1954 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerAl Anderson
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st, WIFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

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

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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 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 271 165 16
BC Lions 16 1 15 0 100 345 2

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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

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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 25

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References

  1. ^ a b "1954 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "1954 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  4. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1954 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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