2014 Toronto Argonauts season

2014 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Scott Milanovich
General manager Jim Barker
Home field Rogers Centre
Results
Record 8–10
Division place 3rd, East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 2014 Toronto Argonauts season was their 57th season in the Canadian Football League and their 142nd season overall. The Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division but missed out on a playoff spot due to the crossover rule. The 9–9 BC Lions, fourth place in the West Division, had a better record and therefore eliminated the Argos from the playoffs.

Entering the final game of the season at 7–10 against the Ottawa Redblacks, the Argos needed to win to keep their playoff hopes alive, which they did. They also needed Hamilton to lose to Montreal for the Argos to finish second and make the playoffs ahead of the crossover team, the BC Lions. However, the Ti-Cats won that game, eliminating the Argos from the playoffs on the last day of the regular season.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2014 CFL Draft took place on May 13, 2014. The Argonauts had eight selections in the seven-round draft. They concluded a trade with the Edmonton Eskimos to secure the third overall pick, enabling them to draft Anthony Coombs.[1] That trade saw their second round selection go to Edmonton in exchange for another third round selection.[2]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 3 Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba
3 21 Jaskaran Dhillon OL British Columbia
4 33 Thomas Miles LB Manitoba
4 36 Alexandre Dupuis FB Montreal
5 38 Eric Black DB Saint Mary's
5 42 Evan Pszczonak WR Windsor
6 51 Tore Corrado WR Simon Fraser
7 60 Kirby Fletcher DL Acadia

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Mon, June 9 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 24–22 1–0 TSN Investors Group Field 24,000 Recap
B Bye
C Thur, June 19 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–23 2–0 None Varsity Stadium 5,216 Recap

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Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Y–Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 417 395 18 Details
X–Montreal Alouettes 18 9 9 0 360 394 18 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 8 10 0 450 456 16 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 2 16 0 278 465 4 Details

Toronto missed the playoffs, as a third-place team having an inferior record to the fourth-place team in the other division, the 9-9 BC Lions.

Schedule

     Win      Loss      Tie

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Thur, June 26 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–45 0–1 TSN/RDS2 Investors Group Field 24,872 Recap
2 Sat, July 5 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 48–15 1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Rogers Centre 17,758 Recap
3 Sat, July 12 6:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 15–34 1–2 TSN Rogers Centre 16,102 Recap
4 Fri, July 18 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 17–18 1–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 24,326 Recap
5 Sat, July 26 10:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 9–37 1–4 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 32,621 Recap
6 Fri, Aug 1 7:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 31–5 2–4 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,692 Recap
7 Bye
8 Tues, Aug 12 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–21 3–4 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 18,106 Recap
8 Sun, Aug 17 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 17–33 3–5 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 18,283 Recap
9 Sat, Aug 23 4:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos L 27–41 3–6 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 33,767 Recap
10 Mon, Sept 1 1:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–13 3–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 18,135 Recap
11 Bye
12 Sat, Sept 13 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 33–40 3–8 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 28,607 Recap
13 Fri, Sept 19 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions W 40–23 4–8 TSN BC Place 27,038 Recap
14 Bye
15 Sat, Oct 4 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–32 5–8 TSN Rogers Centre 16,276 Recap
16 Fri, Oct 10 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–33 6–8 TSN Rogers Centre 17,811 Recap
17 Sat, Oct 18 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 12–20 6–9 TSN/RDS Rogers Centre 16,834 Recap
18 Sat, Oct 25 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–24 7–9 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 19,258 Recap
19 Sun, Nov 2 12:00 p.m. EST at Montreal Alouettes L 14–17 7–10 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 22,013 Recap
20 Fri, Nov 7 7:00 p.m. EST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 23–5 8–10 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 19,687 Recap

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References

  1. ↑ Argos trade for third overall pick, select Coombs
  2. ↑ Draft tracker
  3. 1 2 2014 Schedule
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