The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18-17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.
During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance | Record |
1 | July 7 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | W 45–30 | 25,124 | 1–0 |
2 | July 14 | Lions | Exhibition Stadium | W 17–14 | 39,437 | 2–0 |
3 | July 23 | Concordes | Exhibition Stadium | W 28–13 | 35,490 | 3–0 |
4 | July 29 | @ Roughriders | Taylor Field | W 40–21 | 25,734 | 4–0 |
5 | August 6 | Tiger-Cats | Exhibition Stadium | L 18–31 | 43,568 | 4–1 |
6 | August 13 | @ Blue Bombers | Winnipeg Stadium | L 16–32 | 27,796 | 4–2 |
7 | August 19 | @ Rough Riders | Lansdowne Park | W 27–17 | 30,006 | 5–2 |
8 | August 26 | Roughriders | Exhibition Stadium | W 36–15 | 35,414 | 6–2 |
9 | Bye |
10 | September 10 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | W 32–14 | 52,656 | 7–2 |
11 | September 18 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 50–16 | 25,128 | 8–2 |
12 | September 24 | Stampeders | Exhibition Stadium | L 20–49 | 35,679 | 8–3 |
13 | October 2 | @ Concordes | Olympic Stadium | W 30–17 | 20,046 | 9–3 |
14 | October 9 | Eskimos | Exhibition Stadium | W 19–15 | 37,746 | 10–3 |
15 | Bye |
16 | October 23 | Rough Riders | Exhibition Stadium | L 19–20 | 36,526 | 10–4 |
17 | October 29 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | W 22–15 | 53,577 | 11–4 |
18 | November 5 | Blue Bombers | Exhibition Stadium | W 33–9 | 32,921 | 12–4 |
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