2023 Toronto Argonauts season

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2023 Toronto Argonauts season
File:Toronto Argonauts 150th Logo.png
Argonauts 150th Anniversary Logo
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie
General manager Michael Clemons
Home field BMO Field
Results
Record 16–2
Division place 1st, East
Playoff finish TBD
Team MOP Chad Kelly
Team MOC Royce Metchie
Team MOR Qwan'tez Stiggers
Uniform
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The 2023 Toronto Argonauts season is the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 150th year of existence. The Argonauts entered the season as defending champions following their victory in the 109th Grey Cup. The team will attempt to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship.

The Argonauts qualified for the playoffs for a third consecutive season following their week 11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes.[1] In the following week, on September 15, 2023, the Argonauts defeated the Alouettes again to secure first place in the division for the third straight year, which was the first time since 1982–1984 that the franchise captured three straight division titles.[2] The team also started the season with an 11–1 record which was the best start to a season in franchise history.[2] The Argonauts also set a CFL record as the earliest to clinch a first place finish with six games remaining in an 18-game schedule.[3] The previous record was held by the 2009 Montreal Alouettes, who clinched first place in the East Division with five games remaining.[3] In the final game of the regular season, the Argonauts tied the CFL record for most wins in a regular season after winning their 16th game; that tied a 1989 Edmonton Eskimos team which held an identical 16-2 record and half a game better than the 2016 Calgary Stampeders.[4]

The 2023 CFL season is the third season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the fourth season for Michael Clemons as general manager.[5][6] The team held their training camp at the University of Guelph for the second consecutive season.[7]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[8] The Argonauts had the last selection in each of the two rounds after winning the 109th Grey Cup.[9]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality
1 9 Alfredo Gachuz Lozada K ITESM CEM Mexico Mexico
2 18 Emmanuel Falola LB Bristol Aztecs United Kingdom Great Britain

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[10] The Argonauts had eight selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring an additional sixth round pick from the Edmonton Elks after trading Jalen Collins and Martez Ivey, but trading their first-round pick to the BC Lions for Jordan Williams.[11][12] The team had the ninth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams or traded picks) after winning the 109th Grey Cup.[13]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
2 16 Jared Wayne WR Pittsburgh Peterborough, ON
3 27 Adam Guillemette LS Holy Cross Cambridge, ON
4 36 Spencer Nichols RB Western Ontario London, ON
5 45 Edouard Paradis OL Houston Christian Lévis, QC
6 47 Richard Burton WR Queen's Ottawa, ON
6 54 Ife Onyemenam LB Wilfrid Laurier Etobicoke, ON
7 63 Brendan Murphy DB Western Ontario Châteauguay, QC
8 72 Anthony Vandal OL Sherbrooke Sorel, QC

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario.[7]

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–27 0–1 None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap
C 2 Thu, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 23–34 0–2 None Alumni Stadium 2,230 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 16 2 0 32 591 396 10–0 W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 22 442 392 7–3 W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 408 461 3–7 L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 415 507 0–10 L4 Details

Schedule

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site game in Halifax for the Week 8 match-up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[7][16] This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Bye
2 1 Sun, June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–14 1–0 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap
3 2 Sun, June 25 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 43–31 2–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 20,817 Recap
4 3 Mon, July 3 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 45–24 3–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 12,473 Recap
5 Bye
6 4 Fri, July 14 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 35–27 4–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap
7 5 Fri, July 21 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–15 5–0 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,312 Recap
8 6 Sat, July 29 4:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–13 6–0 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Huskies Stadium 11,555 Recap
9 7 Fri, Aug 4 9:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 7–20 6–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 19,234 Recap
10 8 Sun, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 44–31 7–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,796 Recap
11 Bye
12 9 Fri, Aug 25 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 39–31 8–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 17,906 Recap
13 10 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–28 9–1 TSN//RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 25,381 Recap
14 11 Sat, Sept 9 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–10 10–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap
15 12 Fri, Sept 15 7:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–20 11–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,626 Recap
16 13 Sat, Sept 23 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–14 12–1 TSN BMO Field 15,549 Recap
17 14 Fri, Sept 29 8:00 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–31 12–2 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap
18 15 Fri, Oct 6 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 35–12 13–2 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN BMO Field 14,246 Recap
19 16 Sat, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 40–27 14–2 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 13,888 Recap
20 17 Sat, Oct 21 4:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–26 15–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 24,158 Recap
21 18 Sat, Oct 28 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 27–22 16–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,742 Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 Bye
East Final Sat, Nov 11 3:00 p.m. EST TBD TSN/RDS BMO Field

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers


 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Unsigned Free Agents

Italics indicate international player
Roster updated 2016-03-02
Depth chart
Transactions (argonauts.ca)
Transactions (cfl.ca)
61 active, 6 Unsigned Free Agents

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Coaching staff

Toronto Argonauts staff
Front Office and Support Staff

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

→ Coaching Staff
→ More CFL staffs

References

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