1931 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1931 Toronto Argonauts season was the club's 45th season since its inception in 1873 and its 22nd season in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team finished tied with the Hamilton Tigers for second place in the IRFU with three wins and three losses and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1931 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBuck McKenna[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record3–3
Division place3rd, IRFU
Playoff finishDid not qualify

This was the first IRFU season in which the forward pass was allowed by the rules of the game. The first forward pass completion in Argonauts' history was thrown by halfback Teddy Morris to halfback Bill Darling for a gain of twenty-five yards during the opening game of the season in Hamilton, which the Argos lost 12–7.[3]

The Argonauts' top player in 1931 was halfback Frank Turville, winner of the 1930 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, around whose punt-catching, ball-carrying and kicking abilities the Argos' offence revolved. This season also saw the debut of Teddy Morris, future star player, Russel-Trophy winner and multiple Grey-Cup winning head coach of the Argonauts.

Preseason

In 1931 the Argos, Balmy Beach and the University of Toronto launched a new preseason competition for the "city championship", the winning club to receive the Reg DeGruchy Memorial Trophy. The Argos defeated the University reserves squad in the first round, but lost in the final to the Beach, reigning Grey Cup champions.

DateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
September 26 University of Toronto Orfuns W 17–5 1–0 Varsity Stadium 5,000
October 3 Balmy Beach L 1–5 1–1 Varsity Stadium 6,000

Regular season

Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers66001123912
Hamilton Tigers633060566
Toronto Argonauts633055646
Ottawa Rough Riders606031980

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Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1 Oct 10 at Hamilton Tigers L 7–12 0–1
2 Oct 17 vs. Montreal Winged Wheelers L 10–32 0–2
3 Oct 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 8–5 1–2
4 Oct 31 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–7 2–2
5 Nov 7 at Montreal Winged Wheelers L 1–4 2–3
6 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 5–4 3–3

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References
  1. "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  3. Toronto Globe, October 12, 1931, p. 9
  4. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293
  5. "The Toronto Argonauts' 1931 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
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