1998 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:	Toronto Argonauts
Year:	1998
Record:	9–9
Division Place:	3rd, East
Coach:	Don Matthews^[1]
Stadium:	SkyDome^[2]
Playoffs:	Lost Division Semi-Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1996.png -->
Shortnavlink:	Argonauts seasons

The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2		P/K	Concordia
2	12		DL	Western
3	20		RB	Winona State
4	28		K	Calgary
5	35		WR	Toronto
6	43		LB	Notre Dame

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	June 18	Alouettes	SkyDome	W 21 – 18	12,645	1–0
B	June 24	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 22 – 14	14,675	2–0

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	5	1	503	351	25
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	470	435	25
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	452	410	18
	18	3	15	0	399	588	6

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
1	July 3	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 19 – 10	21,714	0–1
2	July 9	Stampeders	SkyDome	L 22 – 19	15,672	0–2
3	July 16	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	W 30 – 15	15,725	1–2
4	July 23	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 30 – 27 (OT)	15,106	1–3
5	July 30	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	W 15 – 14	26,061	2–3
6	August 6	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 29 – 14	15,712	3–3
7	August 13	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 24 – 20	16,399	3–4
8	August 20	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 42 – 6	23,368	4–4
9	August 27	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	W 37 – 16	20,102	5–4
10	September 7	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 26 – 7	30,065	5–5
11	September 12	Lions	SkyDome	W 37 – 28	14,218	6–5
12	September 19	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 46 – 22	13,894	7–5
13	September 26	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	W 30 – 29	31,923	8–5
14	October 3	Roughriders	SkyDome	L 18 – 15	15,272	8–6
15	October 12	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	W 40 – 13	16,268	9–6
16	October 17	Alouettes	SkyDome	L 38 – 28	24,230	9–7
17	October 23	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	L 45 – 8	32,717	9–8
18	October 30	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 31 – 12	33,810	9–9

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 8			L 41–28	17,495

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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars

• SB – Derrell Mitchell

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• QB – Kerwin Bell
• SB – Derrell Mitchell
• WR – Paul Masotti
• LB – Kelly Wiltshire
• CB – Donald Smith
• DS – Lester Smith
• P – Noel Prefontaine

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: All-Time Draft List . 2011-05-07 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422090154/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list . 22 April 2011 . dead .
4. Web site: 1998 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07. Pro Football Archives.
5. Web site: 1998 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072910/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg. 2008-10-29. dead.
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 .