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1941 Toronto Argonauts season

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1941 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLew Hayman[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record5–1
Division place2nd, ERFU
Playoff finishLost ERFU Final

The 1941 Toronto Argonauts season was the 55th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Eastern Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points ERFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 72 21 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 66 42 10
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 2 4 0 27 34 4
Montreal Bulldogs 6 0 6 0 12 80 0

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Schedule

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As part of the festivities marking the centenary of Queen's University, the regular-season game between the Argos and Bulldogs on 18 October was played at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ontario by agreement between the organizers and the Montreal club.[4][5]

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 Sept 27 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 9–6 1–0
2 Oct 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 7–3 2–0
3 Oct 11 vs. Montreal Bulldogs W 24–3 3–0
4 Oct 18 at Montreal Bulldogs (in Kingston) W 12–1 4–0
5 Oct 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–24 4–1
6 Nov 1 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 8–5 5–1

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Postseason

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue
ERFU Final Game 1 Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 16–8 1–0 Lansdowne Park
ERFU Final Game 2 Nov 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–10 1–1 Varsity Stadium

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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. ^ "1941 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts 12 vs Montreal Bulldogs 1". Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  5. ^ "Argonauts turn back Bulldogs in rain on Kingston gridiron". Ottawa Citizen. 1941-10-20. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  6. ^ a b "1941". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.