1960 Toronto Argonauts season

1960 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Lou Agase[1]
Home field	Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record	10–4–0
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Final

The 1960 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4–0 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

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Regular season

Standings

CFL East Division

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

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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

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• 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 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. "1960 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
4. "1960 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2011-05-07.