The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A Aug 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–18 0–1 A Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–12 0–2
Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Alouettes 14 8 6 0 292 229 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 6 0 229 243 16Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 266 238 14Toronto Argonauts 14 5 9 0 172 249 10
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–14 0–1 2 2 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–6 1–1 3 3 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–16 2–1 4 4 Sept 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–13 3–1 4 4 Sept 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–37 3–2 5 6 Sept 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–18 3–3 6 7 Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–6 4–3 7 8 Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 6–24 4–4 7 9 Oct 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–26 4–5 8 10 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–33 4–6 9 11 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–15 5–6 10 12 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–8 6–6 11 13 Nov 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–4 7–6 12 14 Nov 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–18 7–7
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