2002 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:2002
Record:8–10
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Gary Etcheverry (4–8)
Michael "Pinball" Clemons (4–2)[1]
Stadium:SkyDome[2]
Playoffs:Lost East Final
Uniform:Image:CFL TOR Jersey 2002.png
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The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 3 OL Eastern Michigan
3 21 DE Houston
4 28 DT Manitoba
4 30 DB Western
5 39 RB Buffalo
5 45 LB Waterloo
6 48 LB Guelph
6 49 WR Columbia
6 54 WR Ottawa
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Preseason

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium.[4]

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
AJune 13@ RenegadesFrank Clair StadiumW 18 – 1119,2131–0
BJune 21Tiger-CatsTD Waterhouse StadiumL 37 – 179,1781–1
[5]

Regular season

Season standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 13 5 0 1 587 407 27
Toronto Argonauts 18 8 10 0 0 344 482 16
18 7 11 0 1 427 524 15
18 4 14 0 2 356 550 10
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Regular season

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1June 28@ Blue BombersCanad Inns StadiumL 39 – 1524,0630–1
2July 3AlouettesSkyDomeL 28 – 1221,1750–2
3July 9@ LionsBC Place StadiumW 30 – 2215,7961–2
3July 13@ EskimosCommonwealth StadiumL 31 – 1733,1081–3
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5July 23Blue BombersSkyDomeL 42 – 1521,7241–4
6August 1RenegadesSkyDomeW 24 – 818,7342–4
7August 8@ StampedersMcMahon StadiumL 31 – 1131,9202–5
8August 16RoughridersSkyDomeW 18 – 1019,6523–5
9August 23EskimosSkyDomeL 30 – 723,6423–6
10September 2@ Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne StadiumL 22 – 1425,3273–7
11September 7@ RenegadesFrank Clair StadiumW 30 – 2521,6044–7
12September 15@ RoughridersTaylor FieldL 40 – 1124,3874–8
13September 22Tiger-CatsSkyDomeW 28 – 2118,9325–8
14September 29@ AlouettesMolson StadiumL 38 – 320,0025–9
15October 5LionsSkyDomeL 23 – 1816,8275–10
16October 14@ Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne StadiumW 29 – 28 (OT)20,2166–10
17October 20RenegadesSkyDomeW 29 – 1224,9327–10
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19November 3StampedersSkyDomeW 33 – 3219,2328–10
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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
East Semi-Final November 10 W 24–14 23,124
East Final November 17 L 35–18 57,125
[5]

Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

[7]

Eastern Division All-Star Selections

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. News: CFL game to be played in London. https://web.archive.org/web/20021020045915/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/15_cfl2.html. dead. October 20, 2002. Canadian Football League. April 15, 2002. February 20, 2020.
  5. Web site: 2002 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07. Pro Football Archives.
  6. Web site: 2002 Regular Season Standings . 2011-05-07 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522121846/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2002/reg . 22 May 2011 . dead .
  7. 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 .