1980 Toronto Argonauts season

1980 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Willie Wood
Home field	Exhibition Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1980 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1980 CFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Phil Jones	Defensive back	Simon Fraser
1	1	Greg Barrow	Offensive line	Florida
2	15	Tom Stevenson	Tight end	Valley City State
4	28	Robert Kiviranta	Defensive end	Emporia State
5	37	Rick Kalvaitis	Defensive tackle	Wilfird Laurier
6	46	David Marinucci	Fullback	Queen's
7	55	Todd Krohn	Tackle	Southern Oregon State

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	8	7	1	332	377	17
Montreal Alouettes	16	8	8	0	356	375	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	7	9	0	353	393	14
Toronto Argonauts	16	6	10	0	334	358	12

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	July 9	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 18–11	1–0	Exhibition Stadium	35,250
2	July 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–17	2–0	Winnipeg Stadium	20,980
3	July 23	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 16–20	2–1	Exhibition Stadium	40,112
4	July 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 18–10	3–1	Lansdowne Park	28,742
5	Aug 6	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–23	3–2	Exhibition Stadium	48,595
6	Aug 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–18	3–3	Exhibition Stadium	45,201
7	Bye
8	Aug 26	at Montreal Alouettes	L 33–43	3–4	Olympic Stadium	29,256
8	Sept 1	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 2–23	3–5	Ivor Wynne Stadium	30,229
9	Sept 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 24–35	3–6	Exhibition Stadium	37,214
10	Sept 14	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–17	4–6	Taylor Field	25,448
11	Sept 21	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 41–17	5–6	Exhibition Stadium	33,156
12	Sept 27	at Montreal Alouettes	L 23–29	5–7	Olympic Stadium	31,633
13	Oct 5	at Calgary Stampeders	L 14–27	5–8	McMahon Stadium	30,265
14	Bye
15	Oct 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–25	5–9	Exhibition Stadium	34,150
16	Oct 26	vs. BC Lions	W 38–20	6–9	Exhibition Stadium	30,175
17	Nov 2	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–23	6–10	Ivor Wynne Stadium	30,479

Awards and honours

1980 CFL All-Stars

• DT – Bruce Clark, CFL All-Star

1980 Eastern All-Stars

• SB – Dave Newman, CFL Eastern All-Star
• WR – Bob Gaddis, CFL Eastern All-Star
• P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, CFL Eastern All-Star
• DT – Bruce Clark, CFL Eastern All-Star
• DE – Jim Corrigall, CFL Eastern All-Star
• DB – Billy Hardee, CFL Eastern All-Star