1954 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1954 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with an 11–5–0 record and won the 42nd Grey Cup, the first championship in franchise history.
Pre-season
Schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Result |
A | Aug 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–7 | Toronto Argonauts | Win |
A | Aug 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 18–19 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Loss |
B | Aug 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–6 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | Win |
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Regular season
Season Standings
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Result | Record | Pts |
1 | Aug 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 13–21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Loss | 0–1–0 | 0 |
1 | Aug 23 | Edmonton Eskimos | 3–7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Loss | 0–2–0 | 0 |
2 |
Bye | 0–2–0 | 0 |
3 | Sept 6 | BC Lions | 0–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 1–2–0 | 2 |
4 | Sept 11 | Calgary Stampeders | 11–30 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 2–2–0 | 4 |
4 | Sept 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 6–20 | Calgary Stampeders | Loss | 2–3–0 | 4 |
5 | Sept 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23–13 | BC Lions | Win | 3–3–0 | 6 |
6 | Sept 25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8–12 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 4–3–0 | 8 |
7 | Sept 27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 8–6 | Edmonton Eskimos | Loss | 4–4–0 | 8 |
8 | Oct 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 13–12 | Calgary Stampeders | Win | 5–4–0 | 10 |
8 | Oct 4 | Calgary Stampeders | 21–6 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 6–4–0 | 12 |
9 | Oct 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–5 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Win | 7–4–0 | 14 |
9 | Oct 11 | Edmonton Eskimos | 12–2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Loss | 7–5–0 | 14 |
10 | Oct 16 | BC Lions | 3–31 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 8–5–0 | 16 |
10 | Oct 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–0 | BC Lions | Win | 9–5–0 | 18 |
11 | Oct 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 19–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 10–5–0 | 20 |
11 | Oct 25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12–21 | Edmonton Eskimos | Win | 11–5–0 | 22 |
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Playoffs
Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Result |
Western Final #1 | Nov 6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3–9 | Edmonton Eskimos | | Win |
Western Final #2 | Nov 11 | Edmonton Eskimos | 6–12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | Loss |
Western Final #3 | Nov 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5–10 | Edmonton Eskimos | | Win |
Grey Cup Semi-Final | Nov 20 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | 6–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | | Win |
Grey Cup | Nov 27 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26–25 | Montreal Alouettes | | Win |
Grey Cup
Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
Edmonton Eskimos |
11 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
26 |
Montreal Alouettes |
6 |
12 |
1 |
6 |
25 |
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References
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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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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
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Edmonton portal
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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 | |
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Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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Western Division championships (23) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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Edmonton portal
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Canadian football portal
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- President: Ken Montgomery
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