1954 Edmonton Eskimos season

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1954 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldClarke Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st, WIFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
  • ← 1953
  • Eskimos seasons
  • 1955 →

The 1954 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st 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[]

Week Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance
A Aug 13 @ Toronto Argonauts W 16–7 Varsity Stadium 10,000
A Aug 16 @ Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–19 Landsdowne Park Stadium 8,000
B Aug 18 @ Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 28–6 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 Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance Record
1 Aug 21 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–21 Taylor Field 12,000 0–1
1 Aug 23 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 3–7 Winnipeg Stadium 17,385 0–2
2 Bye 0–2
3 Sept 6 BC Lions W 12–6 Clarke Stadium 18,000 1–2
4 Sept 11 Calgary Stampeders season W 30–11 Clarke Stadium 18,795 2–2
4 Sept 13 @ Calgary Stampeders L 6–20 Mewata Stadium 15,090 2–3
5 Sept 20 @ BC Lions W 23–13 Empire Stadium 21,186 3–3
6 Sept 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 12–8 Clarke Stadium 17,841 4–3
7 Sept 27 Saskatchewan Roughriders L 6–8 Clarke Stadium 15,161 4–4
8 Oct 2 @ Calgary Stampeders W 13–12 Mewata Stadium 10,000 5–4
8 Oct 4 Calgary Stampeders W 21–6 Clarke Stadium 17,000 6–4
9 Oct 9 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–5 Winnipeg Stadium 18,538 7–4
9 Oct 11 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 2–12 Taylor Field 14,778 7–5
10 Oct 16 BC Lions W 31–3 Clarke Stadium 15,000 8–5
10 Oct 18 @ BC Lions W 22–0 Empire Stadium 13,136 9–5
11 Oct 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–19 Clarke Stadium 18,236 10–5
11 Oct 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–12 Clarke Stadium 19,000 11–5

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Playoffs[]

Week Date Opponent Score Venue Attendance
Western Final #1 Nov 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 9–3 Clarke Stadium 19,817
Western Final #2 Nov 11 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–12 Winnipeg Stadium 20,933
Western Final #3 Nov 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–5 Clarke Stadium 17,000
Grey Cup Semi-Final Nov 20 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen W 38–6 Clarke Stadium 8,000
Grey Cup Nov 27 @ Montreal Alouettes W 26–25 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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