List of Toronto Argonauts head coaches
The
East Division in the Canadian Football League
(CFL).
The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their long history, the team has appeared in 23 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 17 championships. The franchise has had 59 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie, the current general manager is Michael Clemons, and the current owners are Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2][3]
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Head coaches
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.
# | Name[c] | Term[b] | GC | W | L | T | PTS | W% | PGC | PW | PL | PW% | Achievements[5][6] |
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1 | H. T. Glazebrook | 1873–1874 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2 | Harold Lambe | 1875 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
3 | W. H. Perram | 1876–1877 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
4 | Bedford | 1878 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
5 | Orville Murphy | 1880–1881 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
6 | Hume Blake | 1882 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
7 | A. H. Campbell | 1883 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
- | Hume Blake | 1884 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
8 | Rupert Muntz | 1885–1886 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
9 | Hugh Smith | 1887–1890 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
10 | R. Bayley | 1891–1892 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
11 | Billy Wood | 1893 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
12 | Joe Wright, Sr. | 1894–1900 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
14 | Pud Kent
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1901–1903 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
15 | Fred Thompson | 1904–1905
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— | — | — | — | |||||||
16 | Chaucer Elliott | 1906 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |
17 | Fred Russell/Art Kent | 1909
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18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Chaucer Elliott | 1910
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
18 | Billy Foulds †
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1911
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
19 | Jack Newton† | 1912
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
20 | Ross Binkley | 1913
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Billy Foulds †
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1914
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6th Grey Cup championship |
21 | Billy Foulds†/Warren Coryell
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1915
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |
22 | Sinc McEvenue | 1919
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
23 | Mike Rodden† | 1920
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
- | Sinc McEvenue | 1921
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 9th Grey Cup championship |
24 | Jack O'Connor | 1925
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24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .646 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
- | Mike Rodden† | 1926
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
25 | Frank Knight | 1928
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12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
26 | Buck McKenna | 1932
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24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | .563 | — | — | — | — | |
27 | Lew Hayman† | 1941
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57 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 82 | .719 | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 21st Grey Cup championship 25th Grey Cup championship 26th Grey Cup championship |
28 | Ted Morris
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1945–1949 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 62 | .574 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 33rd Grey Cup championship 34th Grey Cup championship 35th Grey Cup championship |
29 | Frank Clair† | 1950–1954 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 64 | .500 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 38th Grey Cup championship 40th Grey Cup championship |
30 | Bill Swiacki | 1955–1956 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
31 | Hamp Pool | 1957–1959 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 18 | .281 | — | — | — | — | |
32 | Steve Owen | 1959 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
33 | Lou Agase | 1960–1962 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 35 | .565 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |
34 | Nobby Wirkowski | 1962–1964 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 14 | .282 | — | — | — | — | |
35 | Bob Shaw | 1965–1966 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 16 | .286 | — | — | — | — | |
36 | Leo Cahill | 1967–1972 | 84 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 91 | .542 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .400 | 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
37 | John Rauch | 1973–1974 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
38 | Joe Moss | 1974 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .389 | — | — | — | — | |
39 | Russ Jackson | 1975–1976 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 | .406 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Leo Cahill | 1977–1978 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 18 | .360 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
40 | Bud Riley | 1978 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .143 | — | — | — | — | |
41 | Forrest Gregg | 1979 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |
42 | Willie Wood
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1980–1981 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | .231 | — | — | — | — | |
43 | Tommy Hudspeth | 1981 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
44 | Bob O'Billovich† | 1982–1989 | 136 | 78 | 55 | 3 | 36 | .585 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 71st Grey Cup championship |
45 | Don Matthews† | 1990 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
46 | Adam Rita | 1991–1992 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 32 | .552 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 79th Grey Cup championship |
47 | Dennis Meyer | 1992–1993 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | .235 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Bob O'Billovich† | 1993–1994 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 18 | .346 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
48 | Mike Faragalli | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Bob O'Billovich† | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Don Matthews† | 1996–1998 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 78 | .722 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 84th Grey Cup championship 85th Grey Cup championship |
49 | Jim Barker | 1999 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
50 | John Huard | 2000 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .189 | — | — | — | — | |
51 | Wally Highsmith (interim) | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
52 | Michael Clemons
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2000–2001 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 24 | .462 | — | — | — | — | |
53 | Gary Etcheverry | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
Michael Clemons
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2002–2007 | 96 | 55 | 40 | 1 | 27 | .578 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 92nd Grey Cup championship | |
54 | Rich Stubler | 2008 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .400 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Don Matthews† | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |
55 | Bart Andrus | 2009 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |
- | Jim Barker | 2010–2011 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 | .417 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
56 | Scott Milanovich | 2012–2016 | 90 | 43 | 47 | 0 | 86 | .478 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2012 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 100th Grey Cup championship |
57 | Marc Trestman | 2017–2018 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 26 | .361 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2017 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 105th Grey Cup championship |
58 | Corey Chamblin | 2019 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .286 | — | — | — | — | |
59 | Ryan Dinwiddie | 2020–present | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 72 | .720 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 109th Grey Cup championship |
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Argonauts. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
- c Entries prior to 1907 are taken from "Year-By-Year History" in the references. A consolidated list after 1907 is listed at "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching."
References
- General
- "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- "History of the Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- "Year-By-Year History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- Specific
- ^ "Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "MLSE completes acquisition of Argos; name Manning as President". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.