1953 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU) |
| 4th place • 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Frank Clair |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1953 | H | Toronto Balmy Beach | 36-12 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 6200 | |
| Fri | 8/14/1953 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 16-28 | L | Edmonton, AB | Joseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium | 14000 | |
| Mon | 8/17/1953 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0-24 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 15808 | |
| Wed | 8/26/1953 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 11-9 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 18000 | |
| Wed | 9/2/1953 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 7-15 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 13267 | |
| Mon | 9/7/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12-14 | L | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1953 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16-20 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 17459 | |
| Wed | 9/16/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21-20 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | ||
| Sat | 9/19/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9-12 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 20382 | |
| Sat | 9/26/1953 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18-17 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 16000 | |
| Sat | 10/10/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0-26 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | ||
| Mon | 10/12/1953 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30-12 | W | Hamilton, ON | Civic Stadium | 19069 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1953 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 11-39 | L | Montreal, QC | Delorimier Downs | 19603 | |
| Sat | 10/24/1953 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17-5 | W | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 19437 | |
| Sat | 10/31/1953 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8-20 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 20187 | |
| Sat | 11/7/1953 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 4-13 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 12688 | |
| Sat | 11/14/1953 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 8-27 | L | Toronto, ON | Varsity Stadium | 16153 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Arnett | 61 | T | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | McMaster | 14 | |
| Les Ascott | 52 | G-T | 6-0 | 235 | 32 | 13 | ||
| Jack Barry | HB | 5-10 | 165 | 26 | Midwestern State | 2 | ||
| Billy Bass | 82 | FB | 5-10 | 180 | 31 | Tennessee State; Nevada-Reno | 13 | |
| Pete Bennett | 64 | T | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Fred Black | 53 | C | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | none | 11 | |
| Al Bruno | 70 | E | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Kentucky | 10 | |
| Jack Carpenter | 60 | T | 6-0 | 235 | 30 | Columbia; Missouri; Michigan | 14 | |
| Merv Collins | 58 | G | 6-1 | 220 | 20 | none | 13 | |
| Royal Copeland | 99 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Ulysses Curtis | 81 | HB | 5-10 | 176 | 27 | Florida A&M | 12 | |
| Don Ettinger | 40 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 32 | Kansas | 14 | |
| Hal Faverty | 41 | C | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Wisconsin | 7 | |
| Johnny Fedosoff | 95 | HB | 5-11 | 180 | 21 | none | 13 | |
| Bud Fowler | 79 | E-HB | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | none | 11 | |
| Jack Gray | 90 | HB | 5-10 | 167 | 26 | Toronto | 13 | |
| Marsh Hames | 56 | G | 5-10 | 217 | Toronto | 13 | ||
| Steve Karrys | 88 | FW | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Joe Krol | 85 | QB-K | 6-0 | 200 | 34 | Western Ontario | 3 | |
| Don MacKenzie | 59 | G-T | 5-11 | 241 | 33 | none | 8 | |
| Bob Marshall | 51 | E | 6-0 | 235 | 30 | Michigan; McGill | 3 | |
| Donn Moomaw | 43 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | UCLA | 7 | |
| Bobby Moorhead | 97 | DB | 6-0 | 175 | 21 | Georgia Tech | 2 | |
| Bill O'Connor | 75 | E | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Notre Dame | 5 | |
| Don Panciera | 96 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Boston College; San Francisco | 1 | |
| Lorne Parkin | 66 | T | 6-1 | 215 | 33 | 14 | ||
| Al Pfeifer | 70 | E | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Fordham | 5 | |
| Doug Pyzer | 86 | HB | 5-9 | 175 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Jack Roberts | 50 | G | 5-10 | 207 | 23 | Toronto | 6 | |
| Joe Scudero | 93 | OHB | 5-10 | 173 | 23 | San Francisco | 12 | |
| Art Scullion | 73 | E | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | 14 | ||
| Paul Shannon | 78 | E | 6-0 | 179 | 39 | McMaster | 2 | |
| Bob Shaw | 77 | E | 6-4 | 226 | 32 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Johnny Shore | 58 | C | 6-0 | 206 | 29 | Toronto | 5 | |
| Doug Smylie | 87 | HB | 6-1 | 197 | 31 | none | 13 | |
| Rod Smylie | 84 | FW | 5-11 | 187 | 29 | none | 9 | |
| Ted Toogood | 89 | S | 5-9 | 164 | 29 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Ron Watton | 41 | C | 6-1 | 219 | 21 | none | 1 | |
| Nobby Wirkowski | 80 | QB | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Geoff Crain | QB | McGill |
| 2 | 7 | Lee Munn | T | McMaster |
| 3 | 11 | Don Griffin | HB | Queen's |
| 4 | 15 | Gerry Feaster | T | Western Ontario |
| 5 | 19 | Al Haig | HB | Toronto |
| 6 | 23 | Paul Shannon | FB | McMaster |
| 7 | 27 | Don Williams | QB | McGill |
| 8 | 31 | Bud Foster | G | McGill |
| 9 | 35 | Ian Foster | T | Queen's |
| 10 | 39 | Harry Hyde | G | Toronto |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 44 | 33 | 65 | 172 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 249 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | |||||||||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Curtis | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Al Bruno | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Doug Smylie | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Al Pfeifer | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Steve Karrys | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Billy Bass | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Johnny Fedosoff | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Bud Fowler | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Jack Gray | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Doug Pyzer | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Royal Copeland | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Don Ettinger | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Joe Scudero | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Bob Shaw | 0 | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Hal Faverty | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Paul Shannon | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Donn Moomaw | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Jack Barry | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 26 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 172 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 249 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Curtis | 3 | ||||
| Doug Smylie | 3 | ||||
| Billy Bass | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobby Wirkowski | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Don Panciera | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 15 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Scudero | 5 | ||||
| Al Bruno | 4 | ||||
| Ulysses Curtis | 3 | ||||
| Al Pfeifer | 2 | ||||
| Doug Pyzer | 1 | ||||
| Hal Faverty | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 16 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Fedosoff | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Fowler | 1 | ||||||
| Jack Gray | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 |
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