1960 Toronto Argonauts season

1960 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Lou Agase[1]
Home field Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record 10–4–0
Division place 1st, East
Playoff finish Lost Eastern Final

The 1960 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4–0 record. Their first-place finish earned them a bye to the Eastern Finals. The Argonauts lost both games of the two-game, total point Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.

Preseason

After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 in the second of three interleague games hosted in Toronto and lost 43–16. Both teams used 12 players, with a handful of NFL rules (blocking, punt returns) blended into the Canadian game.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
A July 27 Stampeders Exhibition Stadium W 51–30 12,692 1–0–0
B August 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Exhibition Stadium L 43–16 23,570 1–1–0
C August 10 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 14–7 10,282 2–1–0

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Regular season

Standings

CFL East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 370 265 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 400 283 18
Montreal Alouettes 14 5 9 0 340 458 10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 4 10 0 273 377 8

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
1 August 16 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park W 21–7 20,321 1–0–0
1 August 19 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 36–14 26,524 2–0–0
2 August 26 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 29–28 24,533 3–0–0
3 September 5 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium W 32–21 26,253 4–0–0
4 September 11 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 16–12 30,863 5–0–0
5 September 14 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 21–12 20,477 5–1–0
5 September 18 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 26–12 30,949 5–2–0
6 September 24 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 21–9 23,452 6–2–0
7 October 1 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 50–15 24,145 7–2–0
8 October 7 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 24–14 27,494 8–2–0
9 October 10 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium L 20–16 25,873 8–3–0
10 October 16 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium W 37–13 32,896 9–3–0
11 October 22 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 38–1 19,119 9–4–0
12 October 30 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 63–27 26,069 10–4–0

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Playoffs

IRFU Finals

(two game, total point series)

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance
IRFU Final Game 1 November 12 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 33–21 18,385
IRFU Final Game 2 November 20 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 21–20 30,529

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Schenley Award Nominees

Player Canadian Lineman
Cookie Gilchrist Bill Mitchell Dick Fouts

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "1960 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. ↑ "1960 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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