1937 Toronto Argonauts season

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
1937 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach
IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Sarnia Imperials. The Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 25th Grey Cup game, which was the first of many meetings by the two franchises in the championship game. The Argonauts won the franchise's fourth Grey Cup
championship by a score of 4–3, which ties for the lowest scoring Grey Cup game ever.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sept 25 vs. Queen's University W 14–0 1–0 Varsity Stadium 5,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 72 43 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 52 46 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 42 63 4
Montreal Indians 6 2 4 0 35 49 4

[3]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 Oct 9 at Hamilton Tigers W 17–16 1–0
2 Oct 16 vs. Montreal Indians W 14–0 2–0
3 Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–4 3–0
4 Oct 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–7 4–0
5 Nov 6 at Montreal Indians L 2–11 4–1
6 Nov 13 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 18–5 5–1

[4]

Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue
Score Record
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–15 0–1
Lansdowne Park
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–1 1–1 Maple Leaf Stadium
Eastern Final Dec 4 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 10–6 2–1 Varsity Stadium
Grey Cup Dec 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 4–3 3–1 Varsity Stadium

[4]

Grey Cup

Main article: 25th Grey Cup

December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 11,522)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 1 0 1 3
Toronto Argonauts 3 1 0 0 4

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. ^ "1937 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "1937". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "1937 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1937_Toronto_Argonauts_season&oldid=1218682646"