1960 Toronto Argonauts season

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1960 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLou Agase[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals

The 1960 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4 record. Their first-place finish earned them a bye to the Eastern Finals. The Argonauts lost both games of the two-game, total point Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.

Preseason[]

After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 in the second of three interleague games hosted in Toronto and lost 43–16. Both teams used 12 players, with a handful of NFL rules (blocking, punt returns) blended into the Canadian game.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
A July 27 Stampeders Exhibition Stadium W 51–30 12,692 1–0–0
B August 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Exhibition Stadium L 43–16 23,570 1–1–0
C August 10 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 14–7 10,282 2–1–0

[3]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 370 265 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 400 283 18
Montreal Alouettes 14 5 9 0 340 458 10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 4 10 0 273 377 8

[4]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record
1 August 16 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park W 21–7 20,321 1–0–0
1 August 19 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 36–14 26,524 2–0–0
2 August 26 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 29–28 24,533 3–0–0
3 September 5 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium W 32–21 26,253 4–0–0
4 September 11 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 16–12 30,863 5–0–0
5 September 14 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 21–12 20,477 5–1–0
5 September 18 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 26–12 30,949 5–2–0
6 September 24 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 21–9 23,452 6–2–0
7 October 1 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 50–15 24,145 7–2–0
8 October 7 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 24–14 27,494 8–2–0
9 October 10 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium L 20–16 25,873 8–3–0
10 October 16 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium W 37–13 32,896 9–3–0
11 October 22 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 38–1 19,119 9–4–0
12 October 30 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 63–27 26,069 10–4–0

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Playoffs[]

IRFU Finals[]

(two game, total point series)

Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance
IRFU Final Game 1 November 12 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 33–21 18,385
IRFU Final Game 2 November 20 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 21–20 30,529

[3]

  • Ottawa won the series 54–41. Ottawa advanced to play the Edmonton Eskimos in the Grey Cup.

Schenley Award Nominees[]

Player Canadian Lineman
Cookie Gilchrist Bill Mitchell Dick Fouts
  • Cookie Gilchrist was the Eastern nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, but lost the award to Jackie Parker of the Edmonton Eskimos. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.

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. ^ a b c "1960 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. ^ "1960 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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