Canadian football team season
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
- ^ a b "1954 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ^ a b "1954 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ "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.
Western Interprovicial Football Union | |
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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union | |
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Ontario Rugby Football Union | - Kitchener-Waterloo
- Sarnia
- Toronto Balmy Beach
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See also | |
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Edmonton Elks seasons |
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
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Edmonton Elks |
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- Founded in 1949
- Based in Edmonton, Alberta
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Franchise | |
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Stadiums | |
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Lore | |
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Important figures | |
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Key personnel | - Owners: Community owned
- General Manager: Chris Jones
- Head Coach: Chris Jones
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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West Division championships (23) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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Edmonton Eskimos 42nd Grey Cup champions |
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- General Manager: Al Anderson
- President: Ken Montgomery
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