1960 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1960 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4 record. Their first-place finish earned them a bye to the Eastern Finals. The Argonauts lost both games of the two-game, total point Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.

1960 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLou Agase[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals

Preseason

After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 in the second of three interleague games hosted in Toronto and lost 43–16. Both teams used 12 players, with a handful of NFL rules (blocking, punt returns) blended into the Canadian game.

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
A July 27 Stampeders Exhibition Stadium W 51–30 12,692 1–0–0
B August 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) Exhibition Stadium L 43–16 23,570 1–1–0
C August 10 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 14–7 10,282 2–1–0

[3]

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts14104037026520
Ottawa Rough Riders1495040028318
Montreal Alouettes1459034045810
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1441002733778

[4]

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
1 August 16 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park W 21–7 20,321 1–0–0
1 August 19 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 36–14 26,524 2–0–0
2 August 26 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 29–28 24,533 3–0–0
3 September 5 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium W 32–21 26,253 4–0–0
4 September 11 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 16–12 30,863 5–0–0
5 September 14 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 21–12 20,477 5–1–0
5 September 18 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 26–12 30,949 5–2–0
6 September 24 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 21–9 23,452 6–2–0
7 October 1 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 50–15 24,145 7–2–0
8 October 7 Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium W 24–14 27,494 8–2–0
9 October 10 @ Tiger-Cats Civic Stadium L 20–16 25,873 8–3–0
10 October 16 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium W 37–13 32,896 9–3–0
11 October 22 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 38–1 19,119 9–4–0
12 October 30 Alouettes Exhibition Stadium W 63–27 26,069 10–4–0

[3]

Playoffs

IRFU Finals

(two game, total point series)

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendance
IRFU Final Game 1 November 12 @ Rough Riders Landsdowne Park L 33–21 18,385
IRFU Final Game 2 November 20 Rough Riders Exhibition Stadium L 21–20 30,529

[3]

  • Ottawa won the series 54–41. Ottawa advanced to play the Edmonton Eskimos in the Grey Cup.

Schenley Award Nominees
PlayerCanadianLineman
Cookie GilchristBill MitchellDick Fouts
  • Cookie Gilchrist was the Eastern nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Player Schenley Award, but lost the award to Jackie Parker of the Edmonton Eskimos. Parker received 37 votes; Gilchrist received 33.
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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. "1960 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. "1960 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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