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The Edmonton Eskimos upset the Montreal Alouettes to send the Grey Cup trophy back west for the first time since 1948.[ 1]
Sports season
1954 in Canadian football
1954 is generally recognized as the start of the modern era of Canadian football.[ 2]
The BC Lions joined the WIFU and adopted the colours of burnt orange and brown. The NBC national network were televising IRFU games.[ 3]
Winnipeg's Gerry James (RB), became the first player to win the Most Outstanding Canadian Award .[ 4]
This was the last season that the Ontario Rugby Football Union would be allowed to challenge for the Grey Cup .[ 5]
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Source:[ 5]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Edmonton has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.
Grey Cup playoffs
Source:[ 5]
Note: All dates in 1954
SEMI-FINALS
Winnipeg won the total-point series by 27–25. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
FINALS
Kitchener-Waterloo wins the best of three series 2–0. The Dutchmen will advance to the Grey Cup Semi-Final.
Edmonton wins the best of three series 2–1. The Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup Semi-Final.
Montreal wins the best of three series 2–0. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Grey Cup Semi-Final
The Edmonton Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Grey Cup
IRFU
Montreal Alouettes
IRFU
BYE
IRFU
Montreal Alouettes
14-24
EAST
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger Cats
9-19
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger Cats
IRFU
BYE
IRFU
Montreal Alouettes
25
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
26
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
9-12-10
WIFU
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
3-6-5
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
38
WEST
ORFU
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
6
ORFU
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
13-16
ORFU
Sarnia Imperials
12-8
Final appearance in the Grey Cup playoffs by the ORFU
Grey Cup Championship
Offence
QB – Sam Etcheverry , Montreal Alouettes
RB – Alex Webster , Montreal Alouettes
RB – Gene Wilson , Toronto Argonauts
RB – Bernie Custis , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
E – Red O'Quinn , Montreal Alouettes
E – Ray Ramsey , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
FW – Joey Pal , Montreal Alouettes
C – Tommy Hugo , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Ray Cicia , Montreal Alouettes
OG – Herb Trawick , Montreal Alouettes
OT – Tex Coulter , Montreal Alouettes
OT – Vince Mazza , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
DT – Tex Coulter , Montreal Alouettes
DT – Jim Staton , Montreal Alouettes
DE – Pete Neumann , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE – Doug McNichol , Montreal Alouettes
DG – Vince Scott , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DG – Eddie Bevan , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
LB – Red Ettinger , Toronto Argonauts
LB – Tommy Hugo , Montreal Alouettes
DB – Lou Kusserow , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Hal Patterson , Montreal Alouettes
S – Bill MacFarlane , Toronto Argonauts
S - Billy Cross , Toronto Argonauts
Offence
QB – Frank Tripucka , Saskatchewan Roughriders
RB – Rollie Miles , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Jackie Parker , Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Howard Waugh , Calgary Stampeders
RB – Ed Macon , Calgary Stampeders
E – Mac Speedie , Saskatchewan Roughriders
E – Bud Grant , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
C – Eagle Keys , Edmonton Eskimos
OG – Mario DeMarco , Saskatchewan Roughriders
OG – Roy Jenson , Calgary Stampeders
OT – Dick Huffman , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
OT – Martin Ruby , Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defence
DT – Dick Huffman , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DT – Martin Ruby , Saskatchewan Roughriders
DE – Frank Anderson , Edmonton Eskimos
DE – Phil Brito , Calgary Stampeders
DG – Mike Cassidy , Saskatchewan Roughriders
DG – Bob Levenhagen , BC Lions
LB – John Wozniak , Saskatchewan Roughriders
LB – Ed Henke , Calgary Stampeders
DB – Stan Williams , Saskatchewan Roughriders
DB – Bobby Marlow , Saskatchewan Roughriders
DB – Rollie Miles , Edmonton Eskimos
S – Tom Casey , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Bob Celeri , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
RB – Cookie Gilchrist , Sarnia Imperials
RB – Paul Amodio , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
RB – Nayland Moll , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
RB – Blake Taylor , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
E – Harvey Singleton , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
E – Gerry McTaggart , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
FW – Carl Totzke , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
C – Bruce Mattingly , Sarnia Imperials
G – Jay Fry , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
G – Lloyd "Dutch" Davey , Sarnia Imperials
T – Keith Carpenter , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
T – Dan Nykoluk , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
References
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Ontario Rugby Football Union See also