1945 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachTeddy Morris[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record5–1
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1945 Toronto Argonauts season was the 56th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873 and the first since World War II. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers. The Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 33rd Grey Cup game by a score of 35–0, winning the franchise's sixth Grey Cup championship.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 105 40 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 92 44 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 1 5 0 36 68 2
Montreal Hornets 6 1 5 0 32 113 2

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Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Sept 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–9 1–0
2 2 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–8 1–1
3 3 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Montreal Hornets W 21–3 2–1
4 4 Sat, Oct 13 at Hamilton Tigers W 10–8 3–1
5 5 Sat, Oct 20 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 13–10 4–1
6 6 Sat, Oct 27 at Montreal Hornets W 31–6 5–1

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Postseason

Game Date Opponent Location Final score
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 3 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium W 27–8
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 10 @ Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park L 10–6
Eastern Final Nov 24 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Varsity Stadium W 14–2
Grey Cup Dec 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium W 35–0

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Grey Cup

Main article: 33rd Grey Cup

December 1 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,660)[6]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto Argonauts 12 0 12 11 35

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1945 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "1945". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  5. ^ a b "Toronto Argonauts Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Michigan-Football. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ "1945 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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