1931 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Argonauts 1931 3–3 3rd, IRFU Buck McKennahttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching All-Time Coaching 2013-03-16 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 2013-03-16 Toronto Argonauts https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history 2011-04-22 dead Did not qualify Argonauts seasons The 1931 Toronto Argonauts season was the club's 45th season since its inception in 1873 and its 22nd season in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team finished tied with the Hamilton Tigers for second place in the IRFU with three wins and three losses and failed to qualify for the playoffs. This was the first IRFU season in which the forward pass was allowed by the rules of the game. The first forward pass completion in Argonauts' history was thrown by halfback Teddy Morris to halfback Bill Darling for a gain of twenty-five yards during the opening game of the season in Hamilton, which the Argos lost 12–7.Toronto Globe, October 12, 1931, p. 9 The Argonauts' top player in 1931 was halfback Frank Turville, winner of the 1930 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, around whose punt-catching, ball-carrying and kicking abilities the Argos' offence revolved. This season also saw the debut of Teddy Morris, future star player, Russel-Trophy winner and multiple Grey-Cup winning head coach of the Argonauts. Preseason In 1931 the Argos, Balmy Beach and the University of Toronto launched a new preseason competition for the "city championship", the winning club to receive the Reg DeGruchy Memorial Trophy. The Argos defeated the University reserves squad in the first round, but lost in the final to the Beach, reigning Grey Cup champions. Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A September 26 University of Toronto Orfuns W 17–5 1–0 Varsity Stadium 5,000 B October 3 Toronto Balmy Beach L 1–5 1–1 Varsity Stadium 6,000 Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 6 6 0 0 112 39 12 Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 60 56 6 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 55 64 6 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 0 6 0 31 98 0 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293 Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 Oct 10 at Hamilton Tigers L 7–12 0–1 2 Oct 17 vs. Montreal Winged Wheelers L 10–32 0–2 3 Oct 24 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 8–5 1–2 4 Oct 31 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–7 2–2 5 Nov 7 at Montreal Winged Wheelers L 1–4 2–3 6 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 5–4 3–3The Toronto Argonauts' 1931 Season http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/toronto-argonauts/1931/ stats.cfldb.ca References Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:1931 in sports in Ontario Category:1930s in Toronto