1911 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachJoe Lee (pre-season); Billy Foulds (league season)[1]
Home fieldRosedale Field[2]
Results
Record5–1
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The 1911 Toronto Argonauts season was the 28th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs. After defeating the Hamilton Alerts in the Eastern Final, the Argonauts lost the 3rd Grey Cup to the Toronto Varsity Blues.

Coach Joe Lee unexpectedly resigned on October 4, two days before the first league game, and was replaced the next day by ex-University of Toronto quarterback Billy Foulds.[3]

Pre-season and Exhibition

Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
Sept 30 @ Queen's University University Athletic Field W 15-1 ? 1–0–0
Oct 30 Toronto Amateur Athletic Club Rosedale Field W 12-8 3,000 2–0–0

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 56 31 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 83 57 6
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 61 83 6
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 49 78 2

[4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Oct 7 Hamilton Tigers Rosedale Field W 12–8 "a large crowd" 1–0–0
2 Oct 14 @ Montreal Football Club Montreal AAA Grounds W 7–1 ? 2–0–0
3 Oct 21 Ottawa Rough Riders Rosedale Field W 7–4 4,000 3–0–0
4 Oct 28 Montreal Football Club Rosedale Field W 14–8 4,000 4–0–0
5 Nov 4 @ Hamilton Tigers Hamilton AAA Grounds L 9–8 ? 4–1–0
6 Nov 11 @ Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park W 8–1 7,000 5–1–0

[5]

Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
Dominion Semi-Final Nov 18 Hamilton Alerts Rosedale Field W 9–2 5,000
Grey Cup Nov 25 Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium L 14–7 13,687

[5]

Grey Cup

Main article: 3rd Grey Cup

November 25 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 13,687)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 1 0 2 4 7
Toronto Varsity Blues 0 6 7 1 14

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ^ Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 5, 1914, p.16; Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 6, 1914, p. 20
  4. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  5. ^ a b "The Toronto Argonauts' 1911 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
  6. ^ "1911 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
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