1982 Toronto Argonauts season

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1982 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Bob O'Billovich [1]
Home stadium Exhibition Stadium [2]
Results
Record9–6–1
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsLost Grey Cup
Uniform
CFL TOR Jersey 1981.png

The 1982 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the 70th Grey Cup vs the Edmonton Eskimos but were soundly beaten 32–16.

Contents

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1982 CFL draft. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
TTGeoff TownsendTB Boston College
TTStephen DecolDT Simon Fraser
11Mike KirkleyRB Western Ontario
12Greg HolmesWR Carroll (WI)
16Tony AntvnovicTSimon Fraser
17 Chris Schultz T Arizona
320Marc LemeryLB McGill

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AThu, June 10vs. Montreal Concordes W 20–111–0 Exhibition Stadium 26,329
BThu, June 17at Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–102–0 Lansdowne Park 15,075
CThu, June 24vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–243–0Exhibition Stadium27,311
DWed, June 30at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 14–173–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,263

Regular season

Standings

TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 16961194264264–2W2 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16871173964015–1W1 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 165110102675182–4L1 Details
Montreal Concordes 16214042415061–5L7 Details

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Schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11Thu, July 8vs. Calgary Stampeders T 24–240–0–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,760
22Sat, July 17at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–310–1–1 Commonwealth Stadium 55,974
33Fri, July 23vs. Montreal Concordes W 16–131–1–1Exhibition Stadium31,875
44Fri, July 30at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–222–1–1 Taylor Field 28,076
55Sat, Aug 7vs. Edmonton EskimosW 30–223–1–1Exhibition Stadium37,985
66Fri, Aug 13at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–373–2–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 28,799
77Thu, Aug 19vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–254–2–1Exhibition Stadium38,258
88Sat, Aug 28at BC Lions W 20–195–2–1 Empire Stadium 27,285
9 Bye
109Fri, Sept 10vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 25–305–3–1Exhibition Stadium52,521
1110Fri, Sept 17at Calgary StampedersW 34–306–3–1 McMahon Stadium 34,271
1211Sun, Sept 26vs. BC LionsL 14–466–4–1Exhibition Stadium40,250
1312Sat, Oct 2at Montreal ConcordesW 25–97–4–1 Olympic Stadium 15,622
1413Mon, Oct 11at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–397–5–1 Winnipeg Stadium 26,129
1514Sun, Oct 17vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 16–297–6–1Exhibition Stadium42,830
16Bye
1715Sat, Oct 30vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 41–368–6–1Exhibition Stadium30,927
1816Sat, Nov 6at Ottawa Rough RidersW 28–149–6–1 Lansdowne Park 25,868

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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
East FinalSun, Nov 21vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 44–71–0 Exhibition Stadium 43,432
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 28vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 16–321–1Exhibition Stadium54,741

[5]

Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts 770216
Edmonton Eskimos 3176632

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Awards and honours

[7]

1982 CFL All-Stars

[7]

1982 Eastern All-Stars

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References

  1. "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. "1982 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. "1982 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. 1 2 "1982 Toronto Argonauts" . Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. "1982 – Edmonton Eskimos 32, Toronto Argonauts 16". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  7. 1 2 3 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.