1940 Toronto Argonauts season

1940 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Lew Hayman[1]
Home field Varsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record 4–2–0
Division place 2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish Lost IRFU Final

The 1940 Toronto Argonauts season was the 54th 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 4–2–0 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points IRFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders65101164010
Toronto Argonauts642058798
Hamilton Tigers624045734
Montreal Football Club615039662

[3]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentFinal ScoreRecord
1Oct 5Montreal Football ClubW 9–81–0–0
2Oct 12Hamilton TigersW 17–52–0–0
3Oct 19Ottawa Rough RidersL 41–62–1–0
4Oct 26Ottawa Rough RidersW 11–93–1–0
5Nov 2Hamilton TigersL 5–03–2–0
6Nov 11Montreal Football ClubW 15–114–2–0

[4]

Postseason

GameDateOpponentLocationFinal Score
IRFU Final Game 1Nov 16@ Ottawa Rough RidersLansdowne ParkL 12–1
IRFU Final Game 2Nov 23Ottawa Rough RidersVarsity StadiumL 8–1

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ↑ "1940 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. 1 2 "1940". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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