1946 Toronto Argonauts season explained
The 1946 Toronto Argonauts season was the 57th 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 7–3–2 record and qualified for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the IRFU Final before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers. The defending Grey Cup champion Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a rematch of the 33rd Grey Cup game. Toronto prevailed as they won their seventh Grey Cup championship by a score of 28–6.
Preseason
[3] Regular season
Standings
[4] Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance |
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Score | Record |
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1 | 1 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | Oakwood Stadium | 9,000 |
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2 | 2 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Hamilton Tigers | W 31–8 | 1–0–1 | Oakwood Stadium | 7,600 |
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3 | 3 | Sat, Sept 21 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 13–12 | 2–0–1 | Oakwood Stadium | 8,500 |
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4 | 4 | Wed Sept 25 | at Hamilton Tigers | T 15–15 | 2–0–2 | Civic Stadium | 6,200 |
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4 | 5 | Sat, Sept 28 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 12–6 | 3–0–2 | Lansdowne Park | 12,000 |
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5 | 6 | Sat, Oct 5 | vs. Hamilton Tigers | W 22–0 | 4–0–2 | Varsity Stadium | 15,000 |
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6 | 7 | Sat, Oct 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 6–28 | 4–1–2 | Delorimier Stadium | 8,000 |
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6 | 8 | Mon, Oct 14 | at Hamilton Tigers | W 7–2 | 5–1–2 | Civic Stadium | 7,000 |
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7 | 9 | Sat, Oct 19 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 3–12 | 5–2–2 | Varsity Stadium | 17,000 |
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8 | 10 | Sat, Oct 26 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 8–5 | 6–2–2 | Lansdowne Park | 12,000 |
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9 | 11 | Sat, Nov 2 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 9–8 | 7–2–2 | Delorimier Stadium | 12,220 |
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10 | 12 | Sat, Nov 9 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 4–18 | 7–3–2 | Varsity Stadium | 19,500 | |
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Postseason
Grey Cup
See main article: 34th Grey Cup. November 30 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,960)[5]
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 28 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2011-05-07. Toronto Argonauts. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching. 2011-04-22. dead.
- Web site: Toronto Argonauts Stadium History. 2011-05-07. Toronto Argonauts. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
- Web site: 1946 Toronto Argonauts. 2012-04-17. Pro Football Archives.
- Web site: 1946 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010649/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1946/reg. 2009-07-21. dead.
- Web site: 1946 Grey Cup Recap. 2012-04-17. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601044422/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1946. 2012-06-01. dead.