1961 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1961 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–6–1 record. They appeared in the Eastern Finals.

1961 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLou Agase[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record7–6–1
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals

Preseason

The Argonauts hosted the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals at CNE Stadium on August 2 in the third of three interleague games hosted in Toronto and lost 36–7.

DateOpponentLocationFinal scoreAttendance
August 2St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)Exhibition StadiumL 36–724,376

[3]

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14104034029320
Ottawa Rough Riders1486035928516
Toronto Argonauts1476125525815
Montreal Alouettes144912132259

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal scoreAttendanceRecord
1August 14Blue BombersExhibition StadiumL 14–1327,1890–1–0
2August 20Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumL 28–2427,8090–2–0
3August 25@ AlouettesMolson StadiumW 15–1018,5221–2–0
4September 4@ Tiger-CatsCivic StadiumL 21–1926,5331–3–0
5September 10RoughridersExhibition StadiumW 27–724,0472–3–0
6September 16@ EskimosClarke StadiumT 8–821,5102–3–1
6September 18@ LionsEmpire StadiumW 15–724,4283–3–1
7September 24Rough RidersExhibition StadiumL 29–1030,6483–4–1
8September 29StampedersExhibition StadiumW 22–1923,5464–4–1
9October 7@ AlouettesMolson StadiumW 33–2719,0755–4–1
10October 15Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumL 37–1029,5535–5–1
11October 21@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkW 21–718,8216–5–1
12October 29AlouettesExhibition StadiumW 15–923,3167–5–1
13November 4@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkL 35–2317,1447–6–1

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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentLocationFinal scoreAttendance
East Semi-FinalNovember 11@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkW 43–1919,151
East Final Game 1November 19Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumW 25–733,135
East Final Game 2November 25@ Tiger-CatsCivic StadiumL 48–2 (OT)22,671

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Awards and honours

  • None

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. "1961 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. "1961 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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