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 3rd place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Preseason

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