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CFL team season
1968 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLeo Cahill
Home fieldExhibition Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals

The 1968 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record. They appeared in the Eastern Finals.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Wed, July 10 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–1 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 20,784
B Thu, July 18 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–23 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 22,023
B Mon, July 22 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–24 2–1 McMahon Stadium
C Wed, July 24 at BC Lions L 7–46 2–2 Empire Stadium 21,995

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 11 3 0 399 298 22
Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 406 280 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 307 315 17
Montreal Alouettes 14 2 10 2 304 395 6

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–4 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 26,236
2 2 Fri, Aug 9 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 14–38 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,052
3 Bye
4 3 Wed, Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders W 19–7 2–1 McMahon Stadium 23,380
4 4 Sun, Aug 25 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 17–32 2–2 Taylor Field 20,336
5 5 Mon, Sept 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–15 3–2 Civic Stadium 27,153
6 6 Sun, Sept 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 6–20 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
7 7 Sun, Sept 15 at Montreal Alouettes W 23–8 4–3 Autostade 27,214
8 8 Sun, Sept 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 37–16 5–3 Exhibition Stadium 30,303
9 9 Sun, Sept 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 15–9 6–3 Winnipeg Stadium 17,012
10 10 Sun, Oct 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–31 6–4 Lansdowne Park 23,454
11 11 Sat, Oct 12 vs. BC Lions W 43–29 7–4 Exhibition Stadium 22,373
12 12 Sun, Oct 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–25 8–4 Exhibition Stadium 21,142
13 13 Sun, Oct 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 12–1 9–4 Civic Stadium 24,206
14 14 Sun, Nov 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 9–31 9–5 Exhibition Stadium 33,135

Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 9 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–21 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 25,723
East Final Game 1 Sun, Nov 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 13–11 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 32,304
East Final Game 2 Sat, Nov 23 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 14–36 2–1 Landsdowne Park 25,085

Awards and honours

Bill Symons – CFL Most Outstanding Player, 1107 yds rushing (This was the first time a Toronto Argonaut had been so honored.)

References

  1. "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. "1968 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ "1968 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  5. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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