| Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Record: | 5–9 |
| Division Place: | 4th, IRFU |
| Coach: | Frank Clair[1] |
| Stadium: | Varsity Stadium[2] |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Argonauts seasons |
The 1953 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–9 record and failed to make the playoffs.
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 292 | 229 | 16 | |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 229 | 243 | 16 | |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 238 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 249 | 10 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record | |
| 1 | August 26 | W 11–9 | 18,500 | 1–0–0 | |||
| 2 | September 2 | L 15–7 | 13,276 | 1–1–0 | |||
| 2 | September 7 | L 14–12 | 17,000 | 1–2–0 | |||
| 3 | September 12 | L 20–16 | 17,459 | 1–3–0 | |||
| 4 | September 16 | W 21–20 | 14,000 | 2–3–0 | |||
| 4 | September 19 | L 12–9 | 20,382 | 2–4–0 | |||
| 5 | September 26 | W 18–17 | 16,000 | 3–4–0 | |||
| 6 | colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye | |||||
| 7 | October 10 | L 26–0 | 19,150 | 3–5–0 | |||
| 7 | October 12 | W 30–12 | 19,069 | 4–5–0 | |||
| 8 | October 18 | L 39–11 | 19,603 | 4–6–0 | |||
| 9 | October 24 | W 17–5 | 5–6–0 | ||||
| 10 | October 31 | L 20–8 | 20,187 | 5–7–0 | |||
| 11 | November 7 | L 13–4 | 5–8–0 | ||||
| 12 | November 14 | L 27–8 | 16,153 | 5–9–0 |