2023 Toronto Argonauts season

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2023 Toronto Argonauts season
Toronto Argonauts 150th Logo.png
Argonauts 150th Anniversary Logo
President Bill Manning
General manager Michael Clemons
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie
Home stadium BMO Field
Results
Record16–2
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsLost East Final
Team MOP Chad Kelly
Team MODP Adarius Pickett
Team MOC Royce Metchie
Team MOOL Dejon Allen
Team MOST Javon Leake
Team MOR Qwan'tez Stiggers
Uniform
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The 2023 Toronto Argonauts season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 150th year of existence. The Argonauts entered the season as defending champions following their victory in the 109th Grey Cup. The team attempted to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship, but were defeated by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final.

Contents

The Argonauts qualified for the playoffs for a third consecutive season following their week 11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. [1] In the following week, on September 15, 2023, the Argonauts defeated the Alouettes again to secure first place in the division for the third straight year, which was the first time since 1982–1984 that the franchise captured three straight division titles. [2] The team also started the season with an 11–1 record which was the best start to a season in franchise history. [2] The Argonauts also set a CFL record as the earliest to clinch a first place finish with six games remaining in an 18-game schedule. [3] The previous record was held by the 2009 Montreal Alouettes, who clinched first place in the East Division with five games remaining. [3] In the final game of the regular season, the Argonauts won their 16th game, tying the 1989 Edmonton Eskimos for the CFL record for most wins in a regular season. [4] However, their season came to a shocking end as they were upset by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final. [5]

The 2023 CFL season was the third season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the fourth season for Michael Clemons as general manager. [6] [7] The team held their training camp at the University of Guelph for the second consecutive season. [8]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [9] The Argonauts had the last selection in each of the two rounds after winning the 109th Grey Cup. [10]

RoundPickPlayerPositionClub/SchoolNationality
19 Alfredo Gachuz Lozada K ITESM CEM Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
218 Emmanuel Falola LB Bristol Aztecs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. [11] The Argonauts had eight selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring an additional sixth round pick from the Edmonton Elks after trading Jalen Collins and Martez Ivey, but trading their first-round pick to the BC Lions for Jordan Williams. [12] [13] The team had the ninth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams or traded picks) after winning the 109th Grey Cup. [14]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
216 Jared Wayne WR Pittsburgh Peterborough, ON
327 Adam Guillemette LS Holy Cross Cambridge, ON
436 Spencer Nichols RB Western Ontario London, ON
545 Edouard Paradis OL Houston Christian Lévis, QC
647 Richard Burton WR Queen's Ottawa, ON
654 Ife Onyemenam LB Wilfrid Laurier Etobicoke, ON
763 Brendan Murphy DB Western Ontario Châteauguay, QC
872 Anthony Vandal OL Sherbrooke Sorel, QC

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario. [8]

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Sat, May 274:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–270–1None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap
C2Thu, June 17:30 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks L 23–340–2None Alumni Stadium 2,230 Recap

[15] [16]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 1816203259139610–0W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 181170224423927–3W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 188100164084613–7L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18414084155070–10L4 Details

Schedule

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site game in Halifax for the Week 8 match-up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [8] [17] This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
1Bye
21Sun, June 187:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–141–0 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap
32Sun, June 257:00 p.m. EDTat Edmonton Elks W 43–312–0TSN Commonwealth Stadium 20,817 Recap
43Mon, July 37:00 p.m. EDTvs. BC Lions W 45–243–0TSN/RDS/CBSSNBMO Field12,473 Recap
5Bye
64Fri, July 147:30 p.m. EDTat Montreal Alouettes W 35–274–0TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap
75Fri, July 217:30 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 31–155–0TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,312 Recap
86 Sat, July 29 4:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–136–0TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Huskies Stadium 11,555 Recap
97Fri, Aug 49:00 p.m. EDTat Calgary Stampeders L 7–206–1TSN McMahon Stadium 19,234 Recap
108Sun, Aug 137:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks W 44–317–1TSN/RDSBMO Field12,796 Recap
11Bye
129Fri, Aug 257:30 p.m. EDTvs. Calgary StampedersW 39–318–1TSN/RDSBMO Field17,906 Recap
1310 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 41–289–1TSN/RDS2/CBSSNTim Hortons Field25,381 Recap
1411Sat, Sept 91:00 p.m. EDTvs. Montreal AlouettesW 39–1010–1TSN/RDSBMO Field14,415 Recap
1512Fri, Sept 157:00 p.m. EDTat Montreal AlouettesW 23–2011–1TSN/RDSMolson Stadium17,626 Recap
1613Sat, Sept 237:00 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 29–1412–1TSNBMO Field15,549 Recap
1714Fri, Sept 298:00 p.m. EDTat Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–3112–2TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap
1815Fri, Oct 67:00 p.m. EDTvs. Edmonton ElksW 35–1213–2TSN/RDS2/CBSSNBMO Field14,246 Recap
1916Sat, Oct 147:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa RedblacksW 40–2714–2TSN/RDS2BMO Field13,888 Recap
2017Sat, Oct 214:00 p.m. EDTat Saskatchewan RoughridersW 29–2615–2TSN Mosaic Stadium 24,158 Recap
2118Sat, Oct 287:00 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 27–2216–2TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,742 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
East Semi-FinalSat, Nov 4Bye
East FinalSat, Nov 113:00 p.m. EST Montreal Alouettes L 17–380–1TSN/RDSBMO Field26,620 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 18 Injured, 12 Practice roster
Roster updated 2023-11-11 • Depth chart • Transactions (argonauts.ca) • Transactions (cfl.ca) • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Front office and support staff
  • Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
  • President – Bill Manning
  • General Manager – Michael Clemons
  • Assistant General Manager – Vince Magri
  • Director of Football Operations and National Scout – Alex Russell
  • Head Athletic Therapist - Josh Shewell
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Mark Belmore
  • Equipment Manager – Danny Webb
  • Assistant Equipment Manager – David Sillberg
  • Strength and Conditioning - Usama Mujtaba
  • Manager, Football Media - Chris Balenovich
 

Head Coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

→ Coaching Staff
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References

  1. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts clinch playoff spot with victory over Alouettes". 3DownNation. September 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Argos clinch first place in the East Division for third consecutive season". Toronto Argonauts. September 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Game notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Argos claim 16th win in downing Redblacks". Canadian Football League. October 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Montreal Alouettes stun record-setting Toronto Argonauts in East Final upset". 3DownNation. 11 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts . December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Grey Cup champion Argonauts look to repeat in team's 150th year as 2023 schedule is released". Toronto Argonauts. December 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Argos acquire Jordan Williams in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. February 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Elks pick up a pair from Argos in trade". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 "2023 Schedule". Canadian Football League . Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2023 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN . Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS . Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  19. ↑ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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