1937 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1937 Toronto Argonauts season was the 51st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second 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 Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 25th Grey Cup game, which was the first of many meetings by the two franchises in the championship game. The Argonauts won the franchise's fourth Grey Cup championship by a score of 4–3, which ties for the lowest scoring Grey Cup game ever.

1937 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLew Hayman[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record5–1
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason
DateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
Sept 25 vs. Queen's University W 14–0 1–0 Varsity Stadium 5,000

Regular season

Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts6510724310
Ottawa Rough Riders633052466
Hamilton Tigers624042634
Montreal Indians624035494

[3]

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1 Oct 9 at Hamilton Tigers W 17–16 1–0
2 Oct 16 vs. Montreal Indians W 14–0 2–0
3 Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–4 3–0
4 Oct 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–7 4–0
5 Nov 6 at Montreal Indians L 2–11 4–1
6 Nov 13 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 18–5 5–1

[4]

Postseason
GameDateOpponentResultVenue
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–15 Lansdowne Park
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–1 Maple Leaf Stadium
Eastern Final Dec 4 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 10–6 Varsity Stadium
Grey Cup Dec 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 4–3 Varsity Stadium

[4]

Grey Cup
Main article: 25th Grey Cup

December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 11,522)[5]

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers11013
Toronto Argonauts31004

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. "1937 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. "1937". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. "1937 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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