1951 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:	Toronto Argonauts
Year:	1951
Record:	7–5
Division Place:	3rd, IRFU
Coach:	Frank Clair^[1]
Stadium:	Varsity Stadium^[2]
Playoffs:	Lost IRFU Semi-Final
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The 1951 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and appeared in the IRFU Semi-Final.

Preseason

The Argos played a preseason game in Buffalo, New York.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	August 11	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 11–17	0–1	Civic Stadium	18,146

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Ottawa Rough Riders	12	7	5	0	218	197	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	229	131	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	5	0	226	205	14
	12	3	9	0	146	286	6

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Sept 1	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 36–17	1–0	Lansdowne Park
1	Sept 3	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 6–27	1–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium
2	Sept 8	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 2–21	1–2	Varsity Stadium
3	Sept 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 6–8	1–3	Varsity Stadium
4	Sept 22	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 17–10	2–3	Varsity Stadium
5	Bye
6	Oct 6	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 6–22	2–4	Varsity Stadium
6	Oct 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 10–0	3–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium
7	Oct 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–19	4–4	Lansdowne Park
8	Oct 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 35–11	5–4	Varsity Stadium
8	Oct 21	at Montreal Alouettes	W 35–18	6–4	Delorimier Stadium
9	Oct 28	at Montreal Alouettes	L 22–34	6–5	Delorimier Stadium
10	Nov 3	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 23–18	7–5	Varsity Stadium

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
IRFU Semi-Final Game 1	Nov 7	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–24	Varsity Stadium
IRFU Semi-Final Game 2	Nov 10	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 21–7	Ivor Wynne Stadium

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: 1951 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092707/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1951/reg. 2009-10-06. dead.
4. Web site: 1951 Toronto Argonauts. 2011-01-24. Pro Football Archives.