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1960 Toronto Argonauts season

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

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.

Preseason

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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

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A July 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 51–30 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 12,692
B August 3 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) L 16–43 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,570
C August 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 14–7 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 10,282

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Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 370 265 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 400 283 18
Montreal Alouettes 14 5 9 0 340 458 10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 4 10 0 273 377 8

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 August 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–7 1–0 Landsdowne Park 20,321
1 2 August 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 36–14 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 26,524
2 3 August 26 at Montreal Alouettes W 29–28 3–0 Molson Stadium 24,533
3 4 September 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–21 4–0 Civic Stadium 26,253
4 5 September 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 16–12 5–0 Exhibition Stadium 30,863
5 6 September 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 12–21 5–1 Landsdowne Park 20,477
5 7 September 18 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 12–26 5–2 Exhibition Stadium 30,949
6 8 September 24 at Montreal Alouettes W 21–9 6–2 Molson Stadium 23,452
7 9 October 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 50–15 7–2 Exhibition Stadium 24,145
8 10 October 7 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–14 8–2 Exhibition Stadium 27,494
9 11 October 10 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–20 8–3 Civic Stadium 25,873
10 12 October 16 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 37–13 9–3 Exhibition Stadium 32,896
11 13 October 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–38 9–4 Landsdowne Park 19,119
12 14 October 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 63–27 10–4 Exhibition Stadium 26,069

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Playoffs

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IRFU Finals

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(two game, total point series)

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 12 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–33 0–1 Landsdowne Park 18,385
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–20 0–2 Exhibition Stadium 30,529

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  • Ottawa won the series 54–41. Ottawa advanced to play the Edmonton Eskimos in the Grey Cup.
Player Canadian Lineman
Cookie Gilchrist Bill Mitchell Dick Fouts

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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.