1980 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1980
Record:6–10
Division Place:4th, East
Coach:Willie Wood[1]
Stadium:Exhibition Stadium[2]
Playoffs:did not qualify
Uniform:Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1979.png
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The 1980 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1980 CFL Draft.[3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
TTPhil JonesDefensive backSimon Fraser
11Greg BarrowOffensive lineFlorida
215Tom StevensonTight endValley City State
428Robert KivirantaDefensive endEmporia State
537Rick KalvaitisDefensive tackleWilfird Laurier
646David MarinucciFullbackQueen's
755Todd KrohnTackleSouthern Oregon State

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 7 1 332 377 17
Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14
16 6 10 0 334 358 12
[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1July 9vs. Montreal AlouettesW 18–111–0Exhibition Stadium35,250
2July 16at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 20–172–0Winnipeg Stadium20,980
3July 23vs. Ottawa Rough RidersL 16–202–1Exhibition Stadium40,112
4July 29at Ottawa Rough RidersW 18–103–1Lansdowne Park28,742
5Aug 6vs. Edmonton EskimosL 3–233–2Exhibition Stadium48,595
6Aug 13vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 16–183–3Exhibition Stadium45,201
7Bye
8Aug 26at Montreal AlouettesL 33–433–4Olympic Stadium29,256
8Sept 1at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 2–233–5Ivor Wynne Stadium30,229
9Sept 6vs. Montreal AlouettesL 24–353–6Exhibition Stadium37,214
10Sept 14at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 28–174–6Taylor Field25,448
11Sept 21vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 41–175–6Exhibition Stadium33,156
12Sept 27at Montreal AlouettesL 23–295–7Olympic Stadium31,633
13Oct 5at Calgary StampedersL 14–275–8McMahon Stadium30,265
14Bye
15Oct 19vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 24–255–9Exhibition Stadium34,150
16Oct 26vs. BC LionsW 38–206–9Exhibition Stadium30,175
17Nov 2at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 16–236–10Ivor Wynne Stadium30,479
[5]

Awards and honours

1980 CFL All-Stars

[6]

1980 Eastern All-Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2011-05-07. 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
  3. Web site: 1980 CFL Draft Archives. Canadian Football League. January 1, 2024.
  4. Web site: 1980 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010710/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1980/reg. 2009-07-21. dead.
  5. Web site: 1980 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07.
  6. Book: 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide . 2010 . 2011-05-07 . 168 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf . 30 April 2011 . dead .