oct 9 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–5 7–4 Winnipeg Stadium 18,538 9 12 Mon, Oct 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 2–12 7–5 Taylor Field 14,778 10 13 Sat, Oct 16 vs. BC Lions W 31–3 8–5 Clarke Stadium 15,000 10 14 Mon, Oct 18 at BC Lions W 22–0 9–5 Empire Stadium 13,136 11 15 Sat, Oct 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–19 10–5 Clarke Stadium 18,236 11 16 Mon, Oct 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–12 11–5 Clarke Stadium 19,000 Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Western Final #1 Sat, Nov 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 9–3 1–0 Clarke Stadium 19,817 Western Final #2 Thu, Nov 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–12 1–1 Winnipeg Stadium 20,933 Western Final #3 Sat, Nov 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 2–1 Clarke Stadium 17,000 Grey Cup Semi-Final Sat, Nov 20 vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 38–6 3–1 Clarke Stadium 8,000 42nd Grey Cup Sat, Nov 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 4–1 Varsity Stadium 27,321 Grey Cup Teams 1 2 3 4 Final Edmonton Eskimos 11 3 0 12 26 Montreal Alouettes 6 12 1 6 25https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1954 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1954 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130819160428/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1954 2013-08-19 dead References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:1954 Canadian football season by team Category:1954 in sports in Alberta