1911 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1911
Record:5–1
Division Place:1st, IRFU
Coach:Joe Lee (pre-season); Billy Foulds (league season)[1]
Stadium:Rosedale Field[2]
Playoffs:Lost Grey Cup
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The 1911 Toronto Argonauts season was the 28th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs. After defeating the Hamilton Alerts in the Eastern Final, the Argonauts lost the 3rd Grey Cup to the Toronto Varsity Blues.

Coach Joe Lee unexpectedly resigned on October 4, two days before the first league game, and was replaced the next day by ex-University of Toronto quarterback Billy Foulds.[3]

Pre-season and Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
Sept 30 University Athletic Field W 15-1 ? 1–0–0
Oct 30 Rosedale Field W 12-8 3,000 2–0–0

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 56 31 10
6 3 3 0 83 57 6
6 3 3 0 61 83 6
6 1 5 0 49 78 2
[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Oct 7 Rosedale Field W 12–8 "a large crowd" 1–0–0
2 Oct 14 W 7–1 ? 2–0–0
3 Oct 21 Rosedale Field W 7–4 4,000 3–0–0
4 Oct 28 Montreal Football Club Rosedale Field W 14–8 4,000 4–0–0
5 Nov 4 @ Hamilton Tigers L 9–8 ? 4–1–0
6 Nov 11 @ Ottawa Rough Riders W 8–1 7,000 5–1–0
[5]

Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
Dominion Semi-Final Nov 18 Rosedale Field W 9–2 5,000
Grey Cup Nov 25 L 14–7 13,687

Grey Cup

See main article: 3rd Grey Cup. November 25 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 13,687)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
1 0 2 4 7
0 6 7 1 14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2012-04-18. Toronto Argonauts. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching. 2011-04-22. dead.
  2. Web site: Toronto Argonauts Stadium History. 2012-04-18. Toronto Argonauts. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
  3. Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 5, 1914, p.16; Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 6, 1914, p. 20
  4. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
  5. Web site: The Toronto Argonauts' 1911 Season. stats.cfldb.ca.
  6. Web site: 1911 Grey Cup Recap. 2013-03-20. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509102643/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1911. 2013-05-09. dead.