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 16Calgary 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
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