1938 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1938 Toronto Argonauts season was the 52nd 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 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the third 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 defending champion Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 26th Grey Cup game by a score of 30–7, winning the franchise's fifth Grey Cup championship. It was also the first time that the Argonauts had repeated as champions as this was a rematch of the previous year's Grey Cup game.

1938 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLew Hayman[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record5–1
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Regular season

Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders65101414110
Toronto Argonauts65101515210
Hamilton Tigers6240611224
Montreal Cubs6060301680

[3]

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentFinal ScoreRecord
1Oct 8Hamilton TigersW 21–81–0–0
2Oct 15@ Montreal CubsW 25–22–0–0
3Oct 22Ottawa Rough RidersW 10–63–0–0
4Oct 29@ Ottawa Rough RidersL 15–133–1–0
5Nov 6Montreal CubsW 58–134–1–0
6Nov 13@ Hamilton TigersW 24–85–1–0

[4]

Postseason
GameDateOpponentLocationFinal Score
IRFU Final Game 1Nov 19Ottawa Rough RidersVarsity StadiumW 9–1
IRFU Final Game 2Nov 26@ Ottawa Rough RidersLansdowne ParkW 5–3
Eastern FinalDec 3Sarnia ImperialsVarsity StadiumW 25-8
Grey CupDec 10Winnipeg Blue BombersVarsity StadiumW 30–7

[4]

Grey Cup
Main article: 26th Grey Cup

December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,778)[5]

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers43007
Toronto Argonauts0512430

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. "1938 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. "1938". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. "1938 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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