The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their long history, the team has appeared in 23 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 17 championships. The franchise has had 59 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie, the current general manager is Michael Clemons, and the current owners are Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2] [3]
Number of coaches | |
† | Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category[4] |
Achievements | Achievements during their Argonauts head coaching tenure |
GC | Games coached | T | Ties = 1 point | |
W | Wins = 2 points | PTS | Points | |
L | Losses = 0 points | W% | Winning percentage |
PGC | Games coached |
PW | Wins |
PL | Losses |
PW% | Winning percentage |
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.
# | width=100 | Name | Term | GC | W | L | T | PTS | W% | PGC | PW | PL | PW% | width=210 class=unsortable | Achievements[6] |
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7 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
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8 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
9 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
10 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
11 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
12 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
14 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
15 | – | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |||||
17 | / | – | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |||
- | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
18 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
19 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6th Grey Cup championship | ||
21 | †/ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | ||||
22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
23 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
- | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 9th Grey Cup championship | ||||
24 | – | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .646 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||
25 | – | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | ||||
26 | – | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | .563 | — | — | — | — | ||||
27 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | – | 57 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 82 | .719 | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 21st Grey Cup championship 25th Grey Cup championship 26th Grey Cup championship | |
28 | 1945–1949 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 62 | .574 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 33rd Grey Cup championship 34th Grey Cup championship 35th Grey Cup championship | |||
29 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 1950–1954 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 64 | .500 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 38th Grey Cup championship 40th Grey Cup championship | |
30 | 1955–1956 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||
31 | 1957– | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 18 | .281 | — | — | — | — | ||||
32 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
33 | – | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 35 | .565 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||||
34 | – | 39 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 14 | .282 | — | — | — | — | ||||
35 | – | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 16 | .286 | — | — | — | — | ||||
36 | – | 84 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 91 | .542 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .400 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner | |||
37 | – | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
38 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .389 | — | — | — | — | |||||
39 | – | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 | .406 | — | — | — | — | ||||
- | – | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 18 | .360 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
40 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .143 | — | — | — | — | |||||
41 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |||||
42 | – | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | .231 | — | — | — | — | ||||
43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
44 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | – | 136 | 78 | 55 | 3 | 36 | .585 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner Annis Stukus Trophy winner 71st Grey Cup championship | |
45 | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
46 | – | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 32 | .552 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner 79th Grey Cup championship | |||
47 | – | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | .235 | — | — | — | — | ||||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | – | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 18 | .346 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
48 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |||||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | – | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 78 | .722 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner 84th Grey Cup championship 85th Grey Cup championship | |
49 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||||
50 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .189 | — | — | — | — | |||||
51 | (interim) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | ||||
52 | – | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 24 | .462 | — | — | — | — | ||||
53 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
– | 96 | 55 | 40 | 1 | 27 | .578 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 92nd Grey Cup championship | ||||
54 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .400 | — | — | — | — | |||||
- | align=left style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |||
55 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |||||
- | – | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 | .417 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner | |||
56 | – | 90 | 43 | 47 | 0 | 86 | .478 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner 100th Grey Cup championship | |||
57 | – | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 26 | .361 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner 105th Grey Cup championship | |||
58 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .286 | — | — | — | — | |||||
59 | –present | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 72 | .720 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Annis Stukus Trophy winner 109th Grey Cup championship | |||