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1979 Toronto Argonauts season

1979 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachForrest Gregg[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 1979 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1979 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
T T Mike McTague Wide receiver North Dakota State
1 1 Kevin Powell Tackle Utah State
2 10 Dan Huculak Tailback Simon Fraser
4 28 Brent Racette Defensive end British Columbia
5 37 Mark Forsyth Defensive back Wilfrid Laurier
6 46 Peter Racey Tackle Simon Fraser
7 55 John Goodrow Tailback Toronto

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12
Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10

[4]

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–11 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 42,108
2 2 July 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–11 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25,109
3 3 July 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–31 1–2 Exhibition Stadium 42,160
4 4 July 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–16 2–2 Landsdowne Park 27,034
5 5 Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–0 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,282
6 6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–12 4–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,251
7 Bye
8 7 Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–28 4–3 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778
9 8 Sept 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 25–28 4–4 Exhibition Stadium 45,202
9 9 Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–31 4–5 Olympic Stadium 51,203
10 Bye
11 10 Sept 22 at BC Lions L 25–34 4–6 Empire Stadium 25,819
12 11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–17 4–7 Exhibition Stadium 37,023
13 12 Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 3–42 4–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,293
14 13 Oct 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–15 5–8 Exhibition Stadium 35,106
15 14 Oct 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–25 5–9 Olympic Stadium 37,690
16 15 Oct 28 vs. Stampeders L 12–28 5–10 Exhibition Stadium 36,226
17 16 Nov 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 5–11 Landsdowne Park 21,490

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1979 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "1979 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ "1979 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.


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