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1959 Toronto Argonauts season

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1959 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachHamp Pool
Steve Owen[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th, IRFU
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1959 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Preseason

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The Argonauts hosted an interleague exhibition game on August 5 against the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in the inaugural game at the new Exhibition Stadium. The game was the first to involve an NFL team played in Toronto. It was also the first NFL-CFL interleague exhibition match held since the establishment of the Canadian Football League in 1958. The Argos lost 55–26.[3][4]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, Aug 5 vs. Chicago Cardinals (NFL) L 26–55 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 27,770
B Wed, Aug 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 53–13 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 8,000

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Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 298 162 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 275 217 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 193 305 12
Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 192 274 8

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Tue, Aug 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–20 1–0 Landsdowne Park 20,675
1 2 Fri, Aug 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–16 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 27,554
2 3 Fri, Aug 28 at Montreal Alouettes L 6–24 1–2 Molson Stadium 23,927
3 4 Mon, Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 3–37 1–3 Civic Stadium 24,245
4 5 Sun, Sept 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 19–6 2–3 Exhibition Stadium 25,849
5 6 Wed, Sept 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–28 2–4 Landsdowne Park 13,097
5 7 Sun, Sept 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–34 2–5 Exhibition Stadium 27,883
6 8 Sat, Sept 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–9 3–5 Exhibition Stadium 20,035
7 9 Sat, Oct 3 at Montreal Alouettes W 37–14 4–5 Molson Stadium 22,152
8 10 Sat, Oct 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–13 4–6 Exhibition Stadium 26,223
8 11 Mon, Oct 12 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–20 4–7 Civic Stadium 22,068
9 12 Sat, Oct 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 3–4 4–8 Exhibition Stadium 19,941
10 13 Sat, Oct 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–18 4–9 Landsdowne Park 14,996
11 14 Sat, Oct 31 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 21–31 4–10 Exhibition Stadium 19,465

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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. ^ Teitel, Jay (1983). The Argo Bounce. Toronto, Ontario: Lester and Orpen Dennys. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-88619-033-9.
  4. ^ "Argos Smothered By Cardinals And Lose Norm Stoneburgh". Canadian Press. August 6, 1959. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b "1959 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  6. ^ "1959 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.