The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 2015 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. [19] Trouble also struck off the field: McNall was convicted of conspiracy and fraud at the end of 1993,[62] while Candy died prematurely the next year, shortly after he sold his stake in the team. Williams had repeatedly violated NFL drug policies and was under suspension for the year; he played just one season with the Argos. Reports at the time suggest the league became spoiled by the partnership and that when the money dried up in 1987, the transition was difficult. While they have retained the very dark blue associated with Oxford, the light blue of the modern uniforms is close to azure. Championship material did eventually reemerge in 1996. The Argonauts finished with a 10-8 record, but lost the East-Semi Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Veteran Damon Allen led the team to a 27–19 victory over the B.C. Gimmicks to attract fans were greeted with criticism. Their star runner and kicker in their first championship year was Jack O'Conner, who scored a league record 44 points. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search The team had eight general managers in eight years, for example, between 1996 and 2003. As for the regular season, the CFL records 14 Argonauts teams at the top of the eastern divisional table since its formation in 1958. [68] The 2012 Grey Cup was played in Toronto and the team took their first championship victory in the city since 1952, a 35–22 win over Calgary.[30]. The Toronto Argonauts' first home was Rosedale Field at Mount Pleasant Road and MacLennan Avenue near the city centre. 2015 Toronto Argonauts Statistics 2015 Toronto Argonauts Game-by-Game Results. In a defensive struggle at Vancouver's soggy Empire Stadium, a now infamous late fumble by Leon "X-Ray" McQuay and a possession-changing kick out of bounds by Harry Abofs sealed a 14–11 Stampeder victory. Other notable coaching careers include those of Joe Wright, Sr. at the end of the nineteenth century, Ted Morris and Frank Clair in the post-war years, Leo Cahill in the late 60s and early 70s, and Pinball Clemons after the turn of the millennium. In the 19th century, the most renowned rowing teams in the world were from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England. The Argonauts finished with a 10-8 record, but lost the East-Semi Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 2015 Toronto Argonauts lost in the Division Semifinal. The 2015 Toronto Argonauts season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 143rd season overall. Far and away the greatest Toronto Argonauts rivalry has been with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and its precursor teams. A November snowstorm followed by mild conditions turned Varsity Stadium into a bog and the play was a shambles; one Winnipeg player is reported to have almost drowned in the muck. TORONTO - The following statement was issued today by Argonauts General Manager Michael "Pinball" Clemons to players, fans and partners of the Toronto... MLSE Community Food Donation Program Expands to Include BMO Field and BMO as Partners Team up to Help 'Bring Toronto Back to Its Feet'Posted on Wednesday May 06, 2020. In 1995, Labatt was acquired by Interbrew;[118] The Interbrew years saw two championships but also the worst Argo attendance of the modern era. [26] Among other critical innovations, the Burnside rules reduced the number of men per side to 12 and introduced the ten yards in three downs structure that is central to the modern game. Confusion remains over the first Argos match. Visit Argonauts.ca for the full schedule! Since the team's foundation in 1873, "the Argonauts" name has been in continuous use, a record in North American professional sports. There was optimism surrounding the duo's arrival and attendance figures improved in their six years heading the organization. [9] The claim is debatable, as the Hamilton Tigers date to 1869; they merged with the Hamilton Wildcats in 1950 to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club, commonly referred to as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). However, the Argos slumped to 6–12 only a year later, beginning a slide that only accelerated when Dunigan and Ismail left after the season. [97], In 2018, after Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment became the new owners of the Argonauts, the team announced that they would use Lamport Stadium as their practice field, while their weight rooms would be located at Coca-Cola Coliseum. September 11, 2020 - With last night's opener. Flutie would set team records for single season passing yards with more than 5,500 in each year and for touchdowns thrown with 47 in 1997 (one less than his CFL record of 48) before crossing the border to join the Buffalo Bills the next year. For most of the Argos time at the stadium, its capacity was about 16,000, but this jumped above 20,000 with a renovation in 1950. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 2015 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The year's following the Carling O'Keefe era were marked by increasingly short ownership stints. [19] In 1883 the Toronto Football Club, other city teams from Ontario and university squads from Toronto, Queens University and Royal Military College formed the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU); it was the first rugby football organization with a league and playoff structure in North America. View the 2015 Toronto Argonauts football schedule at FBSchedules.com. An issue that has become a perennial concern in the city also emerged at this time: the possibility of a National Football League team in Toronto. The longest serving executive in the organization is Lew Hayman, who had a five-decade career beginning in the 1930s as coach and administrator. Fittingly, the Argonauts first game was against a club from Hamilton,[18] while the raucous Eastern Final of 2013—featuring a Tiger-Cat win over the Argos in front of 35,000 at the Rogers Centre—proved the rivalry is alive and well. (The move has since been done, albeit only the infield turf replaced with dirt, instead of grass)[6] MLSE announced in December 2017 that it had agreed to purchase the team outright, with the deal finalized on January 19, 2018. The Argonauts first competed for the Cup in 1911, losing 14 to 7 to the University of Toronto in front of a then record 13,687 spectators at the newly opened Varsity Stadium. [120][121], By 2014 Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and its chairman and minority owner Larry Tanenbaum had emerged as serious suitors for the team.