1983 Toronto Argonauts season

1983 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Bob O'Billovich[1]
Home field Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record 12–4–0
Division place 1st, East
Playoff finish Won 71st Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18-17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.

During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
A June 10 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 24–6 28,520 1–0
B June 15 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 24–35 11,505 1–1
C June 24 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium W 31–15 28,107 2–1
D June 28 @ Concordes Olympic Stadium W 25–24 9,700 3–1

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Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 16 12 4 0 452 328 24
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 384 424 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 389 498 11
Montreal Concordes 16 5 10 1 367 447 11

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
1 July 7 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium W 45–30 25,124 1–0
2 July 14 Lions Exhibition Stadium W 17–14 39,437 2–0
3 July 23 Concordes Exhibition Stadium W 28–13 35,490 3–0
4 July 29 @ Roughriders Taylor Field W 40–21 25,734 4–0
5 August 6 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium L 18–31 43,568 4–1
6 August 13 @ Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium L 16–32 27,796 4–2
7 August 19 @ Rough Riders Lansdowne Park W 27–17 30,006 5–2
8 August 26 Roughriders Exhibition Stadium W 36–15 35,414 6–2
9 Bye
10 September 10 @ Lions BC Place Stadium W 32–14 52,656 7–2
11 September 18 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 50–16 25,128 8–2
12 September 24 Stampeders Exhibition Stadium L 20–49 35,679 8–3
13 October 2 @ Concordes Olympic Stadium W 30–17 20,046 9–3
14 October 9 Eskimos Exhibition Stadium W 19–15 37,746 10–3
15 Bye
16 October 23 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 19–20 36,526 10–4
17 October 29 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium W 22–15 53,577 11–4
18 November 5 Blue Bombers Exhibition Stadium W 33–9 32,921 12–4

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance
East Final November 20 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 41–36 54,530
Grey Cup November 27 Lions BC Place Stadium W 18–17 59,345

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Grey Cup

Main article: 71st Grey Cup

November 27 @ BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 59,345)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 14 3 0 0 17
Toronto Argonauts 0 7 2 9 18

Awards and honours

1983 CFL All-Stars

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "1983 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ↑ "1983 Regular Season Standings". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ↑ "1983 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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