1971 Toronto Argonauts season

1971 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Leo Cahill[1]
Home field	Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record	10–4–0
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1971 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	289	248	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	242	246	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	291	277	12
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	226	248	12

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	July 28	Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium	W 21–20	33,135	1–0
2	August 6	Roughriders	Exhibition Stadium	W 22–17	33,135	2–0
3	August 12	@ Alouettes	Autostade	W 26–14	29,609	3–0
4	August 19	Rough Riders	Exhibition Stadium	W 30–28	33,135	4–0
5	August 29	@ Lions	Empire Stadium	L 27–24	30,242	4–1
6	September 1	@ Eskimos	Clarke Stadium	W 16–15	22,261	5–1
6	September 6	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 30–17	34,535	5–2
7	September 12	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	W 23–14	33,135	6–2
8	September 19	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	W 26–17	26,063	7–2
9	September 25	Stampeders	Exhibition Stadium	W 18–7	33,135	8–2
10	October 3	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	W 12–3	21,868	9–2
11	October 10	@ Alouettes	Autostade	W 32–5	22,470	10–2
12	October 17	Alouettes	Exhibition Stadium	L 28–7	33,135	10–3
13	Bye
14	October 31	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	L 23–15	33,135	10–4

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Final Game 1	November 14	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 23–8	33,392
East Final Game 2	November 20	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	T 17–17	33,135
Grey Cup	November 28	Stampeders	Empire Stadium	L 14–11	34,484

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Grey Cup

Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	7	7	0	0	14
Toronto Argonauts	0	3	8	0	11

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Awards and honors

• Annis Stukus Trophy – Leo Cahill
• 1971 CFL All-Stars, RB – Leon McQuay
• 1971 CFL All-Stars, TE – Mel Profit

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References

1. "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. "1971 Regular Season Standings". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "1971 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
5. "1971 – Calgary Stampeders 14, Toronto Argonauts 11". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
6. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Retrieved 2011-05-07.