1960 Toronto Argonauts season

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.

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

Preseason

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
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

[3]

Regular season

Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts14104037026520
Ottawa Rough Riders1495040028318
Montreal Alouettes1459034045810
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1441002733778

[4]

Schedule
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

IRFU Finals

(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.

Schenley Award Nominees
PlayerCanadianLineman
Cookie GilchristBill MitchellDick Fouts

References
  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. "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.


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