1989 Toronto Argonauts season

1989 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Bob O'Billovich[1]
Home field	Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record	7–11–0
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1989 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 7–11–0 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final. This was the first season at the Skydome for the Argos.

Regular season

In a game against the Ottawa Rough Riders on October 9, 1989, Pinball Clemons scored his first CFL touchdown.^[3]

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	6	0	519	517	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	369	428	14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	408	462	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	0	426	630	8

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	July 12	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	L 24–15	32,527	0–1
2	July 19	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	W 21–17	18,818	1–1
3	July 27	Eskimos	SkyDome	W 21–17	34,840	2–1
4	August 3	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 22–21	28,238	2–2
5	August 10	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 20–12	34,549	3–2
6	August 15	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 16–11	27,436	3–3
6	August 21	Rough Riders	SkyDome	W 22–17	33,060	4–3
7	Bye
8	August 29	@ Blue Bombers	Winnipeg Stadium	L 34–6	24,459	4–4
8	September 4	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 23–18	25,968	4–5
9	September 9	Roughriders	SkyDome	L 29–24	35,281	4–6
10	September 15	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 36–16	19,131	4–7
11	September 23	Stampeders	SkyDome	L 20–13	35,776	4–8
12	October 1	@ Blue Bombers	Winnipeg Stadium	W 24–17	22,189	5–8
13	October 9	Rough Riders	SkyDome	W 49–21	31,116	6–8
14	October 15	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 24–18	20,953	6–9
15	October 21	Lions	SkyDome	W 29–18	34,267	7–9
16	October 29	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 45–14	17,428	7–10
17	November 4	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	L 36–27	44,209	7–11

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 12	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	L 30–7	22,758

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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. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.81, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
4. "1989 Regular Season Standings". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
5. "1989 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.