1980 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1980 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1980 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachWillie Wood[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

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The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1980 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
T T Phil Jones Defensive back Simon Fraser
1 1 Greg Barrow Offensive line Florida
2 15 Tom Stevenson Tight end Valley City State
4 28 Robert Kiviranta Defensive end Emporia State
5 37 Rick Kalvaitis Defensive tackle Wilfird Laurier
6 46 David Marinucci Fullback Queen's
7 55 Todd Krohn Tackle Southern Oregon State

Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 7 1 332 377 17
Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14
Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 334 358 12

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 July 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 18–11 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,250
2 July 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–17 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 20,980
3 July 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–20 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 40,112
4 July 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–10 3–1 Lansdowne Park 28,742
5 Aug 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–23 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 48,595
6 Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–18 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,201
7 Bye
8 Aug 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 33–43 3–4 Olympic Stadium 29,256
8 Sept 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 2–23 3–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,229
9 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–35 3–6 Exhibition Stadium 37,214
10 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–17 4–6 Taylor Field 25,448
11 Sept 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–17 5–6 Exhibition Stadium 33,156
12 Sept 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 23–29 5–7 Olympic Stadium 31,633
13 Oct 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–27 5–8 McMahon Stadium 30,265
14 Bye
15 Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–25 5–9 Exhibition Stadium 34,150
16 Oct 26 vs. BC Lions W 38–20 6–9 Exhibition Stadium 30,175
17 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–23 6–10 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,479

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Awards and honours

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1980 CFL All-Stars

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1980 Eastern All-Stars

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References

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  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. ^ "1980 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "1980 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ "1980 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. ^ a b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.