1989 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1989
Record:7–11
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Bob O'Billovich[1]
Stadium:SkyDome[2]
Playoffs:Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform:Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1989.png
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The 1989 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with a 7–11 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final. This was the first season at the SkyDome for the Argonauts.

Regular season

In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.[3]

Standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 6 0 519 517 24
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 0 369 428 14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 11 0 408 462 14
18 4 14 0 426 630 8
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Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11July 12vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 15–240–1SkyDome32,527
22July 19at Ottawa Rough RidersW 21–171–1Lansdowne Park18,818
33July 27vs. Edmonton EskimosW 21–172–1SkyDome34,840
44Aug 3at Edmonton EskimosL 21–222–2Commonwealth Stadium28,238
55Aug 10vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 20–123–2SkyDome34,549
66Aug 15at BC LionsL 11–163–3BC Place27,436
67Aug 21vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 22–174–3SkyDome33,060
7Bye
88Aug 29at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 6–344–4Winnipeg Stadium24,459
89Sept 4at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 18–234–5Ivor Wynne Stadium25,968
910Sept 9vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 24–294–6SkyDome35,281
1011Sept 15at Calgary StampedersL 16–364–7McMahon Stadium19,131
1112Sept 23vs. Calgary StampedersL 13–204–8SkyDome35,776
1213Oct 1at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 24–175–8Winnipeg Stadium22,189
1314Oct 9vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 49–216–8SkyDome31,116
1415Oct 15at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 18–246–9Taylor Field20,953
1516Oct 21vs. BC LionsW 29–187–9SkyDome34,267
1617Oct 29at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 14–457–10Ivor Wynne Stadium17,428
1718Nov 4vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 27–367–11SkyDome44,209
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Postseason

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Awards and honours

1989 CFL 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. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.81, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, Massachusetts,
  4. Web site: 1989 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg. 2009-11-07. dead.
  5. Web site: 1989 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07.