1914 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1914
Record:5–1
Division Place:1st, IRFU
Coach:Billy Foulds[1]
Stadium:Rosedale Field[2]
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1914 Toronto Argonauts season was the 31st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record after losing the season series to the Hamilton Tigers, who finished in first place with the same record. The Argonauts would play the Tigers in a two-game playoff series and after tying the first game, they would win the second, becoming the IRFU champions. After defeating the Hamilton Rowing Club in the Eastern Final, the Argonauts advanced to the 6th Grey Cup, which was their third appearance in the championship game in four years. The Argonauts won their first national championship in franchise history over the Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 14-2. They became the first team to win the Grey Cup after finishing second in their union, after all previous winners had finished first in their respective leagues.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 105 34 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 145 47 10
6 2 4 0 62 108 4
6 0 6 0 39 162 0
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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Record
1 Oct 10 L 20–5 0–1–0
2 Oct 17 @ Hamilton Tigers W 7–5 1–1–0
3 Oct 24 W 23–13 2–1–0
4 Oct 31 Rosedale Field W 30–2 3–1–0
5 Nov 7 @ Ottawa Rough Riders W 47–4 4–1–0
6 Nov 14 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers Rosedale Field W 33–3 5–1–0
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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final score
IRFU Tie-Break Nov 21 T 9–9
IRFU Tie-Break (replay) Nov 29 Hamilton Tigers W 11–4
Eastern Final Dec 2 Hamilton Rowing Club W 16–14
Grey Cup Dec 5 Varsity Stadium W 14–2

Grey Cup

See main article: 6th Grey Cup. December 5 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 10,500)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
6 8 0 0 14
0 0 2 0 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2012-11-01. 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. 2012-11-01. Toronto Argonauts. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
  3. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
  4. Web site: The Toronto Argonauts' 1914 Season. stats.cfldb.ca.
  5. Web site: Ottawa Rough Riders All-Time Scores. 2012-11-01. Capital Region Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20080618212505/http://www.capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Game_Results. 2008-06-18. dead.
  6. Web site: 1914 Grey Cup Recap. 2012-11-01. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102081303/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1914. 2012-11-02. dead.