1948 Toronto Argonauts season

1948 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Teddy Morris
Home field	Varsity Stadium
Results
Record	5–6–1
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1948 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–6–1 record and failed to make the playoffs. American halfback Ken Whitlock played four games to become the Argonauts first black player.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	10	2	0	264	130	20
Montreal Alouettes	12	7	5	0	221	172	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	5	6	1	160	191	11
Hamilton Wildcats	12	1	10	1	88	240	3

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue
				Score	Record
1	1	Sept 4	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 20–7	1–0	Varsity Stadium
1	2	Sept 6	at Hamilton Wildcats	W 14–7	2–0	Civic Stadium
2	3	Sept 11	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	W 25–13	3–0	Varsity Stadium
3	4	Sept 18	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 12–32	3–1	Varsity Stadium
4	5	Sept 25	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 5–12	3–2	Lansdowne Park
5	6	Oct 2	at Montreal Alouettes	L 8–17	3–3	Delormier Stadium
6	7	Oct 9	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	W 9–7	4–3	Varsity Stadium
6	8	Oct 11	at Hamilton Wildcats	T 8–8	4–3–1	Civic Stadium
7	9	Oct 16	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 6–41	4–4–1	Lansdowne Park
8	10	Oct 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 17–22	4–5–1	Varsity Stadium
9	11	Oct 30	at Montreal Alouettes	W 24–11	5–5–1	Delorimier Stadium
10	12	Nov 6	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 12–14	5–6–1	Varsity Stadium