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

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResult
AAug 13Edmonton Eskimos16–7Toronto ArgonautsWin
AAug 16Edmonton Eskimos18–19Ottawa Rough RidersLoss
BAug 18Edmonton Eskimos28–6Kitchener-Waterloo DutchmenWin

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Regular season

Season Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos16115025516322
Saskatchewan Roughriders16104223920422
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1686220219018
Calgary Stampeders1688027116516
BC Lions1611501003452

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Season schedule

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeResultRecordPts
1Aug 21Edmonton Eskimos13–21Saskatchewan RoughridersLoss0–1–00
1Aug 23Edmonton Eskimos3–7Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss0–2–00
2 Bye0–2–00
3Sept 6BC Lions0–34Edmonton EskimosWin1–2–02
4Sept 11Calgary Stampeders11–30Edmonton EskimosWin2–2–04
4Sept 13Edmonton Eskimos6–20Calgary StampedersLoss2–3–04
5Sept 20Edmonton Eskimos23–13BC LionsWin3–3–06
6Sept 25Winnipeg Blue Bombers8–12Edmonton EskimosWin4–3–08
7Sept 27Saskatchewan Roughriders8–6Edmonton EskimosLoss4–4–08
8Oct 2Edmonton Eskimos13–12Calgary StampedersWin5–4–010
8Oct 4Calgary Stampeders21–6Edmonton EskimosWin6–4–012
9Oct 9Edmonton Eskimos16–5Winnipeg Blue BombersWin7–4–014
9Oct 11Edmonton Eskimos12–2Saskatchewan RoughridersLoss7–5–014
10Oct 16BC Lions3–31Edmonton EskimosWin8–5–016
10Oct 18Edmonton Eskimos22–0BC LionsWin9–5–018
11Oct 23Saskatchewan Roughriders19–24Edmonton EskimosWin10–5–020
11Oct 25Winnipeg Blue Bombers12–21Edmonton EskimosWin11–5–022

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Playoffs

WeekDateVisitorScoreHomeOTResult
Western Final #1Nov 6Winnipeg Blue Bombers3–9Edmonton EskimosWin
Western Final #2Nov 11Edmonton Eskimos6–12Winnipeg Blue BombersLoss
Western Final #3Nov 13Winnipeg Blue Bombers5–10Edmonton EskimosWin
Grey Cup Semi-FinalNov 20Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen6–38Edmonton EskimosWin
Grey CupNov 27Edmonton Eskimos26–25Montreal AlouettesWin

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 https://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. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1954
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