1938 Toronto Argonauts season

1938 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Lew Hayman[1]
Home field Varsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record 5–1–0
Division place 2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish Won 26th Grey Cup

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 5–1–0 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.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 141 41 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 151 52 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 61 122 4
Montreal Cubs 6 0 6 0 30 168 0

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Final Score Record
1 Oct 8 Hamilton Tigers W 21–8 1–0–0
2 Oct 15 Montreal Cubs W 25–2 2–0–0
3 Oct 22 Ottawa Rough Riders W 10–6 3–0–0
4 Oct 29 Ottawa Rough Riders L 15–13 3–1–0
5 Nov 6 Montreal Cubs W 58–13 4–1–0
6 Nov 13 Hamilton Tigers W 24–8 5–1–0

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final Score
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 19 @ Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park W 9–1
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 26 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium W 5–3
Eastern Final Dec 3 Sarnia Imperials Varsity Stadium W 14–2
Grey Cup Dec 10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium W 30–7

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Grey Cup

Main article: 26th Grey Cup

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

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 3 0 0 7
Toronto Argonauts 0 5 1 24 30

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ↑ "1938 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "1938". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ↑ "1938 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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