1940 Toronto Argonauts season

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1940 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach
IRFU
Playoff finishLost IRFU Final

The

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–2 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points IRFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders
.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
A September 28 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach L 3–12 0–1 Varsity Stadium 9,113

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 116 40 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 58 79 8
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 45 73 4
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 39 66 2

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Final score Record
1 Oct 5 at Montreal Football Club W 9–8 1–0
2 Oct 12 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 17–5 2–0
3 Oct 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–41 2–1
4 Oct 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–9 3–1
5 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tigers L 0–5 3–2
6 Nov 9 vs. Montreal Football Club W 15–11 4–2

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Result Venue
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–12
Lansdowne Park
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–8 Varsity Stadium

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References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1940 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ a b "1940". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.