1953 Ottawa Rough Riders 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

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