1983 Toronto Argonauts season

1983 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home stadiumExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18–17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.

During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1983 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
T T Kelvin Pruenster T Cal Poly
3 29 Kevin Adams DB Waterloo
4 35 Boyd Young DL Ottawa
5 44 Bryan Black G Guelph
6 53 Joel Tynes TB St. Francis Xavier
7 62 Dave Waud LB Wilfrid Laurier
8 71 Rick Van Maanen DL Western Ontario

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Fri, June 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–6 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 28,520
B Wed, June 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–35 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11,505
C Fri, June 24 vs. Rough Riders W 31–15 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 28,107
D Tue, June 28 at Montreal Concordes W 25–24 3–1 Olympic Stadium 9,700

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Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 16 12 4 0 24 452 328 4–2 W2
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 16 384 424 2–4 L2 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 11 389 498 3–2–1 T1 Details
Montreal Concordes 16 5 10 1 11 367 447 2–3–1 T1 Details

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thu, July 7 at Calgary Stampeders W 45–30 1–0 McMahon Stadium 25,124
2 2 Thu, July 14 vs. Lions W 17–14 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 39,437
3 3 Sat, July 23 vs. Montreal Concordes W 28–13 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,490
4 4 Fri, July 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–21 4–0 Taylor Field 25,734
5 5 Sat, Aug 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 18–31 4–1 Exhibition Stadium 43,568
6 6 Sat, Aug 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–32 4–2 Winnipeg Stadium 27,796
7 7 Fri, Aug 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–17 5–2 Lansdowne Park 30,006
8 8 Fri, Aug 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–15 6–2 Exhibition Stadium 35,414
9 Bye
10 9 Sat, Sept 10 at BC Lions W 32–14 7–2 BC Place Stadium 52,656
11 10 Sun, Sept 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 50–16 8–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25,128
12 11 Sat, Sept 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–49 8–3 Exhibition Stadium 35,679
13 12 Sun, Oct 2 at Montreal Concordes W 30–17 9–3 Olympic Stadium 20,046
14 13 Sun, Oct 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 19–15 10–3 Exhibition Stadium 37,746
15 Bye
16 14 Sun, Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 19–20 10–4 Exhibition Stadium 36,526
17 15 Sat, Oct 29 at Edmonton Eskimos W 22–15 11–4 Commonwealth Stadium 53,577
18 16 Sat, Nov 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–9 12–4 Exhibition Stadium 32,921

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Sun, Nov 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–36 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 54,530
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 27 at BC Lions W 18–17 2–0 BC Place Stadium 59,345

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Grey Cup

Main article: 71st Grey Cup

November 27 @ BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 59,345)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 7 10 0 0 17
Toronto Argonauts 0 7 2 9 18

Awards and honours

1983 CFL All-Stars

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1983 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "1983 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "1983 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ "1983 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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