1996 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Old Logo.jpg Toronto Argonauts 1996 15–3 1st, East Don Matthewshttp://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 SkyDomehttp://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 1996 Toronto Argonauts season was the 107th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs after missing out during the previous season when they finished 4–14. The 11-win improvement was the greatest single-season turnaround in franchise history. Furthermore, the team's 15 regular season wins was the most ever recorded by an Argonaut team until it was surpassed by the 2023 squad 27 years later, which finishing their season with a 16–2 record. In the playoffs, the Argonauts defeated the newly relocated Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 84th Grey Cup. Toronto defeated the Edmonton Eskimos by a score of 43–37, the second highest scoring Grey Cup game in history, and won their 13th Grey Cup championship. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 2 Kelly Wiltshire CB James Madison 3 20 L.J. Eiben WR Humboldt State 4 36 Tom Hipsz DE Toronto 6 46 Tim Biakabutuka RB Michigan 7 55 Craig Poole WR Windsor http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list All-Time Draft List 2011-05-07 Toronto Argonauts https://web.archive.org/web/20110422090154/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list 22 April 2011 dead Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–37 (OT) 0–1 SkyDome 13,247 B June 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–6 1–1 Frank Clair Stadium 14,0241996 Toronto Argonauts http://www.profootballarchives.com/1996cfltor.html 2010-11-07 Pro Football Archives Regular season Season standings Regular season Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes W 27–24 1–0 Olympic Stadium 24,653 2 2 July 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 36–38 1–1 SkyDome 26,333 3 3 July 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–14 2–1 Winnipeg Stadium 24,882 4 4 July 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 34–4 3–1 SkyDome 17,288 5 5 July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40–16 4–1 Taylor Field 24,902 6 6 Aug 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 40–31 5–1 SkyDome 20,302 7 7 Aug 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 24–21 6–1 SkyDome 20,030 8 8 Aug 15 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 42–19 7–1 Frank Clair Stadium 15,220 9 9 Aug 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–21 8–1 SkyDome 17,186 10 10 Sept 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–7 9–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,517 11 11 Sept 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–13 10–1 SkyDome 17,576 12 12 Sept 14 at BC Lions L 11–35 10–2 BC Place 15,323 13 13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–22 11–2 SkyDome 27,209 14 Bye 15 14 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–12 12–2 SkyDome 17,310 16 15 Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 23–30 12–3 McMahon Stadium 27,436 17 16 Oct 20 at Edmonton Eskimos W 24–17 13–3 Commonwealth Stadium 27,567 18 17 Oct 27 vs. BC Lions W 25–21 14–3 SkyDome 20,657 19 18 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 47–14 15–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,001 Postseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun, Nov 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 43–7 1–0 SkyDome 28,390 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 43–37 2–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 38,595 Roster 1996 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks 14 I Marquel Fleetwood  2 I Doug Flutie Running backs 31 I Michael Clemons 29 I Robert Drummond Receivers 80 N Norm Casola 86 I Jimmy Cunningham 28 N Duane Dmytryshyn 15 N J. P. Izquierdo 88 N Paul Masotti 78 N Mike Morreale 81 N Tyrone WilliamsOffensive linemen 58 N Chris Gioskos G 63 I Mike Kiselak C 57 N Dan Payne G/T 62 I Chris Perez T 65 N Vic Stevenson T 59 N Pierre Vercheval G Defensive linemen 51 N Noah Cantor DT 56 I Tim Cofield DE 94 I Oscar Giles DE/DT 91 I Demetrious Maxie DE 61 N John Raposo DE 73 I Andrew Stewart DE 92 I Rob Waldrop DTLinebackers 37 I Ken Benson 38 I Reggie Givens 39 N Cooper Harris  7 I Johnnie Harris 50 I Mike O'Shea Defensive backs  4 I Ed Berry 21 N George Nimako  9 I Marcello Simmons 12 I Adrion Smith 19 I Donald Smith 36 I Les Smith 20 I Don WilsonSpecial teams 13 N Mike Vanderjagt K/P Injured list 18 N Jeff Fairholm SB 96 I Alex Gordon DE 35 I Brendan Rogers LB Italics indicate International player Awards and records Doug Flutie, Most Outstanding Player Awardhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer Most Outstanding Player Canadian Football League 2011-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422021042/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer 22 April 2011 dead Doug Flutie, Terry Evanshen Trophy Mike Kiselak, Outstanding Offensive Linemanhttps://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Canadian Football League 2011-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422022348/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline 22 April 2011 dead 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide 2010 2011-05-07 168 http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf Toronto Argonauts https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf 30 April 2011 dead 1996 CFL All-Stars QB – Doug Flutie FB – Robert Drummond C – Mike Kiselak OT – Chris Perez DT – Rob Waldrop ST – Jimmy Cunningham WR- Terrance Lawrence References Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:James S. 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