1979 Toronto Argonauts season

1979 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Forrest Gregg[1]
Home field	Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record	5–11–0
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1979 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Conference with a 5–11–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	16	11	4	1	351	284	23
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	8	6	2	349	315	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	6	10	0	280	338	12
Toronto Argonauts	16	5	11	0	234	352	10

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	July 10	Alouettes	Exhibition Stadium	L 11–9	42,108	0–1
2	July 18	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 18–11	25,109	1–1
3	July 24	Rough Riders	Exhibition Stadium	L 31–2	42,160	1–2
4	July 31	@ Rough Riders	Landsdowne Park	W 18–16	27,034	2–2
5	August 8	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	W 25–0	41,282	3–2
6	August 15	Roughriders	Exhibition Stadium	W 21–12	41,251	4–2
7	Bye
8	August 28	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 28–13	42,778	4–3
9	September 4	Alouettes	Exhibition Stadium	L 28–25	45,202	4–4
9	September 9	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 31–11	51,203	4–5
10	Bye
11	September 22	@ Lions	Empire Stadium	L 34–25	25,819	4–6
12	September 29	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	L 17–16	37,023	4–7
13	October 8	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 42–3	27,293	4–8
14	October 13	Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium	W 19–15	35,106	5–8
15	October 20	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 25–11	37,690	5–9
16	October 28	Stampeders	Exhibition Stadium	L 28–12	36,226	5–10
17	November 3	@ Rough Riders	Landsdowne Park	L 23–6	21,490	5–11

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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. "1979 Regular Season Standings". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "1979 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.