2012 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Argonauts 2012 9–9 2nd, East Scott Milanovich Jim Barker Rogers Centre Won Grey Cup Chad Owens Andre Durie Armond Armstead File:CFL TOR Jersey 2012.png Argonauts seasons The 2012 Toronto Argonauts season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 140th season overall. The Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with a respectable 9–9 record, improving on their 6–12 record from 2011. The Argos hosted their first home playoff game since 2007 against the Edmonton Eskimos, the crossover team from the West, which the Argos won 42–26. Their next opponent was the Montreal Alouettes. In a close game, the Argonauts came out on top 27–20 and made it to the Grey Cup game. The Argonauts won the 100th Grey Cup 35–22 over the Calgary Stampeders. Offseason CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Argonauts had six selections in the six-round draft, with no picks in the first and third rounds after completing trades for quarterbacks Ricky Ray and Steven Jyles respectively.https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012 Draft Tracker Prospect Central CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20140825204221/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012 2014-08-25 dead https://www.cfl.ca/article/ray-day-argos-land-new-starting-qb Ray Day! Argos land new starting QB 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225123/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ray-day-argos-land-new-starting-qb 2015-09-23 dead https://www.cfl.ca/article/jumping-ship-argos-get-jyles-from-bombers Jumping ship: Argos get Jyles from Bombers 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222731/http://www.cfl.ca/article/jumping-ship-argos-get-jyles-from-bombers 2015-09-23 dead Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 9 Cleyon Laing DE Iowa State 4 24 Herve Tonye-Tonye LB Northern Colorado 4 28 Quincy Hurst WR Manitoba 5 32 Luke Willson TE Rice Owls 6 40 Aaron Crawford LB Saint Mary's 6 41 Shea Pierre DB Windsor Preseason Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record A June 13 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 29 – 24 27,585 1–0 B June 19 Alouettes Rogers Centre W 25 – 20 36,214 2–0 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2012/time_zone/0 2012 CFL Schedule 2012-11-03 Canadian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003953/http://cfl.ca/schedule/year/2012/time_zone/0 2013-12-03 Regular season With a 31-26 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 27, the Argonauts clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2010. It also ensured that the Argonauts would play at home in the playoffs, something Toronto had not accomplished since the club's 2007 season. Season standings Season schedule #ddffdd darkgray Win #ffbbbb darkgray Loss #ffeeaa darkgray Tie Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record 1 June 30 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium L 19 – 15 35,538 0–1 2 July 7 Stampeders Rogers Centre W 39 – 36 20,682 1–1 3 July 14 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 36 – 27 24,264 1–2 4 July 18 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre W 25 – 22 22,485 2–2 5 July 27 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 23 – 20 22,773 3–2 6 August 6 Lions Rogers Centre L 18 – 9 22,841 3–3 7 Bye 3–3 8 August 18 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium W 22 – 14 28,246 4–3 9 August 27 Eskimos Rogers Centre L 26 – 17 22,912 4–4 10 September 3 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 33 – 30 31,032 5–4 11 September 8 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 45 – 31 23,061 6–4 12 September 15 @ Lions BC Place L 28 – 23 28,526 6–5 13 September 23 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 31 – 10 23,209 6–6 14 September 29 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 29 – 10 27,169 7–6 15 October 8 Roughriders Rogers Centre L 36 – 10 25,176 7–7 16 October 14 Alouettes Rogers Centre L 24 – 12 25,348 7–8 17 October 19 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre L 44 – 32 23,419 7–9 18 October 27 @ Roughriders Mosaic Stadium W 31 – 26 29,747 8–9 19 November 1 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 43 – 40 27,283 9–9 Roster 2012 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks  7 I Trevor Harris 12 I Jarious Jackson 15 I Ricky Ray Running backs 33 N Jeff Johnson 44 I Chad Kackert Receivers 81 I Jason Barnes 88 N Mike Bradwell 32 N Andre Durie 11 I Dontrelle Inman  9 I Maurice Mann  2 I Chad Owens 82 N Chad Rempel LS 89 N Spencer Watt Offensive linemen 59 N Joe Eppele G/T 64 N Andrew Jones G 67 N Jeff Keeping C 57 N Marc Parenteau G 68 N Joel Reinders T 54 N Chris Van Zeyl T 65 I Tony Washington T Defensive linemen 96 I Armond Armstead DT 78 I Adriano Belli DT 99 I Ronald Flemons DE/DT 95 N Ricky Foley DE 94 I Kevin Huntley DT  5 I E. J. Kuale DE 91 N David Lee DE 97 N Zander Robinson DE Linebackers  6 I Marcus Ball 51 I Tristan Black 28 I Brandon Isaac 45 I Robert McCune 46 N Jason Pottinger 42 I Walter Spencer Defensive backs 39 N Matt Black 27 N Étienne Boulay  8 I Ahmad Carroll 19 I Jalil Carter  4 I Pacino Horne 24 I Evan McCollough 26 I Jordan Younger Special teams  1 I Noel Prefontaine K/P 30 I Swayze Waters K/PReserve roster 47 N Kyle Jones LB 20 I Bryan Payton LB 21 I Gerald Riggs Jr. RB Practice roster 13 N Anthony Alix K/P 69 I Gerald Cadogan T 38 I Johnnie Dixon DB 83 N Julian Feoli-Gudino SB 87 N Quincy Hurst WR 90 I Donte Paige-Moss DE 84 I Samuel Tranks WR Injured list 17 I Zach Collaros QB 7px (1 Game) 10 N Danny Desriveaux WR 7px (1 Game) 61 N Cedric Gagné-Marcoux G 7px (9 Game) 18 N Djems Kouamé WR 7px (9 Game) 16 I Ken-Yon Rambo SB 7px (1 Game) 52 N Wayne Smith G/T 7px (1 Game) 25 I Pat Watkins CB 7px (1 Game) Italics indicates American player Roster updated 2026-05-12 Depth Chart Transactions (argonauts.ca) Transactions (cfl.ca) Coaching staff 2012 Toronto Argonauts staff Front office Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Chris Rudge Vice-Chair – Michael Clemons General manager – Jim Barker Assistant general manager and football operations – Ian Sanderson Assistant general manager – Chris Jones Director of player personnel – Mike Hagen Football operations consultant – Nick Volpe Head coaches Head coach – Scott Milanovich Assistant head coach – Chris Jones Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Jason Maas Receivers – Kez McCorvey Offensive line – Stephen McAdoo Running Backs - Anthony Ierullo Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Chris Jones Defensive line – Cory Stone Secondary – Orlondo Steinauer Linebackers - James Stanley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike O'Shea → Coaching staff Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance East Semi-Final November 11 Eskimos Rogers Centre W 42 – 26 25,792 East Final November 18 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium W 27 – 20 50,112 Grey Cup November 25 Stampeders Rogers Centre W 35 – 22 53,208 Bracket November 11: Division Semi-Finals November 18: Division Finals November 25: 100th Grey CupRogers Centre – Toronto 1 East West E2 Toronto Argonauts 42 W4 Edmonton Eskimos 26 W2 Calgary Stampeders 36 W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 30 E1 Montreal Alouettes 20 E2 Toronto Argonauts 27 W1 BC Lions 29 W2 Calgary Stampeders 34 E2 Toronto Argonauts 35 W2 Calgary Stampeders 22 *-Team won in Overtime. East Semi-Final Edmonton at Toronto Eskimos Argonauts 7 0 3 16 0 31 1 10 November 11 Rogers Centre Toronto, ON EST 1:00 PM 25,792 None (Retractable roof closed) Murray Clarke Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline) TSN East Final Toronto at Montreal Argonauts Alouettes 3 7 14 3 10 7 0 3 November 18 Olympic Stadium Montreal, QC EST 1:00 PM 50,112 None (Domed stadium) Glen Johnson Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline), John Lu (Sideline) TSN Grey Cup Calgary vs. Toronto Stampeders Argonauts 3 3 5 11 7 17 3 8 November 25 Rogers Centre Toronto, ON EST 6:00 PM 53,208 None (Retractable roof closed) Glen Johnson Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline), Sara Orlesky (Sideline) TSN References 30em External links 2012 Toronto Argonauts at Official Site Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Toro Category:2012 in sports in Ontario Category:2012 in Toronto