1953 Calgary Stampeders season

1953 Calgary Stampeders season
Head coach	Bob Snyder
Home stadium	Mewata Stadium
Results
Record	3–12–1
Division place	4th
Playoffs	did not qualify

The 1953 Calgary Stampeders finished in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 3–12–1 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	12	4	0	276	157	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	8	7	1	243	239	17
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	8	8	0	226	226	16
Calgary Stampeders	16	3	12	1	190	313	7

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
	1	Sat, Aug 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–17	1–0	Taylor Field	14,000
	2	Mon, Aug 31	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 10–16	1–1	Winnipeg Stadium	16,108
	3	Sat, Sept 5	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 6–18	1–2	Mewata Stadium	15,000
	4	Mon, Sept 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 5–19	1–3	Clarke Stadium	15,500
	5	Sat, Sept 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 23–14	2–3	Mewata Stadium	12,000
	6	Mon, Sept 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 2–34	2–4	Mewata Stadium	14,000
	7	Sat, Sept 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 15–16	2–5	Winnipeg Stadium	16,578
	8	Sat, Sept 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 6–15	2–6	Clarke Stadium	15,000
	9	Mon, Sept 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 12–21	2–7	Mewata Stadium	12,000
	10	Sat, Oct 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–24	2–8	Winnipeg Stadium	16,548
	11	Mon, Oct 5	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 9–8	3–8	Taylor Field	11,116
	12	Sat, Oct 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–34	3–9	Mewata Stadium
	13	Mon, Oct 12	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 6–22	3–10	Clarke Stadium	15,500
	14	Sat, Oct 17	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 18–24	3–11	Mewata Stadium	12,000
	15	Mon, Oct 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–18	3–12	Mewata Stadium	10,000
	16	Sat, Oct 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	T 13–13	3–12–1	Mewata Stadium	10,000

Awards and records

• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – John Henry Johnson