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2023 Toronto Argonauts season
Argonauts 150th Anniversary Logo
General managerMichael Clemons
PresidentBill Manning
Head coachRyan Dinwiddie
Home fieldBMO Field
Results
Record16–2
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPChad Kelly
Team MODPAdarius Pickett
Team MOCRoyce Metchie
Team MOOLDejon Allen
Team MOSTJavon Leake
Team MORQwan'tez Stiggers
Uniform

The 2023 Toronto Argonauts season was 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 attempted to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship, but were defeated by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final.

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 won their 16th game, tying the 1989 Edmonton Eskimos for the CFL record for most wins in a regular season.[4] However, their season came to a shocking end as they were upset by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final.[5]

The 2023 CFL season was the third season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the fourth season for Michael Clemons as general manager.[6][7] The team held their training camp at the University of Guelph for the second consecutive season.[8]

Offseason

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CFL Global Draft

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The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[9] The Argonauts had the last selection in each of the two rounds after winning the 109th Grey Cup.[10]

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

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The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[11] 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.[12][13] 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.[14]

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

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The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario.[8]

Schedule

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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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Regular season

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Standings

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East Division
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

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The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site game in Halifax for the Week 8 match-up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[8][17] 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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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Game summaries

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Week 2: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 2: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 0 6 0814
Argonauts 8 14 01032

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Game information

Week 3: at Edmonton Elks

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Week 3: Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 11 18743
Elks 7 10 01431

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,817
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 4: vs. BC Lions

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Week 4: BC Lions at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 3724
Argonauts 7 18 101045

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: July 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 12,473
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: at Montreal Alouettes

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Week 6: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 0 131535
Alouettes 0 10 31427

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: July 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 16,151
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 7: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 13 3831
Tiger-Cats 0 3 3915

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: July 21
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 26 °C (79 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,312
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Touchdown Atlantic

Week 8: Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roughriders 0 0 31013
Argonauts 13 8 01031

at Huskies Stadium, Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. ADT/4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 28 °C (82 °F)
  • Game attendance: 11,555
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: at Calgary Stampeders

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Week 9: Toronto Argonauts at Calgary Stampeders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 0 007
Stampeders 7 10 3020

at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta

  • Date: August 4
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT/7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,234
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 10: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

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Week 10: Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 10 14 7031
Argonauts 7 21 13344

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 12,796
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 12: vs. Calgary Stampeders

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Week 12: Calgary Stampeders at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 0 21 10031
Argonauts 7 17 7839

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: August 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,906
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 13: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 17 0 71741
Tiger-Cats 0 4 91528

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 31 °C (88 °F)
  • Game attendance: 25,381
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: vs. Montreal Alouettes

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Week 14: Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 0 3010
Argonauts 20 3 61039

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 14,415
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: at Montreal Alouettes

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Week 15: Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 3 31023
Alouettes 3 0 10720

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 17 °C (63 °F)
  • Game attendance: 17,626
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 16: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Week 16: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 1 01014
Argonauts 16 4 7229

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 17 °C (63 °F)
  • Game attendance: 15,549
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 17: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Week 17: Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 14 3 1321
Blue Bombers 7 6 31531

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 32,343
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 18: vs. Edmonton Elks

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Week 18: Edmonton Elks at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Elks 1 10 0112
Argonauts 10 8 10735

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 14,246
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 19: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

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Week 19: Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 14 10 3027
Argonauts 7 13 14640

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 12 °C (54 °F)
  • Game attendance: 13,888
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS2
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 20: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Week 20: Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 9 31029
Roughriders 10 7 6326

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST/4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 10 °C (50 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,158
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 21: at Ottawa Redblacks

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Week 21: Toronto Argonauts at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 14 0 7627
Redblacks 0 6 31322

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 8 °C (46 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,742
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Post-season

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Schedule

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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 Montreal Alouettes L 17–38 0–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Game summaries

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East Final: vs. (E2) Montreal Alouettes

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East Final: (E2) Montreal Alouettes at (E1) Toronto Argonauts  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 3 141438
Argonauts 0 3 01417

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Game information

Team

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Roster

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Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 18 Injured, 12 Practice roster
Roster updated 2023-11-11 • Depth chart • Transactions (argonauts.ca) • Transactions (cfl.ca) • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

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Toronto Argonauts staff
Front office and support staff
  • Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
  • President – Bill Manning
  • General Manager – Michael Clemons
  • Assistant General Manager – Vince Magri
  • Director of Football Operations and National Scout – Alex Russell
  • Head Athletic Therapist - Josh Shewell
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Mark Belmore
  • Equipment Manager – Danny Webb
  • Assistant Equipment Manager – David Sillberg
  • Strength and Conditioning - Usama Mujtaba
  • Manager, Football Media - Chris Balenovich
  

Head Coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

→ Coaching Staff
→ More CFL staffs

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto Argonauts clinch playoff spot with victory over Alouettes". 3DownNation. September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Argos clinch first place in the East Division for third consecutive season". Toronto Argonauts. September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Game notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Argos claim 16th win in downing Redblacks". Canadian Football League. October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Montreal Alouettes stun record-setting Toronto Argonauts in East Final upset". 3DownNation. 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ^ CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Grey Cup champion Argonauts look to repeat in team's 150th year as 2023 schedule is released". Toronto Argonauts. December 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Argos acquire Jordan Williams in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. February 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Elks pick up a pair from Argos in trade". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "2023 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "2023 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2022.
  18. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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