1911 Toronto Argonauts season

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1911 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachJoe Lee (pre-season);
IRFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs. After defeating the Hamilton Alerts in the Eastern Final, the Argonauts lost the 3rd Grey Cup to the Toronto Varsity Blues
.

Coach Joe Lee unexpectedly resigned on October 4, two days before the first league game, and was replaced the next day by ex-

Billy Foulds.[3]

Pre-season and Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
Sept 30 @ Queen's University University Athletic Field W 15-1 ? 1–0–0
Oct 30 Toronto Amateur Athletic Club Rosedale Field W 12-8 3,000 2–0–0

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 56 31 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 83 57 6
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 61 83 6
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 49 78 2

[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Oct 7 Hamilton Tigers Rosedale Field W 12–8 "a large crowd" 1–0–0
2 Oct 14 @ Montreal Football Club Montreal AAA Grounds W 7–1 ? 2–0–0
3 Oct 21 Ottawa Rough Riders Rosedale Field W 7–4 4,000 3–0–0
4 Oct 28 Montreal Football Club Rosedale Field W 14–8 4,000 4–0–0
5 Nov 4 @ Hamilton Tigers Hamilton AAA Grounds L 9–8 ? 4–1–0
6 Nov 11 @ Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park W 8–1 7,000 5–1–0

[5]

Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
Dominion Semi-Final Nov 18 Hamilton Alerts Rosedale Field W 9–2 5,000
Grey Cup Nov 25 Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium L 14–7 13,687

[5]

Grey Cup

Main article: 3rd Grey Cup

November 25 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 13,687)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 1 0 2 4 7
Toronto Varsity Blues 0 6 7 1 14

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ^ Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 5, 1914, p.16; Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 6, 1914, p. 20
  4. ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5
    , p.294
  5. ^ a b "The Toronto Argonauts' 1911 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
  6. ^ "1911 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
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