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Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The
1953
Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 8–6 record and won the
Grey Cup over the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This was their first
Grey Cup as the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the eighth won by teams based in
Hamilton.
Preseason
Regular season
Season Standings
Season schedule
Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
1
|
Aug 29
|
vs.
Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 14–10
|
1–0
|
12,000
|
2
|
Sept 7
|
vs.
Toronto Argonauts
|
W 14–12
|
2–0
|
17,000
|
3
|
Sept 11
|
at
Montreal Alouettes
|
L 0–17
|
2–1
|
13,215
|
4
|
Sept 16
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 20–21
|
2–2
|
|
4
|
Sept 19
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 12–9
|
3–2
|
20,382
|
5
|
Sept 26
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 20–15
|
4–2
|
16,000
|
6
|
Oct 3
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
L 6–31
|
4–3
|
15,500
|
7
|
Oct 10
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 26–0
|
5–3
|
|
8
|
Oct 12
|
Toronto Argonauts
|
L 12–30
|
5–4
|
19,069
|
9
|
Oct 17
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 33–24
|
6–4
|
13,500
|
10
|
Oct 24
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
L 5–17
|
6–5
|
19,437
|
11
|
Oct 31
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 31–18
|
7–5
|
17,000
|
12
|
Nov 8
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 18–31
|
7–6
|
12,085
|
13
|
Nov 14
|
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 18–8
|
8–6
|
18,000
|
[1]
Playoffs
Schedule
[1]
Grey Cup
Teams
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Final
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
[2]
References
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Franchise | |
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Stadiums | |
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Culture and lore | |
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Important figures | |
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Legends | |
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (8) | |
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East Division championships (22) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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Western Interprovicial Football Union | |
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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union | |
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Ontario Rugby Football Union | |
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See also | |
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