1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Filchock (8-7-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Roughriders scored 243 points, and the defense gave up 239. Frank Filchock passed for 925 yards, while Glenn Dobbs and Frank Tripucka spent time under center, too. Mac Speedie led the receiving corps, hauling in 57 receptions for 817 yards.

Bobby Marlow ran for a team-high 563 yards for Saskatchewan.

Herb Johnson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Frank Filchock coached the team. The 1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Frank Filchock	106	62	58.5	925	8.7	5	4.7	7	6.6	0	75.4
Glenn Dobbs	128	67	52.3	906	7.1	9	7.0	7	5.5	0	75.8
Frank Tripucka	94	59	62.8	703	7.5	4	4.3	5	5.3	0	77.6
Del Wardien	2	2	100.0	30	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	118.8
Jim Cason	6	1	16.7	28	4.7	1	16.7	1	16.7	28	46.5
Bill Todd	2	1	50.0	12	6.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	12	108.3
Karl Hilzinger	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	339	192	56.6	2604	7.7	20	5.9	20	5.9	28

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Marlow	105	563	5.4	54	5
Herb Johnson	96	408	4.2	65	3
Sully Glasser	75	333	4.4	13	1
Karl Hilzinger	42	211	5.0	33	0
Bill Todd	34	87	2.6	15	3
Glenn Dobbs	16	77	4.8	40	0
Bob McMillan	17	39	2.3	9	0
Scotty Bissett	23	39	1.7	17	0
Nels Greene	13	38	2.9	9	0
Brian Timmis	8	30	3.8	9	1
Jim Cason	11	26	2.4	7	0
Mike Maruska	9	22	2.4	27	0
Del Wardien	5	19	3.8	8	0
Jack Harper	4	17	4.2	9	0
Freddy Hamilton	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ken Charlton	1	3	3.0	3	0
Moe Martin	4	3	0.8	1	0
Frank Filchock	9	-14	-1.6	5	0
Frank Tripucka	5	-77	-15.4	0	0
Totals	478	1827	3.8	65	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mac Speedie	57	817	14.3	0	7
Herb Johnson	29	380	13.1	0	2
Harry Lampman	24	312	13.0	0	3
Stan Williams	15	376	25.1	0	4
Sully Glasser	10	90	9.0	0	0
Bobby Marlow	9	119	13.2	0	0
Jim Cason	9	77	8.6	0	0
Karl Hilzinger	6	127	21.2	0	1
Freddy Hamilton	6	63	10.5	0	0
Jack Harper	5	58	11.6	0	0
Nels Greene	4	36	9.0	0	1
Scotty Bissett	4	-1	-0.2	0	0
Del Wardien	3	51	17.0	0	1
Joe Aguirre	3	43	14.3	0	0
Bob McMillan	3	20	6.7	0	1
Mike Maruska	3	18	6.0	0	0
Gord Sturtridge	1	20	20.0	20	0
Bill Todd	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	192	2604	13.6	20	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Del Wardien	27	23	85.2	14	5	35.7	3					1	42
Reg Whitehouse	6	5	83.3	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	5
Joe Aguirre	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	2	110	55.0	55	0	1
Harry Lampman	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					0	1
Totals	35	30	85.7	14	5	35.7	3	2	110	55.0	55	1	49

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Ken Charlton	51	2155	42.3	69	4
Glenn Dobbs	50	2291	45.8	73	2
Frank Tripucka	31	1463	47.2	76	3
Karl Hilzinger	2	80	40.0	50	0
Del Wardien	2	75	37.5	45	0
Brian Timmis	1	37	37.0	37	0
Totals	137	6101	44.5	76	9

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herb Johnson	72	634	8.8	109	1
Ken Charlton	34	414	12.2	45	0
Jim Cason	18	182	10.1	33	0
Harry Lampman	2	3	1.5	3	0
Del Wardien	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Wozniak	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	128	1233	9.6	109	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herb Johnson	25	538	21.5	48
Jim Cason	7	152	21.7	30
Karl Hilzinger	5	103	20.6	35
Bob McMillan	7	93	13.3	41
Mike Maruska	2	55	27.5	29
Nels Greene	1	32	32.0	32
Terry Sumner	3	23	7.7	12
Gord Sturtridge	2	21	10.5	15
Brian Timmis	1	18	18.0	18
Bobby Marlow	1	9	9.0	9
Sully Glasser	1	4	4.0	4
Reg Whitehouse	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	56	1048	18.7	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herb Johnson	4	23	5.8	15
Stan Williams	3	71	23.7	35
Harry Lampman	3	70	23.3	40
Ken Charlton	3	0	0.0	0
John Wozniak	2	86	43.0	65
Bobby Marlow	2	31	15.5	31
Jim Cason	2	15	7.5	10
Jack Harper	1	2	2.0	2
Martin Ruby	1	1	1.0	1
Mel Beckett	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	22	300	13.6	65

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bobby Marlow				3	1	0
Doug Killoh				2	0	0
Gord Sturtridge				2	0	0
Martin Ruby				1	0	0
Mike Cassidy				1	0	0
Karl Hilzinger				1	0	0
Moe Martin				1	0	0
Ron Atchison				1	0	0
Paul Anderson				1	0	0
Herb Johnson				1	15	1
Totals	0	0	0	14	16	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Del Wardien	0	1	0						5	23	4			47
Mac Speedie		7							0	0	0			35
Herb Johnson	3	2	1	0		0	1		0	0	0			35
Bobby Marlow	5	0		0		0	0		0	0	0			25
Stan Williams		4				0			0	0	0			20
Harry Lampman		3	0			0			0	1	0			16
Bill Todd	3	0							0	0	0			15
Brian Timmis	1			0					0	0	0			5
Nels Greene	0	1		0					0	0	0			5
Sully Glasser	1	0		0					0	0	0			5
Bob McMillan	0	1		0					0	0	0			5
Karl Hilzinger	0	1		0			0		0	0	0			5
Reg Whitehouse				0					0	5	0			5
Ken Charlton	0		0			0			0	0	4			4
Frank Tripucka	0								0	0	3			3
Glenn Dobbs	0								0	0	2			2
Joe Aguirre		0							0	1	0			1
Totals	13	20	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	30	13	0	0	233