1947 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Argonauts 1947 7–4–1 2nd, IRFU Teddy Morrishttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching All-Time Coaching 2011-05-07 Toronto Argonauts https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching 2011-04-22 dead Varsity Stadiumhttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history Toronto Argonauts Stadium History 2011-05-07 Toronto Argonauts https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history 2011-04-22 dead Won Grey Cup Argonauts seasons The 1947 Toronto Argonauts season was the 58th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–4–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Ottawa Trojans. The two-time defending Grey Cup champion Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the third time in a row in the Grey Cup game. Toronto won their eighth Grey Cup championship by a score of 10–9 for the first three-peat in franchise history. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record B Sat, Aug 30 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 16–9 1–0 Osborne Stadium 5,900 B Mon, Sept 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 11–0 2–0 Osborne Stadium 4,6001947 Toronto Argonauts https://www.profootballarchives.com/1947irfutor.html 2012-04-17 Pro Football Archives Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 12 8 4 0 170 103 16 Toronto Argonauts 12 7 4 1 140 122 15 Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 164 164 12 Hamilton Tigers 12 2 9 1 119 204 5 http://cfl.ca/standings/1947/reg 1947 Regular Season Standings 2011-05-07 Canadian Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183649/http://cfl.ca/standings/1947/reg 2012-03-02 dead Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Sept 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 0–1 Lansdowne Park 12,000 2 2 Sat, Sept 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 7–15 0–2 Varsity Stadium 14,000 3 3 Wed, Sept 17 at Hamilton Tigers W 34–25 1–2 Civic Stadium 12,000 3 4 Sat, Sept 20 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 2–0 2–2 Varsity Stadium 13,000 4 5 Sat, Sept 27 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 8–0 3–2 Varsity Stadium 19,000 5 6 Sat, Oct 4 at Montreal Alouettes W 10–6 4–2 Delorimier Stadium 13,400 6 7 Sat, Oct 11 at Hamilton Tigers W 13–1 5–2 Civic Stadium 8,500 6 8 Mon, Oct 13 vs. Hamilton Tigers T 6–6 5–2–1 Varsity Stadium 15,000 7 9 Sat, Oct 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–3 6–2–1 Varsity Stadium 16,000 8 10 Sat, Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes L 12–17 6–3–1 Delorimier Stadium 8,600 9 11 Sat, Nov 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 5–15 6–4–1 Varsity Stadium 16,000 10 12 Sat, Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 12–11 7–4–1 Lansdowne Park 8,500 Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record IRFU Final Game 1 Tue, Nov 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 3–0 1–0 Lansdowne Park 10,000 IRFU Final Game 2 Sat, Nov 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–0 2–0 Varsity Stadium 19,500 Eastern Final Sat, Nov 22 vs. Ottawa Trojans W 22–1 3–0 Varsity Stadium 16,000 Grey Cup Sat, Nov 29 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 10–9 4–0 Varsity Stadium 18,885 Grey Cup 35th Grey Cup November 29 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,885)http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1947 1947 Grey Cup Recap 2012-04-17 Canadian Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20120601043643/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1947 2012-06-01 dead Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 6 3 0 0 9Toronto Argonauts 0 1 6 3 10 References Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1947 Canadian football season by team Category:1947 in sports in Ontario