1938 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1938
Record:5–1
Division Place:2nd, IRFU
Coach:Lew Hayman[1]
Stadium:Varsity Stadium[2]
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1938 Toronto Argonauts season was the 52nd 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 and qualified for the playoffs for the third 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 defending champion Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 26th Grey Cup game by a score of 30–7, winning the franchise's fifth Grey Cup championship. It was also the first time that the Argonauts had repeated as champions as this was a rematch of the previous year's Grey Cup game.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 141 41 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 151 52 10
6 2 4 0 61 122 4
6 0 6 0 30 168 0
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Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResults
ScoreRecord
11Sat, Oct 8vs. Hamilton TigersW 21–81–0
22Sat, Oct 15at Montreal CubsW 25–22–0
33Sat, Oct 22vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 10–63–0
44Sat, Oct 29at Ottawa Rough RidersL 13–153–1
55Sun, Nov 6vs. Montreal CubsW 58–134–1
66Sun, Nov 13at Hamilton TigersW 24–85–1
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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenue
ScoreRecord
IRFU Final Game 1Sat, Nov 19vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 9–11–0Varsity Stadium
IRFU Final Game 2Sat, Nov 26at Ottawa Rough RidersW 5–32–0Lansdowne Park
Eastern FinalSat, Dec 3vs. Sarnia ImperialsW 25–83–0Varsity Stadium
Grey CupSat, Dec 10vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 30–74–0Varsity Stadium

Grey Cup

See main article: 26th Grey Cup. December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,778)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
4 3 0 0 7
0 5 1 24 30

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: 1938 Regular Season Standings. 2012-04-18. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20100929074348/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1938/reg. 2010-09-29. dead.
  4. Web site: 1938. 2012-04-18. cflapedia.com.
  5. Web site: 1938 Grey Cup Recap. 2012-04-18. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601043446/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1938. 2012-06-01. dead.