2005 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2005 Toronto Argonauts season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 133rd season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 11–7 and finished in first place in the East Division.

2005 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Michael Clemons[1]
Home field	Rogers Centre[2]
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
9	Toronto Argonauts	Nick Kaczur	OL	Toledo
11	Toronto Argonauts	Raymond Fontaine	LB	Kentucky
14	Toronto Argonauts	Phillipe Audet	DL	Laval
18	Toronto Argonauts	Jeff Keeping	OT	Western Ontario
35	Toronto Argonauts	Tye Smith	OL	Manitoba
44	Toronto Argonauts	Bryan Crawford	RB	Queen's
53	Toronto Argonauts	Ian Forde	RB	Waterloo

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
A	June 11	Tiger-Cats	Huskies Stadium	T 16 – 16	11,148	0–0–1
B	June 17	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 34 – 31	24,582	1–0–1

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Regular season

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	June 25	Lions	Rogers Centre	L 27 – 20	30,712	0–1
2	July 1	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	W 22 – 16	34,102	1–1
3	July 9	Roughriders	Rogers Centre	W 27 – 26	26,218	2–1
4	July 15	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 30 – 22	29,217	2–2
5	Bye
6	July 28	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	W 36 – 24	20,202	3–2
6	August 1	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	W 34 – 27	27,214	4–2
7	Bye
8	August 12	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	L 18 – 10	31,621	4–3
9	August 20	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	W 22 – 18	38,927	5–3
10	August 24	Stampeders	Rogers Centre	W 25 – 16	24,637	6–3
11	September 5	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 33 – 30	29,600	6–4
12	September 10	Tiger-Cats	Rogers Centre	W 48 – 0	32,274	7–4
13	Bye
14	September 23	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 24 – 13	22,779	7–5
15	September 28	Renegades	Rogers Centre	W 29 – 18	24,886	8–5
16	October 10	Eskimos	Rogers Centre	L 17 – 13	34,116	8–6
17	October 16	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	W 35 – 32	22,323	9–6
18	October 22	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	W 49 – 23	51,269	10–6
19	October 27	Tiger-Cats	Rogers Centre	W 34 – 11	40,085	11–6
20	November 5	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	L 27 – 17	16,504	11–7

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Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	11	7	0	486	387	22	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	592	519	20	Details
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	0	458	578	14	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	5	13	0	383	583	10	Details

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Final	November 20	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	L 33–17	44,211

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Awards and records

• Damon Allen, CFL Outstanding Player Award[6]
• Michael Fletcher, James P. McCaffrey Trophy

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CFL All-Stars: Offence

• QB – Damon Allen

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CFL All-Stars: Defence

• DE – Jonathan Brown
• LB – Michael Fletcher
• LB – Kevin Eiben
• CB – Jordan Younger

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CFL Eastern All-Stars: Offence

• QB – Damon Allen
• SB – Arland Bruce III
• OG – Jude St. John
• OT – Bernard Williams

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CFL Eastern All-Stars: Defence

• DE – Jonathan Brown
• LB – Michael Fletcher
• LB – Kevin Eiben
• CB – Adrion Smith
• CB – Jordan Younger
• DB – Kenny Wheaton

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CFL Eastern All-Stars: Special teams

• P – Noel Prefontaine
• K – Noel Prefontaine

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References

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2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "2005 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
5. "2005 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
6. "Most Outstanding Player". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
7. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.