1996 Toronto Argonauts season

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1996 Toronto Argonauts season
SkyDome[2]
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The

Edmonton Eskimos by a score of 43–37, the second highest scoring Grey Cup game in history, and won their 13th Grey Cup championship
.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1 2 Kelly Wiltshire CB James Madison
3 20 L.J. Eiben WR Humboldt State
4 36 Tom Hipsz DE Toronto
6 46 Tim Biakabutuka RB Michigan
7 55 Craig Poole WR Windsor

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Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–37 (OT) 0–1
SkyDome
 13,247
B June 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–6 1–1
Frank Clair Stadium
 14,024

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 556 359 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 536 467 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 426 576 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 352 524 6

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Regular season

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium W 27–24 24,653 1–0
2 July 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
SkyDome
 L 36–38 26,333 1–1
3 July 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Stadium W 35–14 24,882 2–1
4 July 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders SkyDome W 34–4 17,288 3–1
5 July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Taylor Field W 40–16 24,902 4–1
6 Aug 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes SkyDome W 40–31 20,302 5–1
7 Aug 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos SkyDome W 24–21 20,030 6–1
8 Aug 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders
Frank Clair Stadium
 W 42–19 15,220 7–1
9 Aug 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders SkyDome W 28–21 17,186 8–1
10 Sept 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 38–7 27,517 9–1
11 Sept 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders SkyDome W 31–13 17,576 10–1
12 Sept 14 at BC Lions BC Place L 11–35 15,323 10–2
13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders SkyDome W 23–22 27,209 11–2
14 Bye
15 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers SkyDome W 28–12 17,310 12–2
16 Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium L 23–30 27,436 12–3
17 Oct 20 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium W 24–17 27,567 13–3
18 Oct 27 vs. BC Lions SkyDome W 25–21 20,657 14–3
19 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 47–14 23,001 15–3

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Sun, Nov 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 43–7 1–0
SkyDome
 28,390
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 43–37 2–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 38,595

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Awards and records

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1996 CFL All-Stars

WR- Terrance Lawrence [8]

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. ^ "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b c "1996 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. ^ "1996 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ "Most Outstanding Player". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  7. ^ "Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  8. ^ a b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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