1983 Toronto Argonauts season

1983 Toronto Argonauts season
1983 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Bob O'Billovich
Home stadium	Exhibition Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st, East
Playoffs	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
	← 1982; Argonauts seasons; 1984 →;

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.

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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.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Kelvin Pruenster	T	Cal Poly
3	29	Kevin Adams	DB	Waterloo
4	35	Boyd Young	DL	Ottawa
5	44	Bryan Black	G	Guelph
6	53	Joel Tynes	TB	St. Francis Xavier
7	62	Dave Waud	LB	Wilfrid Laurier
8	71	Rick Van Maanen	DL	Western Ontario

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
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

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	16	12	4	0	24	452	328	4–2	W2	Details
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	8	8	0	16	384	424	2–4	L2	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	5	10	1	11	389	498	3–2–1	T1	Details
Montreal Concordes	16	5	10	1	11	367	447	2–3–1	T1	Details

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
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

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
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

1983 Toronto Argonauts season

Offseason

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Postseason

Grey Cup

Awards and honours

1983 CFL All-Stars

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

References

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