2003 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:	Toronto Argonauts
Year:	2003
Record:	9–9
Division Place:	2nd, East
General Manager:	Michael "Pinball" Clemons
Coach:	Michael "Pinball" Clemons^[1]
Stadium:	SkyDome^[2]
Playoffs:	Lost East Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL TOR Jersey 2002.png
Shortnavlink:	Argonauts seasons

The 2003 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division of the 2003 CFL season with a 9–9 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
4	28		LB	McMaster
5	39		LB	Mount Allison
6	48		WR	Guelph

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	colSpan=6 align="center"	Bye
B	June 5	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 26 – 18	8,201	1–0
C	June 10	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 23 – 5	20,481	2–0

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Regular season

Season standings

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

Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	562	409	26
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	473	433	18
	18	7	11	0	467	581	14
	18	1	17	0	293	583	2

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
1	June 19	Roughriders	SkyDome	L 20 – 18	15,126	0–1
2	June 30	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 49 – 8	14,842	1–1
3	July 3	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 30 – 27 (OT)	20,131	1–2
4	July 10	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	L 34 – 32	22,242	1–3
5	July 15	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 24 – 14	14,089	2–3
6	July 26	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	W 41 – 24	30,976	3–3
7	August 1	Lions	SkyDome	W 28 – 26 (2OT)	15,623	4–3
8	August 9	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 49 – 20	44,205	4–4
9	August 17 †	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 18 – 15	11,021	4–5
10	August 21	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 46 – 22	20,202	4–6
11	September 1	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 19 – 11	21,323	5–6
12	September 7	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 34 – 30	26,468	5–7
13	colSpan=56 align="center"	Bye
14	September 16	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 24 – 14	15,472	6–7
15	September 28	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 41 – 24	30,249	6–8
16	October 4	Renegades	SkyDome	W 27 – 18	16,431	7–8
17	October 13	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	L 21 – 15	25,133	7–9
18	October 17	Alouettes	SkyDome	W 45 – 13	14,921	8–9
19	October 24	Stampeders	SkyDome	W 13 – 12	18,223	9–9

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• † Game rescheduled from August 14 due to the Northeast blackout of 2003.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 2			W 28–7	21,029
East Final	November 9			L 30–26	60,007

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Awards and records

2003 CFL All-Stars

• WR – Tony Miles
• DT – Eric England
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• ST – Bashir Levingston

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Eastern Division All-Star selections

• WR – Tony Miles
• DT – Eric England
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• ST – Bashir Levingston

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: 2003 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07. Pro Football Archives.
5. Web site: 2003 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. Canadian Football League. https://web.archive.org/web/20110522121714/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2003/reg. 22 May 2011. 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 .