1953 Toronto Argonauts season

1953 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Frank Clair^[1]
Home field	Varsity Stadium^[2]
Results
Record	5–9–0
Division place	4th, IRFU
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1953 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–9–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Regular season

Standings

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

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	August 26	Alouettes	Varsity Stadium	W 11–9	18,500	1–0–0
2	September 2	@ Alouettes	Delorimier Stadium	L 15–7	13,276	1–1–0
2	September 7	@ Tiger-Cats	Civic Stadium	L 14–12	17,000	1–2–0
3	September 12	Rough Riders	Varsity Stadium	L 20–16	17,459	1–3–0
4	September 16	@ Tiger-Cats	Civic Stadium	W 21–20	14,000	2–3–0
4	September 19	Tiger-Cats	Varsity Stadium	L 12–9	20,382	2–4–0
5	September 26	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	W 18–17	16,000	3–4–0
6	Bye
7	October 10	Tiger-Cats	Varsity Stadium	L 26–0	19,150	3–5–0
7	October 12	@ Tiger-Cats	Civic Stadium	W 30–12	19,069	4–5–0
8	October 18	@ Alouettes	Delorimier Stadium	L 39–11	19,603	4–6–0
9	October 24	Tiger-Cats	Varsity Stadium	W 17–5		5–6–0
10	October 31	Rough Riders	Varsity Stadium	L 20–8	20,187	5–7–0
11	November 7	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	L 13–4		5–8–0
12	November 14	Alouettes	Varsity Stadium	L 27–8	16,153	5–9–0

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References

↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
↑ "1953 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
↑ "1953 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.

Toronto Argonauts

Founded in 1873 Based in Toronto, Ontario

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches First-round draft picks

Stadiums	BMO Field Rogers Centre Exhibition Stadium Varsity Stadium Rosedale Field

Culture and lore	Argonotes Labour Day Classic

Important figures	Doug Flutie Joe Theismann Terry Greer Condredge Holloway Dan Ferrone Dick Shatto Don Moen Paul Masotti Pinball Clemons Damon Allen

Retired numbers	22 31 55 60

Key personnel	Owners: Kilmer Sports and Bell Canada consortium General Manager: Jim Barker Head Coach: Scott Milanovich

Grey Cup Championships (16)	1914 1921 1933 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1950 1952 1983 1991 1996 1997 2004 2012

Eastern Division/IRFU Championships (23)	1911 1912 1914 1920 1921 1922 1933 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1950 1952 1971 1982 1983 1987 1991 1996 1997 2004 2012

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East

Toronto Argonauts seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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

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