1983 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18-17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.

1983 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.

Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1983 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
TTKelvin PruensterTCal Poly
329Kevin AdamsDBWaterloo
435Boyd YoungDLOttawa
544Bryan BlackGGuelph
653Joel TynesTBSt. Francis Xavier
762Dave WaudLBWilfrid Laurier
871Rick Van MaanenDLWestern Ontario

Preseason
Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Fri, June 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–6 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 28,520
B Wed, June 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–35 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11,505
C Fri, June 24 vs. Rough Riders W 31–15 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 28,107
D Tue, June 28 at Montreal Concordes W 25–24 3–1 Olympic Stadium 9,700

[4]

Regular season

Standings
East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts161240244523284–2W2Details
Ottawa Rough Riders16880163844242–4L2Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats165101113894983–2–1T1Details
Montreal Concordes165101113674472–3–1T1Details

[5]

Schedule
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thu, July 7 at Calgary Stampeders W 45–30 1–0 McMahon Stadium 25,124
2 2 Thu, July 14 vs. Lions W 17–14 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 39,437
3 3 Sat, July 23 vs. Montreal Concordes W 28–13 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,490
4 4 Fri, July 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–21 4–0 Taylor Field 25,734
5 5 Sat, Aug 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 18–31 4–1 Exhibition Stadium 43,568
6 6 Sat, Aug 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–32 4–2 Winnipeg Stadium 27,796
7 7 Fri, Aug 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 27–17 5–2 Lansdowne Park 30,006
8 8 Fri, Aug 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–15 6–2 Exhibition Stadium 35,414
9 Bye
10 9 Sat, Sept 10 at BC Lions W 32–14 7–2 BC Place Stadium 52,656
11 10 Sun, Sept 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 50–16 8–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25,128
12 11 Sat, Sept 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–49 8–3 Exhibition Stadium 35,679
13 12 Sun, Oct 2 at Montreal Concordes W 30–17 9–3 Olympic Stadium 20,046
14 13 Sun, Oct 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 19–15 10–3 Exhibition Stadium 37,746
15 Bye
16 14 Sun, Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 19–20 10–4 Exhibition Stadium 36,526
17 15 Sat, Oct 29 at Edmonton Eskimos W 22–15 11–4 Commonwealth Stadium 53,577
18 16 Sat, Nov 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–9 12–4 Exhibition Stadium 32,921

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Postseason
Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Sun, Nov 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–36 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 54,530
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 27 at BC Lions W 18–17 2–0 BC Place Stadium 59,345

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Grey Cup
Main article: 71st Grey Cup

November 27 @ BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 59,345)[6]

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions7100017
Toronto Argonauts072918

Awards and honours

1983 CFL All-Stars

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

References
  1. "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. "1983 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. "1983 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. "1983 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. "1983 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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