1921 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1921
Record:6–0
Division Place:1st, IRFU
Coach:Sinc McEvenue[1]
Stadium:Varsity Stadium[2] (cap 10,500)
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1921 Toronto Argonauts season was the 35th 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 perfect 6–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the defending champion Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Semi-Final before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The Argonauts faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the 9th Grey Cup game, which was the first time that a Western Canada Rugby Football Union team competed for the Cup. The Argonauts completed their first and only perfect season and won the franchise's second Grey Cup championship by a score of 23-0 in the first ever shut out in a Grey Cup game.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 6 0 0 167 35 10
6 3 3 0 102 79 6
6 3 3 0 77 71 6
6 0 6 0 29 190 0
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Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
1Sat, Oct 1vs. Hamilton TigersW 27–41–0Varsity Stadium7,500
2Sat, Oct 8at Montreal AAA Winged WheelersW 40–52–0Stade Percival-Molson3,000
3Sat, Oct 15vs. Montreal AAA Winged WheelersW 42–03–0Varsity Stadium3,500
4Sat, Oct 22at Hamilton TigersW 19–184–0Hamilton AAA Grounds
5Sat, Oct 29at Ottawa SenatorsW 11–35–0Lansdowne Park9,000
6Sat, Nov 12vs. Ottawa SenatorsW 28–56–0Varsity Stadium3,000
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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
Eastern Semi-FinalSat, Nov 19vs. Toronto Varsity BluesW 20–121–0Varsity Stadium12,568
Eastern FinalSat, Nov 26vs. Toronto Parkdale PaddlersW 16–82–0Varsity Stadium9,000
Grey CupSat, Dec 3vs. Edmonton EskimosW 23–03–0Varsity Stadium9,558

Grey Cup

See main article: 9th Grey Cup. December 3 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 9,558)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
0 0 0 0 0
10 7 4 2 23

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. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
  4. Web site: 1921 Links. 2012-04-18. cflapedia.com.
  5. Web site: Ottawa Rough Riders All-Time Scores. 2012-04-18. 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: 1921 Grey Cup Recap. 2012-04-18. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601044346/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1921. 2012-06-01. dead.