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1961 Toronto Argonauts season

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

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

Preseason

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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.

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Thu, July 20 vs. BC Lions W 28–17 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 22,150
B Tue, July 25 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–17 2–0 McMahon Stadium 11,000
B Thu, July 27 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–20 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 19,660
C Wed, Aug 2 vs. St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) L 7–36 2–2 Exhibition Stadium 24,376

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Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 340 293 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 359 285 16
Toronto Argonauts 14 7 6 1 255 258 15
Montreal Alouettes 14 4 9 1 213 225 9

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Aug 14 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–14 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 27,189
2 2 Aug 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–28 0–2 Exhibition Stadium 27,809
3 3 Aug 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 15–10 1–2 Molson Stadium 18,522
4 4 Sept 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 19–21 1–3 Civic Stadium 26,533
5 5 Sept 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–7 2–3 Exhibition Stadium 24,047
6 6 Sept 16 at Edmonton Eskimos T 8–8 2–3–1 Clarke Stadium 21,510
6 7 Sept 18 at BC Lions W 15–7 3–3–1 Empire Stadium 24,428
7 8 Sept 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–29 3–4–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,648
8 9 Sept 29 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–19 4–4–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,546
9 10 Oct 7 at Montreal Alouettes W 33–27 5–4–1 Molson Stadium 19,075
10 11 Oct 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–37 5–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 29,553
11 12 Oct 21 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–7 6–5–1 Lansdowne Park 18,821
12 13 Oct 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 15–9 7–5–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,316
13 14 Nov 4 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–35 7–6–1 Lansdowne Park 17,144

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Nov 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 43–19 1–0 Lansdowne Park 19,151
East Final Game 1 Nov 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–7 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
East Final Game 2 Nov 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 2–48 (OT) 2–1 Civic Stadium 22,671

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Awards and honours

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "1961 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts 1961 Season". CFLdb. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "1961 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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