1979 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Argonauts 1979 5–11 4th, East Carling O'Keefe Tommy Hudspeth Forrest Gregghttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching All-Time Coaching 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching 2011-04-22 dead Exhibition Stadiumhttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history Toronto Argonauts Stadium History 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history 2011-04-22 dead did not qualify Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1979.png Argonauts seasons The 1979 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and failed to make the playoffs. Offseason CFL draft The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1979 CFL draft.https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1979/ 1979 CFL Draft Archives Canadian Football League January 1, 2024 Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTMike McTagueWide receiverNorth Dakota State11Kevin PowellTackleUtah State210Dan HuculakTailbackSimon Fraser428Brent RacetteDefensive endBritish Columbia537Mark ForsythDefensive backWilfrid Laurier646Peter RaceyTackleSimon Fraser755John GoodrowTailbackToronto Regular season Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23 Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12 Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10 http://cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg 1979 Regular Season Standings 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616114159/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg 2012-06-16 dead Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–11 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 42,108 2 2 July 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–11 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25,109 3 3 July 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–31 1–2 Exhibition Stadium 42,160 4 4 July 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–16 2–2 Landsdowne Park 27,034 5 5 Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–0 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,282 6 6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–12 4–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,251 7 Bye 8 7 Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–28 4–3 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778 9 8 Sept 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 25–28 4–4 Exhibition Stadium 45,202 9 9 Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–31 4–5 Olympic Stadium 51,203 10 Bye 11 10 Sept 22 at BC Lions L 25–34 4–6 Empire Stadium 25,819 12 11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–17 4–7 Exhibition Stadium 37,023 13 12 Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 3–42 4–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,293 14 13 Oct 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–15 5–8 Exhibition Stadium 35,106 15 14 Oct 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–25 5–9 Olympic Stadium 37,690 16 15 Oct 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–28 5–10 Exhibition Stadium 36,226 17 16 Nov 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 5–11 Landsdowne Park 21,4901979 Toronto Argonauts http://www.profootballarchives.com/1979cfltor.html 2010-11-07 Roster 1979 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks 11 I Tony Adams  8 I Mark Jackson Running backs 24 N Mark Bragagnolo 32 N David Green 23 I Jerome Heavens 39 N Dan Huclack 27 I Mike McArthur 21 I Terry Metcalf Wide receivers  6 I Al Chester 33 N Dwight Edwards 25 N Paul Pearson Tight ends  7 I M. L. Harris 72 N Peter Muller Offensive linemen 65 N Nick Bastaja G 56 N John Foubert T 58 I Bruce Kimball G 69 N Bill Norton G 51 I Mike Obrovac T 50 N Kevin Powell T 68 N Doug Redl C Defensive linemen 62 I Ecomet Burley DT 79 N Jim Corrigall DE 66 N Dennis Johnson DE 61 I Bruce Smith DT/DELinebackers 35 I Rich Lewis 53 I Rick Razzano 71 N Ron Southwick 13 I Frank Stephens Defensive backs 26 N Steve Ackroyd 20 N Paul Bennett 30 I Billy Hardee 16 I Eric Harris 19 I Mike Kramer 14 I Mike Williams 28 N Preston Young Special teams  9 N Ian Sunter K/P Italics indicate International player References Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:1979 Canadian Football League season by team Toronto Argonauts Category:1979 in sports in Ontario