1937 Toronto Argonauts season

1937 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Lew Hayman[1]
Home field Varsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record 5–1–0
Division place 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish Won 25th Grey Cup

The 1937 Toronto Argonauts season was the 51st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second 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 Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 25th Grey Cup game, which was the first of many meetings by the two franchises in the championship game. The Argonauts won the franchise's fourth Grey Cup championship by a score of 4-3, which ties for the lowest scoring Grey Cup game ever.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 72 43 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 52 46 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 42 63 4
Montreal Indians 6 2 4 0 35 49 4

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Final Score Record
1 Oct 9 Hamilton Tigers W 17–16 1–0–0
2 Oct 16 Montreal Indians W 14–0 2–0–0
3 Oct 23 Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–4 3–0–0
4 Oct 30 Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–7 4–0–0
5 Nov 6 Montreal Indians L 11–2 4–1–0
6 Nov 13 Hamilton Tigers W 18–5 5–1–0

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final Score
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 20 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium L 15–11
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 27 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park W 10–1
Eastern Final Dec 4 Sarnia Imperials Varsity Stadium W 10–6
Grey Cup Dec 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium W 4–3

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Grey Cup

Main article: 25th Grey Cup

December 10 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 11,522)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 1 0 1 3
Toronto Argonauts 3 1 0 0 4

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ↑ "1937 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "1937". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ↑ "1937 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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