1954 Edmonton Eskimos season

1954 Edmonton Eskimos season
Head coach Pop Ivy
Home field Clarke Stadium
Results
Record 11–5–0
Division place 1st, WIFU
Playoff finish Won 42nd Grey Cup

The 1954 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5–0 record and won the 42nd Grey Cup, the first championship in franchise history.

Pre-season

Schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home Result
A Aug 13 Edmonton Eskimos 16–7 Toronto Argonauts Win
A Aug 16 Edmonton Eskimos 18–19 Ottawa Rough Riders Loss
B Aug 18 Edmonton Eskimos 28–6 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Win

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Regular season

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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Season schedule

Week Date Visitor Score Home Result Record Pts
1 Aug 21 Edmonton Eskimos 13–21 Saskatchewan Roughriders Loss 0–1–0 0
1 Aug 23 Edmonton Eskimos 3–7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Loss 0–2–0 0
2 Bye 0–2–0 0
3 Sept 6 BC Lions 0–34 Edmonton Eskimos Win 1–2–0 2
4 Sept 11 Calgary Stampeders 11–30 Edmonton Eskimos Win 2–2–0 4
4 Sept 13 Edmonton Eskimos 6–20 Calgary Stampeders Loss 2–3–0 4
5 Sept 20 Edmonton Eskimos 23–13 BC Lions Win 3–3–0 6
6 Sept 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8–12 Edmonton Eskimos Win 4–3–0 8
7 Sept 27 Saskatchewan Roughriders 8–6 Edmonton Eskimos Loss 4–4–0 8
8 Oct 2 Edmonton Eskimos 13–12 Calgary Stampeders Win 5–4–0 10
8 Oct 4 Calgary Stampeders 21–6 Edmonton Eskimos Win 6–4–0 12
9 Oct 9 Edmonton Eskimos 16–5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Win 7–4–0 14
9 Oct 11 Edmonton Eskimos 12–2 Saskatchewan Roughriders Loss 7–5–0 14
10 Oct 16 BC Lions 3–31 Edmonton Eskimos Win 8–5–0 16
10 Oct 18 Edmonton Eskimos 22–0 BC Lions Win 9–5–0 18
11 Oct 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 19–24 Edmonton Eskimos Win 10–5–0 20
11 Oct 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12–21 Edmonton Eskimos Win 11–5–0 22

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Playoffs

Week Date Visitor Score Home OT Result
Western Final #1 Nov 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3–9 Edmonton Eskimos Win
Western Final #2 Nov 11 Edmonton Eskimos 6–12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Loss
Western Final #3 Nov 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5–10 Edmonton Eskimos Win
Grey Cup Semi-Final Nov 20 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 6–38 Edmonton Eskimos Win
Grey Cup Nov 27 Edmonton Eskimos 26–25 Montreal Alouettes Win

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Edmonton Eskimos 11 3 0 12 26
Montreal Alouettes 6 12 1 6 25

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1954/time_zone/0
  2. 1 2 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifuedm.html
  3. ↑ http://cfl.ca/standings/1954/reg
  4. ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1954
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