The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their long history, the team has appeared in 23 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 17 championships. The franchise has had 59 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie, the current general manager is Michael Clemons, and the current owners are Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2][3]

Key

Head coaches

Chaucer Elliott coached for two stints with the Argonauts, including their last season in the ORFU in 1906.
Bob O'Billovich has the most wins, with 89, and won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 1983.
Adam Rita won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 1991.
Michael "Pinball" Clemons won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 2004.
Marc Trestman coached the Argos to a Grey Cup victory in 2017.
Ryan Dinwiddie is the team's current head coach.

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

 # Name[c] Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  PTS  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements[5][6]
1 H. T. Glazebrook 1873–1874 — — — —
2 Harold Lambe 1875 — — — —
3 W. H. Perram 1876–1877 — — — —
4 Bedford 1878 — — — —
5 Orville Murphy 1880–1881 — — — —
6 Hume Blake 1882 — — — —
7 A. H. Campbell 1883 — — — —
- Hume Blake 1884 — — — —
8 Rupert Muntz 1885–1886 — — — —
9 Hugh Smith 1887–1890 — — — —
10 R. Bayley 1891–1892 — — — —
11 Billy Wood 1893 — — — —
12 Joe Wright, Sr. 1894–1900 — — — —
14 Pud Kent 1901–1903 — — — —
15 Fred Thompson 1904–1905 — — — —
16 Chaucer Elliott 1906 6 4 2 0 8 .667 — — — —
17 Fred Russell/Art Kent 1907–1909 18 3 15 0 6 .167 — — — —
- Chaucer Elliott 1910 6 3 3 0 6 .500 — — — —
18 Billy Foulds† 1911 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
19 Jack Newton† 1912 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
20 Ross Binkley 1913 6 3 3 0 6 .500 — — — —
- Billy Foulds† 1914 6 5 1 0 10 .833 3 3 0 1.000 6th Grey Cup championship
21 Billy Foulds†/Warren Coryell 1915 6 4 2 0 8 .667 — — — —
22 Sinc McEvenue 1919 6 3 3 0 6 .500 — — — —
23 Mike Rodden† 1920 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
- Sinc McEvenue 1921 6 6 0 0 12 1.000 3 3 0 1.000 9th Grey Cup championship
24 Jack O'Connor 1922–1925 24 14 7 3 31 .646 2 1 1 .500
- Mike Rodden† 1926 6 3 3 0 6 .500 — — — —
25 Frank Knight 1927–1928 12 3 7 2 8 .333 — — — —
26 Buck McKenna 1929–1932 24 13 10 1 27 .563 — — — —
27 Lew Hayman† 1933–1941 57 40 15 2 82 .719 20 12 8 .600 21st Grey Cup championship
25th Grey Cup championship
26th Grey Cup championship
28 Ted Morris 1945–1949 54 29 21 4 62 .574 11 10 1 .909 33rd Grey Cup championship
34th Grey Cup championship
35th Grey Cup championship
29 Frank Clair† 1950–1954 64 31 31 2 64 .500 11 8 3 .727 38th Grey Cup championship
40th Grey Cup championship
30 Bill Swiacki 1955–1956 26 8 10 0 16 .444 2 1 1 .500
31 Hamp Pool 1957–1959 32 9 23 0 18 .281 — — — —
32 Steve Owen 1959 10 3 7 0 6 .500 — — — —
33 Lou Agase 1960–1962 31 17 13 1 35 .565 5 2 3 .400
34 Nobby Wirkowski 1962–1964 39 11 28 0 14 .282 — — — —
35 Bob Shaw 1965–1966 28 8 20 0 16 .286 — — — —
36 Leo Cahill 1967–1972 84 45 38 1 91 .542 10 6 4 .400 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
37 John Rauch 1973–1974 21 10 9 2 22 .524 1 0 1 .000
38 Joe Moss 1974 9 3 5 1 7 .389 — — — —
39 Russ Jackson 1975–1976 32 12 18 2 26 .406 — — — —
- Leo Cahill 1977–1978 25 9 16 0 18 .360 1 0 1 .000
40 Bud Riley 1978 7 1 6 0 2 .143 — — — —
41 Forrest Gregg 1979 16 5 11 0 10 .313 — — — —
42 Willie Wood 1980–1981 26 6 20 0 12 .231 — — — —
43 Tommy Hudspeth 1981 6 2 4 0 4 .333 — — — —
44 Bob O'Billovich† 1982–1989 136 78 55 3 36 .585 12 6 6 .500 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
71st Grey Cup championship
45 Don Matthews† 1990 18 10 8 0 20 .556 2 1 1 .500
46 Adam Rita 1991–1992 29 16 13 0 32 .552 2 2 0 1.000 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
79th Grey Cup championship
47 Dennis Meyer 1992–1993 17 4 13 0 10 .235 — — — —
- Bob O'Billovich† 1993–1994 26 9 17 0 18 .346 1 0 1 .000
48 Mike Faragalli 1995 9 2 7 0 4 .222 — — — —
- Bob O'Billovich† 1995 9 2 7 0 4 .222 — — — —
- Don Matthews† 1996–1998 54 39 15 0 78 .722 5 4 1 .800 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
84th Grey Cup championship
85th Grey Cup championship
49 Jim Barker 1999 18 9 9 0 18 .500 1 0 1 .000
50 John Huard 2000 8 1 6 1 3 .189 — — — —
51 Wally Highsmith (interim) 2000 2 1 1 0 2 .500 — — — —
52 Michael Clemons 2000–2001 26 12 14 0 24 .462 — — — —
53 Gary Etcheverry 2002 12 4 8 0 8 .333 — — — —
Michael Clemons 2002–2007 96 55 40 1 27 .578 11 6 5 .545 92nd Grey Cup championship
54 Rich Stubler 2008 10 4 6 0 8 .400 — — — —
- Don Matthews† 2008 8 0 8 0 0 .000 — — — —
55 Bart Andrus 2009 18 3 15 0 6 .167 — — — —
- Jim Barker 2010–2011 36 15 21 0 30 .417 2 1 1 .500 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
56 Scott Milanovich 2012–2016 90 43 47 0 86 .478 5 3 2 .600 2012 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
100th Grey Cup championship
57 Marc Trestman 2017–2018 36 13 23 0 26 .361 2 2 0 1.000 2017 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
105th Grey Cup championship
58 Corey Chamblin 2019 18 4 14 0 8 .286 — — — —
59 Ryan Dinwiddie 2020–present 50 36 14 0 72 .720 5 2 2 .500 109th Grey Cup championship

Notes

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ "MLSE completes acquisition of Argos; name Manning as President". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
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