1931 Toronto Argonauts season

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1931 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach
IRFU
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team finished tied with the Hamilton Tigers
for second place in the IRFU with three wins and three losses and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

This was the first IRFU season in which the forward pass was allowed by the rules of the game. The first forward pass completion in Argonauts' history was thrown by halfback Teddy Morris to halfback Bill Darling for a gain of twenty-five yards during the opening game of the season in Hamilton, which the Argos lost 12–7.[3]

The Argonauts' top player in 1931 was halfback Frank Turville, winner of the 1930 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, around whose punt-catching, ball-carrying and kicking abilities the Argos' offence revolved. This season also saw the debut of Teddy Morris, future star player, Russel-Trophy winner and multiple Grey-Cup winning head coach of the Argonauts.

Preseason

In 1931 the Argos, Balmy Beach and the University of Toronto launched a new preseason competition for the "city championship", the winning club to receive the Reg DeGruchy Memorial Trophy. The Argos defeated the University reserves squad in the first round, but lost in the final to the Beach, reigning Grey Cup champions.

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A September 26 University of Toronto Orfuns W 17–5 1–0 Varsity Stadium 5,000
B October 3
Toronto Balmy Beach
 L 1–5 1–1 Varsity Stadium 6,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 6 6 0 0 112 39 12
Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 60 56 6
Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 55 64 6
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 0 6 0 31 98 0

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 Oct 10 at Hamilton Tigers L 7–12 0–1
2 Oct 17 vs. Montreal Winged Wheelers L 10–32 0–2
3 Oct 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 8–5 1–2
4 Oct 31 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–7 2–2
5 Nov 7 at Montreal Winged Wheelers L 1–4 2–3
6 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 5–4 3–3

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References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  3. ^ Toronto Globe, October 12, 1931, p. 9
  4. ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5
    , p.293
  5. ^ "The Toronto Argonauts' 1931 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
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