1907 Toronto Argonauts season

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1907 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach W. G. Wood [1]
Home field Varsity Athletic Field [2]
Results
Record1–5
Division place4th, IRFU
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1907 Toronto Argonauts season was the Argonaut Football Club's tenth season of organized league play since joining the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1898, and its first season in the newly formed Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team finished in last place in the new "Big Four" league with one win and five losses and failed to qualify for the Dominion playoffs.

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The formation of the IRFU was the result of intense negotiations during the month of September between representatives of the Argos and the Hamilton Tigers of the ORFU, and the Montreal Football Club and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Quebec Rugby Football Union. The Argonaut representative in these negotiations was manager W. A. Hewitt. The main sticking point in these negotiations was whether to adopt the strict eligibility requirements for amateur athletes stipulated by the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union (preferred by Toronto and Hamilton) or the looser requirements stipulated by the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada (preferred by Montreal and Ottawa).

The final decision to proceed with the new organization was not made until October 2, just three days prior to opening day. [3]

Having managed the club to a record of eight wins and four losses in the past two seasons, Hewitt returned for a third season as manager in 1907. On September 30 the club announced the appointment of W. G. Wood as coach.

The Argonauts played the first game in Big Four league history on October 5 against Montreal, losing 17–8 to the eventual Dominion champions.

Regular season

After deciding to join the Big Four, the Ottawa Rough Riders folded as part of a merger with the Ottawa St. Patricks to form the new Ottawa Giants football club. [4] The new club would revert to the "Rough Riders" name the following season.

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal FC 6510853310
Hamilton Tigers 642071508
Ottawa Giants 6240781024
Toronto Argonauts 6150631122

[5]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal scoreAttendanceRecord
1Oct 5@ Montreal FC Montreal AAA Grounds L 17–8 ?0–1–0
2Oct 12 Ottawa Giants Varsity Athletic FieldW 29–172,5001–1–0
3Oct 19@ Hamilton Tigers Hamilton AAA Grounds L 20–6 ?1–2–0
4Oct 26@ Ottawa GiantsVarsity OvalL 34–62,0001–3–0
5Oct 31Montreal FCVarsity Athletic FieldL 9–7"a large crowd"1–4–0
6Bye1–4–0
7Nov 16Hamilton TigersVarsity Athletic FieldL 15–7"a large crowd"1–5–0

[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Toronto Daily Star, October 1, 1907, p. 11
  2. ↑ Toronto Daily Star, Oct 14, p. 8; Toronto Daily Star, Nov 1, p. 12; Toronto Daily Star, Nov 18, p. 10
  3. ↑ Toronto Daily Star, October 3, 1907, p. 12
  4. ↑ Toronto Daily Star, October 2, 1907, p. 11
  5. ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN   978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  6. ↑ "The Toronto Argonauts' 1907 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
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