Английская Википедия:1996 Toronto Argonauts season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox NFL season The 1996 Toronto Argonauts season was the 107th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs after missing out during the previous season when they finished 4–14. The 11 win improvement was the greatest single-season turnaround in franchise history and the team's 15 regular season wins was the most ever recorded by an Argonaut team. In the playoffs, the Argonauts defeated the newly relocated Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 84th Grey Cup. Toronto defeated the Edmonton Eskimos by a score of 43–37, the second highest scoring Grey Cup game in history, and won their 13th Grey Cup championship.
Offseason
CFL draft
Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
1 | 2 | Kelly Wiltshire | CB | James Madison |
3 | 20 | L.J. Eiben | WR | Humboldt State |
4 | 36 | Tom Hipsz | DE | Toronto |
6 | 46 | Tim Biakabutuka | RB | Michigan |
7 | 55 | Craig Poole | WR | Windsor |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
A | June 13 | Tiger-Cats | SkyDome | L 27 – 37 (OT) | 13,247 | 0–1 |
B | June 19 | @ Rough Riders | Frank Clair Stadium | W 34 – 6 | 14,024 | 1–1 |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 556 | 359 | 30 |
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 536 | 467 | 24 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 426 | 576 | 16 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 352 | 524 | 6 |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | June 27 | @ Alouettes | Olympic Stadium | W 27 – 24 | 24,653 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | July 4 | Tiger-Cats | SkyDome | L 36 – 38 | 26,333 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | July 11 | @ Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | W 35 – 14 | 24,882 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | July 17 | Rough Riders | SkyDome | W 34 – 4 | 17,288 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | July 26 | @ Roughriders | Taylor Field | W 40 – 16 | 24,902 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | August 1 | Alouettes | SkyDome | W 40 – 31 | 20,302 | 5–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | August 8 | Eskimos | SkyDome | W 24 – 21 | 20,030 | 6–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | August 15 | @ Rough Riders | Frank Clair Stadium | W 42 – 19 | 15,220 | 7–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | August 24 | Rough Riders | SkyDome | W 28 – 21 | 17,186 | 8–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | September 2 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 38 – 7 | 27,517 | 9–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | September 8 | Roughriders | SkyDome | W 31 – 13 | 17,576 | 10–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | September 14 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | L 11 – 35 | 15,323 | 10–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | September 21 | Stampeders | SkyDome | W 23 – 22 | 27,209 | 11–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | October 5 | Blue Bombers | SkyDome | W 28 – 12 | 17,310 | 12–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | October 14 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | L 23 – 30 | 27,436 | 12–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | October 20 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | W 24 – 17 | 27,567 | 13–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | October 27 | Lions | SkyDome | W 25 – 21 | 20,657 | 14–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | November 2 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 47 – 14 | 23,001 | 15–3 |
Postseason
Round | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance |
East Final | November 17 | Alouettes | SkyDome | W 43–7 | 28,390 |
Grey Cup | November 24 | Eskimos | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 43–37 | 38,595 |
Awards and records
- Doug Flutie, Most Outstanding Player Award[4]
- Doug Flutie, Terry Evanshen Trophy
- Mike Kiselak, Outstanding Offensive Lineman[5]
1996 CFL All-Stars
- QB – Doug Flutie
- FB – Robert Drummond
- C – Mike Kiselak
- OT – Chris Perez
- DT – Rob Waldrop
- ST – Jimmy Cunningham
WR- Terrance Lawrence [6]
References
Шаблон:1996 CFL season by team Шаблон:Toronto Argonauts seasons Шаблон:Toronto Argonauts Шаблон:84th Grey Cup