1946 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1946
Record:7–3–2
Division Place:2nd, IRFU
Coach:Teddy Morris[1]
Stadium:Varsity Stadium[2]
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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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

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Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Montreal Alouettes 12 7 3 2 211 118 16
Toronto Argonauts 12 7 3 2 140 124 16
12 6 4 2 175 128 14
12 0 10 2 78 234 2
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Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Sat, Sept 7vs. Montreal AlouettesT 10–100–0–1Oakwood Stadium9,000
22Sat, Sept 14vs. Hamilton TigersW 31–81–0–1Oakwood Stadium7,600
33Sat, Sept 21vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 13–122–0–1Oakwood Stadium8,500
44Wed Sept 25at Hamilton TigersT 15–152–0–2Civic Stadium6,200
45Sat, Sept 28at Ottawa Rough RidersW 12–63–0–2Lansdowne Park12,000
56Sat, Oct 5vs. Hamilton TigersW 22–04–0–2Varsity Stadium15,000
67Sat, Oct 12at Montreal AlouettesL 6–284–1–2Delorimier Stadium8,000
68Mon, Oct 14at Hamilton TigersW 7–25–1–2Civic Stadium7,000
79Sat, Oct 19vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 3–125–2–2Varsity Stadium17,000
810Sat, Oct 26at Ottawa Rough RidersW 8–56–2–2Lansdowne Park12,000
911Sat, Nov 2at Montreal AlouettesW 9–87–2–2Delorimier Stadium12,220
1012Sat, Nov 9vs. Montreal AlouettesL 4–187–3–2Varsity Stadium19,500

Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
IRFU FinalSat, Nov 16at Montreal AlouettesW 12–61–0Delorimier Stadium21,800
Eastern FinalSat, Nov 23vs. Toronto Balmy Beach BeachersW 22–122–0Varsity Stadium19,960
Grey CupSat, Nov 30Winnipeg Blue BombersW 28–63–0Varsity Stadium18,960

Grey Cup

See main article: 34th Grey Cup. November 30 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,960)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
0 0 0 6 6
0 16 6 6 28

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: 1946 Toronto Argonauts. 2012-04-17. Pro Football Archives.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.