2002 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

2002 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachGary Etcheverry (4–8)
Michael "Pinball" Clemons (4–2)[1]
Home fieldSkyDome[2]
Results
Record8–10
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
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Offseason

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CFL draft

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Rd Pick Player Position School
1 3 Cory Annett OL Eastern Michigan
3 21 Robin Tremblay DE Houston
4 28 Rob Stewart DT Manitoba
4 30 Alexis Sanschagrin DB Western
5 39 Marvin Brereton RB Buffalo
5 45 Chuck Walsh LB Waterloo
6 48 Sean Spender LB Guelph
6 49 Jarel Cockburn WR Columbia
6 54 Darryl Ray WR Ottawa

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Preseason

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The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium.[4]

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
A June 13 @ Renegades Frank Clair Stadium W 18 – 11 19,213 1–0
B June 21 Tiger-Cats TD Waterhouse Stadium L 37 – 17 9,178 1–1

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Regular season

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Season standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 13 5 0 1 587 407 27
Toronto Argonauts 18 8 10 0 0 344 482 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 7 11 0 1 427 524 15
Ottawa Renegades 18 4 14 0 2 356 550 10

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 June 28 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium L 39 – 15 24,063 0–1
2 July 3 Alouettes SkyDome L 28 – 12 21,175 0–2
3 July 9 @ Lions BC Place Stadium W 30 – 22 15,796 1–2
3 July 13 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium L 31 – 17 33,108 1–3
4 Bye
5 July 23 Blue Bombers SkyDome L 42 – 15 21,724 1–4
6 August 1 Renegades SkyDome W 24 – 8 18,734 2–4
7 August 8 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium L 31 – 11 31,920 2–5
8 August 16 Roughriders SkyDome W 18 – 10 19,652 3–5
9 August 23 Eskimos SkyDome L 30 – 7 23,642 3–6
10 September 2 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 22 – 14 25,327 3–7
11 September 7 @ Renegades Frank Clair Stadium W 30 – 25 21,604 4–7
12 September 15 @ Roughriders Taylor Field L 40 – 11 24,387 4–8
13 September 22 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 28 – 21 18,932 5–8
14 September 29 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 38 – 3 20,002 5–9
15 October 5 Lions SkyDome L 23 – 18 16,827 5–10
16 October 14 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 29 – 28 (OT) 20,216 6–10
17 October 20 Renegades SkyDome W 29 – 12 24,932 7–10
18 Bye
19 November 3 Stampeders SkyDome W 33 – 32 19,232 8–10

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
East Semi-Final November 10 Roughriders SkyDome W 24–14 23,124
East Final November 17 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium L 35–18 57,125

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Awards and records

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2002 CFL All-Stars

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

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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. ^ "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ "CFL game to be played in London". Canadian Football League. April 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "2002 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. ^ "2002 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  7. ^ a b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.