1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1953 8–6 2nd, East Carl Voyles Civic Stadium Won Grey Cup Tiger-Cats seasons 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 Regular season 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 16Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 266 238 14Toronto Argonauts 14 5 9 0 172 249 10 Season schedule 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 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1953irfuham.html 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives Playoffs Schedule 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 Grey Cup Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 6 0 6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 0 6 0 12https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1953 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1953 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130819152552/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1953 2013-08-19 dead References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1953 in sports in Ontario