1921 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachSinc McEvenue[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2] (cap 10,500)
Results
Record6–0
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1921 Toronto Argonauts season was the 35th 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 perfect 6–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the defending champion Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Semi-Final before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The Argonauts faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the 9th Grey Cup game, which was the first time that a Western Canada Rugby Football Union team competed for the Cup. The Argonauts completed their first and only perfect season and won the franchise's second Grey Cup championship by a score of 23-0 in the first ever shut out in a Grey Cup game.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 6 0 0 167 35 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 102 79 6
Ottawa Senators 6 3 3 0 77 71 6
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 6 0 6 0 29 190 0

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 27–4 1–0 Varsity Stadium 7,500
2 Sat, Oct 8 at Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers W 40–5 2–0 Stade Percival-Molson 3,000
3 Sat, Oct 15 vs. Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers W 42–0 3–0 Varsity Stadium 3,500
4 Sat, Oct 22 at Hamilton Tigers W 19–18 4–0 Hamilton AAA Grounds
5 Sat, Oct 29 at Ottawa Senators W 11–3 5–0 Lansdowne Park 9,000
6 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Ottawa Senators W 28–5 6–0 Varsity Stadium 3,000

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Record Venue Attendance
Eastern Semi-Final Sat, Nov 19 vs. Toronto Varsity Blues W 20–12 Varsity Stadium 12,568
Eastern Final Sat, Nov 26 vs. Toronto Parkdale Paddlers W 16–8 Varsity Stadium 9,000
Grey Cup Sat, Dec 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–0 Varsity Stadium 9,558

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Grey Cup

Main article: 9th Grey Cup

December 3 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 9,558)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto Argonauts 10 7 4 2 23

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. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  4. ^ a b "1921 Links". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Rough Riders All-Time Scores". Capital Region Football. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  6. ^ "1921 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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