1953 Montreal Alouettes (IRFU) |
| 1st place 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Douglas Walker |
| Jimmy Dunn | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/14/1953 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6-16 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 17582 | |
| Mon | 8/17/1953 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 17-12 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 10644 | |
| Wed | 8/26/1953 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 9-11 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18000 | |
| Wed | 9/2/1953 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 15-7 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 13267 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1953 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6-26 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 12000 | |
| Fri | 9/11/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17-0 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 13215 | |
| Wed | 9/16/1953 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13-22 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15155 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1953 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 37-21 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 16902 | |
| Sat | 9/26/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 15-20 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sat | 10/10/1953 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24-6 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15482 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1953 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 26-18 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 15462 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1953 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 39-11 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 19603 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1953 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 15-30 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 16115 | |
| Sat | 10/31/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18-31 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 31-18 | W | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 12085 | |
| Sat | 11/14/1953 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 27-8 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 16153 | |
| IRFU Final #1 | |||||||||
| Wed | 11/18/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12-37 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 16000 | |
| IRFU Final #2 | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/22/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11-22 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 18070 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 80 | Phil Adrian | HB-FW-FB | 6-0 | 190 | 20 | none | 14 | |
| 62 | Jack Barger | T | 6-1 | 210 | 28 | Nevada-Reno; New Mexico | 3 | |
| 81 | Johnny Blaicher | FW | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | none | 14 | |
| 52 | Ed Bradley | OG | 6-0 | 212 | 27 | Wake Forest | 13 | |
| 61 | Herb Capozzi | T | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | British Columbia | 13 | |
| 51 | Ray Cicia | T-G | 5-10 | 212 | 25 | Wake Forest | 7 | |
| 65 | Bruce Coulter | QB | 6-0 | 170 | 26 | none | 14 | |
| 60 | Tex Coulter | OT-DT | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Army | 11 | |
| 91 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | 5-10 | 182 | 32 | Cornell | 14 | |
| 92 | Sam Etcheverry | QB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Denver | 14 | |
| 89 | Cec Findlay | HB-FB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | McGill | 8 | |
| 53 | Des Findlay | G | 5-9 | 210 | 26 | none | 10 | |
| 46 | Millar Gallow | C-LB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Western Ontario | 13 | |
| 48 | Tom Hugo | C | 5-10 | 211 | 23 | Denver | 13 | |
| 84 | Chuck Hunsinger | HB | 6-0 | 188 | 28 | Florida | 14 | |
| 86 | Dan Johnson | HB | 5-10 | 198 | Royal Military College | 1 | ||
| 57 | Mike Kovac | G | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Western Ontario | 7 | |
| 88 | Tommy Manastersky | HB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | none | 12 | |
| 47 | Joe McCutcheon | C-LB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Washington & Lee | 1 | |
| 74 | Doug McNichol | DE | 6-4 | 226 | 23 | Western Ontario | 14 | |
| 98 | George McPhail | HB | 5-9 | 165 | 24 | none | 1 | |
| 67 | Marv Meirowitz | T | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Syracuse; McGill | 8 | |
| 72 | Jim Miller | E | 5-11 | 221 | 21 | McGill | 12 | |
| 83 | Jim Mitchener | FW | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | McGill | 14 | |
| 77 | Tom Moran | LB | 6-1 | 193 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Red O'Quinn | OE | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | Wake Forest | 14 | |
| 82 | Joey Pal | FW | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | 13 | ||
| 79 | Ray Poole | E | 6-3 | 215 | 32 | Mississippi; North Carolina; Mississippi | 14 | |
| 42 | Jack Rogers | C | 5-8 | 195 | 24 | none | 1 | |
| 99 | Joe Scott | HB | 6-1 | 198 | 27 | Texas A&M; San Francisco | 2 | |
| 64 | Juan Sheridan | G | 5-9 | 217 | 28 | 11 | ||
| 87 | Bill Smith | HB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| 63 | Jim Staton | T | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Wake Forest | 1 | |
| 66 | Dave Tomlinson | T | 6-0 | 220 | 27 | McGill | 14 | |
| 56 | Herb Trawick | G | 5-10 | 245 | 32 | Kentucky State | 14 | |
| 78 | Virgil Wagner | FB-LB | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Millikin | 14 | |
| 86 | Alex Webster | HB | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | North Carolina State | 7 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Doug McNichol | E | Western Ontario |
| 2 | 5 | Bill Bewley | HB | Toronto |
| 3 | 9 | Jim Miller | E | McGill |
| 4 | 13 | Millar Gallow | C | Western Ontario |
| 5 | 17 | John Varcoe | G | Queen's |
| 6 | 21 | Jim McCracken | T | McMaster |
| 7 | 25 | Garnet Bertrand | G | McGill |
| 8 | 29 | Don Menard | HB | McGill |
| 9 | 33 | Don Ball | HB | Queen's |
| 10 | 37 | Bill Burley | FB | Toronto |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 66 | 67 | 97 | 62 | |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 61 | 75 | 60 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Poole | 2 | 38 | - | - | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81 | ||||
| Chuck Hunsinger | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | ||||
| Red O'Quinn | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Joey Pal | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Alex Webster | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Phil Adrian | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Jim Miller | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Ed Bradley | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tom Hugo | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Joe Scott | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Virgil Wagner | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tex Coulter | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Juan Sheridan | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Herb Capozzi | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 42 | 38 | 42 | 90.5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 292 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 229 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hunsinger | 6 | ||||
| Alex Webster | 4 | ||||
| Sam Etcheverry | 2 | ||||
| Phil Adrian | 1 | ||||
| Joe Scott | 1 | ||||
| Virgil Wagner | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 15 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Etcheverry | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 21 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red O'Quinn | 8 | ||||
| Joey Pal | 6 | ||||
| Chuck Hunsinger | 4 | ||||
| Ray Poole | 2 | ||||
| Alex Webster | 2 | ||||
| Phil Adrian | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 23 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Bradley | 1 | ||||||
| Tom Hugo | 1 | ||||||
| Jim Miller | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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