1950 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1950 Toronto Argonauts season was the 61st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 6–5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since their Grey Cup win in 1947. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers. The Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Varsity Stadium in the Grey Cup for the fourth time in six years in the now-infamous Mud Bowl. Toronto won their ninth Grey Cup by a score of 13–0 in what is currently the last time a team was shut out in championship game.

1950 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachFrank Clair[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record6–5–1
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
B Aug 26 Sarnia Imperials W 47–0 1–0 Varsity Stadium

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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 12 7 5 0 231 217 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 6 5 1 291 187 13
Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 192 261 12
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 4 7 1 182 231 9

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Sept 2 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium
1 Sept 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 6–13 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium
2 Sept 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 43–12 2–1 Varsity Stadium
3 Sept 16 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 48–8 3–1 Varsity Stadium
4 Sept 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 36–15 4–1 Varsity Stadium
5 Sept 30 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 5–15 4–2 Lansdowne Park
6 Oct 7 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–29 4–3 Varsity Stadium
6 Oct 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–19 5–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium
7 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–24 5–4 Delorimier Stadium
8 Oct 21 at Ottawa Rough Riders T 21–21 5–4–1 Lansdowne Park
9 Oct 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–7 6–4–1 Varsity Stadium
10 Nov 4 at Montreal Alouettes L 17–18 6–5–1 Delorimier Stadium

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Postseason

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Game Date Opponent Result Venue
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–13 Ivor Wynne Stadium
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 24–6 Varsity Stadium
Eastern Final Nov 18 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 43–13 Varsity Stadium
Grey Cup Nov 25 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 13–0 Varsity Stadium

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Grey Cup

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November 25 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 27,101)[5]

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto Argonauts 1 6 6 0 13

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. ^ a b c "1950 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  4. ^ "1950 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  5. ^ "CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.