2011 Toronto Argonauts season

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2011 Toronto Argonauts season
General manager Jim Barker
Head coach Jim Barker
Home field Rogers Centre
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOP Chad Owens
Team MOC Ricky Foley
Team MOR Chad Kackert
Uniform
CFL TOR Jersey 2011.png

The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing fourth place in the East Division with a 6–12 record.

Contents

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. [1] After trading their first round pick to Winnipeg for Steven Jyles, the Argonauts went into draft day without that pick. However, thanks to a trade with the Roughriders, Toronto selected offensive lineman Tyler Holmes with the seventh overall pick, by only giving up a second and a fourth pick. Overall, the Argonauts had seven selections in the draft. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
17 Tyler Holmes OL Tulsa
318 Djems Kouame WR Montréal
322 Zander Robinson DL Western Ontario
428 Jedd Gardner WR Guelph
535 Gregory Alexandre DLMontréal
538 Julian Feoli Gudino WR Laval
643 Michael Knill OL Wilfrid Laurier

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
AJune 18 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 31 – 1212,8511–0
BJune 23@ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 30 – 2329,1172–0

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Regular season

Season standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18108043243220 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18108051546820 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18810048147816 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18612039749812 Details

Season schedule

  Win   Loss   Tie

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
1July 1@ Stampeders McMahon Stadium W 23 – 2127,9841–0
2July 8@ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium L 22 – 1627,6381–1
3July 15@ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 40 – 1724,6981–2
4July 23 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre L 33 – 2421,1891–3
5July 29@ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium L 26 – 2532,4781–4
6August 4 Alouettes Rogers Centre L 36 – 2319,2041–5
7August 13@ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 37 – 3224,3471–6
8August 18 Roughriders Rogers Centre W 24 – 1820,4822–6
9Bye2–6
10September 2 Lions Rogers Centre L 29 – 1619,5932–7
11September 10@ Lions Empire Field L 28 – 625,2632–8
12September 17@ Roughriders Mosaic Stadium L 30 – 2030,0482–9
13September 24 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre W 25 – 2419,1083–9
14October 1 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre L 27 – 1221,8533–10
15October 10@ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 29 – 1923,9603–11
16October 14 Stampeders Rogers Centre W 31 – 2918,7204–11
17October 21 Eskimos Rogers Centre L 31 – 2419,1764–12
18October 28@ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 27 – 2229,7515–12
19November 3 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 33 – 1620,8336–12

[4]

Roster

2011 Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Inactive List

Practice Roster

Suspended


Italics indicates Import player
Roster updated 2011-11-14
Depth Chart
Transactions (argonauts.ca)
Transactions (cfl.ca)
46 Active

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Coaching staff

2011 Toronto Argonauts staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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Awards and records

Milestones

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References

  1. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188882771141305 [ user-generated source ]
  2. https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-trade-up-to-take-tulsa-ol-holmes Archived 2015-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Argos trade up to take Tulsa OL Holmes
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  4. "2011 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2014.