1959 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1959 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1959 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachHamp Pool
Steve Owen[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th, IRFU
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Preseason

The Argonauts hosted an interleague exhibition game on August 5 against the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in the inaugural game at the new Exhibition Stadium. The game was the first to involve an NFL team played in Toronto. It was also the first NFL-CFL interleague exhibition match held since the establishment of the Canadian Football League in 1958. The Argos lost 55–26.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendance
August 5 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Exhibition Stadium L 55–26 27,770

[5]

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14104029816220
Ottawa Rough Riders1486027521716
Montreal Alouettes1468019330512
Toronto Argonauts1441001922748

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
1August 18@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkW 21–2020,6751–0–0
1August 21Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumL 16–727,5541–1–0
2August 28@ AlouettesMolson StadiumL 24–623,9271–2–0
3September 7@ Tiger-CatsCivic StadiumL 37–324,2451–3–0
4September 13Rough RidersExhibition StadiumW 19–625,8492–3–0
5September 16@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkL 28–113,0972–4–0
5September 20Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumL 34–1727,8832–5–0
6September 26AlouettesExhibition StadiumW 39–920,0353–5–0
7October 3@ AlouettesMolson StadiumW 37–1422,1524–5–0
8October 10Tiger-CatsExhibition StadiumL 13–726,2234–6–0
8October 12@ Tiger-CatsCivic StadiumL 20–722,0684–7–0
9October 17AlouettesExhibition StadiumL 4–319,9414–8–0
10October 24@ Rough RidersLandsdowne ParkL 18–414,9964–9–0
11October 31Rough RidersExhibition StadiumL 31–2119,4654–10–0

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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. Teitel, Jay (1983). The Argo Bounce. Toronto, Ontario: Lester and Orpen Dennys. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-88619-033-9.
  4. "Argos Smothered By Cardinals And Lose Norm Stoneburgh". Canadian Press. August 6, 1959. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. "1959 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  6. "1959 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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