1950 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1950
Record:6–5–1
Division Place:2nd, IRFU
Coach:Frank Clair[1]
Stadium:Varsity Stadium[2]
Playoffs:Won Grey Cup
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The 1950 Toronto Argonauts season was the 61st 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 6–5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since their Grey Cup win in 1947. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers. The Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Varsity Stadium in the Grey Cup for the fourth time in six years in the now-infamous Mud Bowl. Toronto won their ninth Grey Cup by a score of 13–0 in what is currently the last time a team was shut out in championship game.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
BAug 26Sarnia ImperialsW 47–01–0Varsity Stadium
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Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 231 217 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 6 5 1 291 187 13
12 6 6 0 192 261 12
12 4 7 1 182 231 9
[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1Sept 2vs. Montreal AlouettesW 26–71–0Varsity Stadium
1Sept 4at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 6–131–1Ivor Wynne Stadium
2Sept 9vs. Montreal AlouettesW 43–122–1Varsity Stadium
3Sept 16vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 48–83–1Varsity Stadium
4Sept 23vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 36–154–1Varsity Stadium
5Sept 30vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 5–154–2Lansdowne Park
6Oct 7vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 23–294–3Varsity Stadium
6Oct 9at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 20–195–3Ivor Wynne Stadium
7Oct 14at Montreal AlouettesL 16–245–4Delorimier Stadium
8Oct 21at Ottawa Rough RidersT 21–215–4–1Lansdowne Park
9Oct 28vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 30–76–4–1Varsity Stadium
10Nov 4at Montreal AlouettesL 17–186–5–1Delorimier Stadium
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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Result Venue
IRFU Final Game 1Nov 11at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 11–13Ivor Wynne Stadium
IRFU Final Game 2Nov 15Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 24–6Varsity Stadium
Eastern FinalNov 18Toronto Balmy Beach BeachersW 43–13Varsity Stadium
Grey CupNov 25vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 13–0Varsity Stadium

Grey Cup

See main article: 38th Grey Cup. November 25 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 27,101)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
0 0 0 0 0
1 6 6 0 13

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: 1950 Toronto Argonauts. 2012-04-17.
  4. Web site: 1950 Regular Season Standings. 2012-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010655/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1950/reg. 2009-07-21. dead.
  5. Web site: CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2012-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601043549/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1950 . 2012-06-01 . dead .