1938 Toronto Argonauts season

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1938 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 third 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 defending champion Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 26th Grey Cup game by a score of 30–7, winning the franchise's fifth Grey Cup championship. It was also the first time that the Argonauts had repeated as champions as this was a rematch of the previous year's Grey Cup
game.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Sept 24 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach L 2–7 0–1 Varsity Stadium 10,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 141 41 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 151 52 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 61 122 4
Montreal Cubs 6 0 6 0 30 168 0

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 21–8 1–0
2 2 Sat, Oct 15 at Montreal Cubs W 25–2 2–0
3 3 Sat, Oct 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–6 3–0
4 4 Sat, Oct 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–15 3–1
5 5 Sun, Nov 6 vs. Montreal Cubs W 58–13 4–1
6 6 Sun, Nov 13 at Hamilton Tigers W 24–8 5–1

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue
Score Record
IRFU Final Game 1 Sat, Nov 19 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 9–1 1–0 Varsity Stadium
IRFU Final Game 2 Sat, Nov 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 5–3 2–0
Lansdowne Park
Eastern Final Sat, Dec 3 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 25–8 3–0 Varsity Stadium
Grey Cup Sat, Dec 10 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 30–7 4–0 Varsity Stadium

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Grey Cup

Main article: 26th Grey Cup

December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,778)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 3 0 0 7
Toronto Argonauts 0 5 1 24 30

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. ^ "1938 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "1938". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "1938 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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