The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record
|
| A
|
Aug 15
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
L 11–18
|
0–1
|
| A
|
Aug 17
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 9–12
|
0–2
|
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| Week |
Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record
|
| 1
|
1
|
Aug 29
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 10–14
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
2
|
Sept 5
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 26–6
|
1–1
|
| 3
|
3
|
Sept 12
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 20–16
|
2–1
|
| 4
|
4
|
Sept 16
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
W 22–13
|
3–1
|
| 4
|
4
|
Sept 20
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 21–37
|
3–2
|
| 5
|
6
|
Sept 26
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 17–18
|
3–3
|
| 6
|
7
|
Oct 3
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
W 31–6
|
4–3
|
| 7
|
8
|
Oct 10
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
L 6–24
|
4–4
|
| 7
|
9
|
Oct 11
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 18–26
|
4–5
|
| 8
|
10
|
Oct 17
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 24–33
|
4–6
|
| 9
|
11
|
Oct 25
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
W 30–15
|
5–6
|
| 10
|
12
|
Oct 31
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 20–8
|
6–6
|
| 11
|
13
|
Nov 7
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
W 13–4
|
7–6
|
| 12
|
14
|
Nov 14
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 8–18
|
7–7
|
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