1953 Montreal Alouettes Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Final
Coach: Douglas Walker (8-6)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1953 Montreal Alouettes StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Final
Coach: Douglas Walker (8-6)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1953 Montreal Alouettes Results
The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Montreal piled up points with 292 points, while the defense gave up 229. Sam Etcheverry passed for 2,714 yards.
carried the ball for a team-best yards for the Alouettes.
Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1953 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Final.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Phil Adrian | HB | 6'0" | 195 | West Hill HS (Montreal) | Hamilton, ON | 14 | ||
| 62 | Jack Barger | T | May 5, 1925 | 6'1" | 210 | New Mexico | Perkins, OK | 3 | |
| 81 | John Blaicher | HB | March 5, 1930 | 5'11" | 205 | Brantford Redskins (Sr.) | Hamilton, ON | 14 | |
| 52 | Ed Bradley | G | September 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 212 | Wake Forest | Stratford, CT USA | 13 | |
| 61 | Herb Capozzi | T | April 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 230 | UBC | Kelowna, BC | 13 | |
| 51 | Ray Cicia | G | July 9, 1928 | 5'10" | 220 | Wake Forest | Ansonia, CT | 7 | |
| 65 | Bruce Coulter | QB/DB | November 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Runneymede HS (Toronto) | Toronto, ON | 14 | |
| 60 | Tex Coulter | T/P | October 26, 1924 | 6'4" | 250 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 11 | |
| 91 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 14 | |
| Ted Elsby | T | January 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 235 | Brantford Redskins (Sr.) | Galt, ON | 0 | ||
| 92 | Sam Etcheverry | QB/P | May 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Denver | Carlsbad, NM USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Cec Findlay | HB | 5'11" | 180 | McGill | 8 | |||
| 53 | Des Findlay | G | July 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 215 | Westmount Warriors Jr. | Montreal, QC | 10 | |
| Yvon Forget | T | 0 | |||||||
| Frank Fraser | HB | October 26, 1935 | 6'0" | 200 | Tennessee A&I | Montreal, QC | 0 | ||
| 46 | Millar Gallow | C/LB | September 15, 1929 | 6'3" | 215 | Western Ontario | Oakville, ON | 13 | |
| 48 | Tom Hugo | C/LB | August 25, 1930 | 5'10" | 220 | Denver | Honolulu, HI | 13 | |
| 84 | Chuck Hunsinger | HB | July 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 188 | Florida | Harrisburg, IL USA | 14 | |
| 86 | Dan Johnson | HB | 5'10" | 190 | Royal Military College Int. | 1 | |||
| 57 | Mike Kovac | G | June 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 212 | Western Ontario | Hamilton, ON | 7 | |
| 88 | Tommy Manastersky | HB | March 7, 1929 | 5'9" | 185 | Montreal High School | Montreal, QC | 12 | |
| 47 | Joe McCutcheon | C | June 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 215 | Washington & Lee | Webster Springs, WV | 1 | |
| 74 | Doug McNichol | E | March 29, 1930 | 6'4" | 250 | Western Ontario | Merritton, ON | 14 | |
| 98 | George McPhail | HB | 5'9" | 160 | Ottawa Technical HS | 1 | |||
| 67 | Marv Meirowitz | T | October 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 205 | McGill | Newton, MA | 8 | |
| 72 | Jim Miller | E | February 20, 1932 | 5'11" | 225 | McGill | Montreal, QC | 12 | |
| 83 | Jim Mitchener | HB | March 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | McGill | Donavon, SK | 14 | |
| 77 | Tom Moran | E/HB | August 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Brantford Redskins | Hamilton, ON | 1 | |
| 73 | Red O'Quinn | E | September 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Wake Forest | Bluett Falls, NC USA | 14 | |
| 82 | Joey Pal | FW/HB | August 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 13 | |
| 79 | Ray Poole | HB/E/K | April 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | North Carolina | Gloster, MS USA | 14 | |
| Pete Provencher | HB | 0 | |||||||
| 42 | Jack Rogers | C | 5'9" | 195 | Hamilton Wildcats Jr. | 1 | |||
| 99 | Joe Scott | HB | March 17, 1926 | 6'1" | 198 | Texas A&M | Athens, TX USA | 2 | |
| 64 | Juan Sheridan | C/G | February 2, 1925 | 5'9" | 220 | Toronto | Havana, Cuba | 11 | |
| 87 | Nub Smith | HB | 6'0" | 185 | Wake Forest | 5 | |||
| 63 | Jim Staton | T | May 23, 1927 | 6'4" | 246 | Wake Forest | Ansonville, NC USA | 1 | |
| 66 | Dave Tomlinson | T | 6'0" | 220 | McGill | Calgary, AB | 14 | ||
| 56 | Herb Trawick | G | February 22, 1921 | 5'10" | 232 | Kentucky State | Elm Grove, PA | 14 | |
| 78 | Virgil Wagner | HB | February 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | John Milliken U. (Illinois) | Belleville, IL | 14 | |
| 86 | Alex Webster | FB | April 19, 1931 | 6'3" | 225 | North Carolina St. | Kearny, NJ USA | 7 |
