1996 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1996 Toronto Argonauts season was the 107th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs after missing out during the previous season when they finished 4–14. The 11 win improvement was the greatest single-season turnaround in franchise history and the team's 15 regular season wins was the most ever recorded by an Argonaut team. In the playoffs, the Argonauts defeated the newly relocated Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 84th Grey Cup. Toronto defeated the Edmonton Eskimos by a score of 43–37, the second highest scoring Grey Cup game in history, and won their 13th Grey Cup championship.

1996 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachDon Matthews[1]
Home fieldSkyDome[2]
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Offseason

CFL Draft
RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
12Kelly WiltshireCBJames Madison
320L.J. EibenWRHumboldt State
436Tom HipszDEToronto
646Tim BiakabutukaRBMichigan
755Craig PooleWRWindsor

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Preseason
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
A June 13 Tiger-Cats SkyDome L 27 – 37 (OT) 13,247 0–1
B June 19 @ Rough Riders Frank Clair Stadium W 34 – 6 14,024 1–1

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Regular season

Season standings
East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts18153055635930
Montreal Alouettes18126053646724
Hamilton Tiger-Cats18810042657616
Ottawa Rough Riders1831503525246

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Regular season
WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
1 June 27 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium W 27 – 24 24,653 1–0
2 July 4 Tiger-Cats SkyDome L 36 – 38 26,333 1–1
3 July 11 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 35 – 14 24,882 2–1
4 July 17 Rough Riders SkyDome W 34 – 4 17,288 3–1
5 July 26 @ Roughriders Taylor Field W 40 – 16 24,902 4–1
6 August 1 Alouettes SkyDome W 40 – 31 20,302 5–1
7 August 8 Eskimos SkyDome W 24 – 21 20,030 6–1
8 August 15 @ Rough Riders Frank Clair Stadium W 42 – 19 15,220 7–1
9 August 24 Rough Riders SkyDome W 28 – 21 17,186 8–1
10 September 2 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 38 – 7 27,517 9–1
11 September 8 Roughriders SkyDome W 31 – 13 17,576 10–1
12 September 14 @ Lions BC Place Stadium L 11 – 35 15,323 10–2
13 September 21 Stampeders SkyDome W 23 – 22 27,209 11–2
14 Bye
15 October 5 Blue Bombers SkyDome W 28 – 12 17,310 12–2
16 October 14 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium L 23 – 30 27,436 12–3
17 October 20 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium W 24 – 17 27,567 13–3
18 October 27 Lions SkyDome W 25 – 21 20,657 14–3
19 November 2 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 47 – 14 23,001 15–3

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Postseason
RoundDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendance
East FinalNovember 17AlouettesSkyDomeW 43–728,390
Grey CupNovember 24EskimosIvor Wynne StadiumW 43–3738,595

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Awards and records

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1996 CFL All-Stars

WR- Terrance Lawrence [8]

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References
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  3. "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. "1996 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. "1996 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. "Most Outstanding Player". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  7. "Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  8. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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