1898 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1898
Record:0–6
Division Place:4th, ORFU Senior Championship
Coach:Joe Wright
Stadium:Rosedale Field[1]
Playoffs:did not qualify
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The 1898 Toronto Argonauts season was the club's first season as a member club of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. The team finished in fourth place in the Senior Championship of the ORFU with six losses, and failed to qualify for the Dominion playoffs.

Regular season

Standings

Ontario Rugby Football Union (Senior Championship)! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 6 0 0 170 20 12
6 4 2 0 77 48 8
6 2 4 0 60 118 4
Toronto Argonauts 6 0 6 0 19 140 0
[2]

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
1Sat, Oct 8at Hamilton TigersL 4–240–1Hamilton AAA Grounds1,500
2Sat, Oct 15at Osgoode HallL 0–190–2Varsity Athletic Field800
3Sat, Oct 22vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 1–180–3Rosedale Field150
4Sat, Oct 29vs. Osgoode HallL 8–170–4Rosedale Field
5Sat, Nov 5at Ottawa Rough RidersL 6–480–5Metropolitan Grounds"small"
6Sat, Nov 12vs. Hamilton TigersL 0–140–6Varsity Athletic Field800
[3]

Notes and References

  1. Toronto Evening Star, Oct. 31, 1898, p. 5.
  2. Toronto Evening Star, Nov. 14, 1898, p.7.
  3. Results compiled from the Toronto Evening Star on the following dates: Oct. 10, 1898; Oct. 17, 1898; Oct. 24, 1898; Oct. 31, 1898; Nov. 7, 1898; Nov. 14, 1898.