1937 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1937
Record:5–1
Division Place:1st, IRFU
Coach:Lew Hayman[1]
Stadium:Varsity Stadium[2]
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1937 Toronto Argonauts season was the 51st 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 for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Sarnia Imperials. The Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 25th Grey Cup game, which was the first of many meetings by the two franchises in the championship game. The Argonauts won the franchise's fourth Grey Cup championship by a score of 4–3, which ties for the lowest scoring Grey Cup game ever.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 72 43 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 52 46 6
6 2 4 0 42 63 4
6 2 4 0 35 49 4
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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
1Oct 9at Hamilton TigersW 17–161–0
2Oct 16vs. Montreal IndiansW 14–02–0
3Oct 23vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 10–43–0
4Oct 30at Ottawa Rough RidersW 11–74–0
5Nov 6at Montreal IndiansL 2–114–1
6Nov 13vs. Hamilton TigersW 18–55–1
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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenue
ScoreRecord
IRFU Final Game 1Nov 20at Ottawa Rough RidersL 11–150–1Lansdowne Park
IRFU Final Game 2Nov 27vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 10–11–1Maple Leaf Stadium
Eastern FinalDec 4vs. Sarnia ImperialsW 10–62–1Varsity Stadium
Grey CupDec 11vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 4–33–1Varsity Stadium

Grey Cup

See main article: 25th Grey Cup. December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 11,522)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
1 1 0 1 3
3 1 0 0 4

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. Web site: 1937 Regular Season Standings. 2012-04-18. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20090923210345/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1937/reg. 2009-09-23. dead.
  4. Web site: 1937. 2012-04-18. cflapedia.com.
  5. Web site: 1937 Grey Cup Recap. 2012-04-18. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320115552/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1937. 2012-03-20. dead.