1947 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1947 Toronto Argonauts season was the 58th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–4–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth 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 Ottawa Trojans. The two-time defending Grey Cup champion Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the third time in a row in the Grey Cup game. Toronto won their eighth Grey Cup championship by a score of 10–9 for the first three-peat in franchise history.

1947 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachTeddy Morris[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record7–4–1
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal scoreRecord
BAug 30Winnipeg Blue BombersOsborne StadiumW 16–91–0
BSept 1Winnipeg Blue BombersOsborne StadiumW 11–02–0

[3]

Regular season

Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders1284017010316
Toronto Argonauts1274114012215
Montreal Alouettes1266016416412
Hamilton Tigers122911192045

[4]

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal scoreRecord
1Sept 6@ Ottawa Rough RidersLansdowne ParkL 23–60–1–0
2Sept 13Montreal AlouettesVarsity StadiumL 15–70–2–0
3Sept 17@ Hamilton TigersCivic StadiumW 34–251–2–0
3Sept 20Hamilton TigersVarsity StadiumW 2–02–2–0
4Sept 27Ottawa Rough RidersVarsity StadiumW 8–03–2–0
5Oct 4@ Montreal AlouettesDelorimier StadiumW 10–64–2–0
6Oct 11@ Hamilton TigersCivic StadiumW 13–15–2–0
6Oct 13Hamilton TigersVarsity StadiumT 6–65–2–1
7Oct 18Montreal AlouettesVarsity StadiumW 25–36–2–1
8Oct 25@ Montreal AlouettesDelorimier StadiumL 17–126–3–1
9Nov 1Ottawa Rough RidersVarsity StadiumL 15–56–4–1
10Nov 8@ Ottawa Rough RidersLansdowne ParkW 12–117–4–1

[3]

Postseason
GameDateOpponentLocationFinal score
IRFU Final Game 1Nov 11@ Ottawa Rough RidersLansdowne ParkW 3–0
IRFU Final Game 2Nov 15Ottawa Rough RidersVarsity StadiumW 21–0
Eastern FinalNov 22Ottawa TrojansVarsity StadiumW 22–1
Grey CupNov 29Winnipeg Blue BombersVarsity StadiumW 10–9

[3]

Grey Cup
Main article: 35th Grey Cup

November 29 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,885)[5]

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers63009
Toronto Argonauts016310

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. "1947 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  4. "1947 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. "1947 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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