1948 Toronto Argonauts season explained
Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
Year: | 1948 |
Record: | 5–6–1 |
Division Place: | 3rd, IRFU |
Coach: | Teddy Morris[1] |
Stadium: | Varsity Stadium[2] |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Shortnavlink: | Argonauts seasons |
The 1948 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–6–1 record and failed to make the playoffs. American halfback Ken Whitlock played four games to become the Argonauts first black player.[3]
Regular season
Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! PtsOttawa Rough Riders | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 130 | 20 |
Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 221 | 172 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 160 | 191 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 88 | 240 | 3 | |
[4] Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue |
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Score | Record |
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1 | 1 | Sept 4 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 20–7 | 1–0 | Varsity Stadium |
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1 | 2 | Sept 6 | at Hamilton Wildcats | W 14–7 | 2–0 | Civic Stadium |
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2 | 3 | Sept 11 | vs. Hamilton Wildcats | W 25–13 | 3–0 | Varsity Stadium |
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3 | 4 | Sept 18 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 12–32 | 3–1 | Varsity Stadium |
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4 | 5 | Sept 25 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 5–12 | 3–2 | Lansdowne Park |
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5 | 6 | Oct 2 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 8–17 | 3–3 | Delormier Stadium |
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6 | 7 | Oct 9 | vs. Hamilton Wildcats | W 9–7 | 4–3 | Varsity Stadium |
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6 | 8 | Oct 11 | at Hamilton Wildcats | T 8–8 | 4–3–1 | Civic Stadium |
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7 | 9 | Oct 16 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 6–41 | 4–4–1 | Lansdowne Park |
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8 | 10 | Oct 23 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 17–22 | 4–5–1 | Varsity Stadium |
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9 | 11 | Oct 30 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 24–11 | 5–5–1 | Delorimier Stadium |
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10 | 12 | Nov 6 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 12–14 | 5–6–1 | Varsity Stadium | |
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[5] 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: Mike. Hogan. THE UNTOLD STORY OF KEN WHITLOCK, THE FIRST BLACK ARGONAUT. February 2, 2021. Argonauts.ca. August 26, 2021.
- Web site: 1948 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20091006091037/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1948/reg. 2009-10-06. dead.
- Web site: 1948 Toronto Argonauts. 2011-01-24. Pro Football Archives.