1991 Toronto Argonauts season

1991 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach Adam Rita[1]
Home field SkyDome[2]
Results
Record 13–5–0
Division place 1st, East
Playoff finish Won 79th Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1991 Toronto Argonauts season was the 102nd season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 79th Grey Cup. Toronto defeated the Calgary Stampeders in a rematch of the 1971 Grey Cup, winning their 12th Grey Cup championship by a score of 36-21.

Offseason

In February 1991, the Argonauts were purchased by Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy.[3] In April 1991, the Argonauts signed Raghib Ismail to a four-year contract worth 18 million dollars.[4] The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.[5] Technically, Ismail was only being paid $110,000 a season to play football. The rest was a personal services contract with the intention that Ismail would become an ambassador for Canadian football.[5] Ismail would have 64 receptions, 1,300 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns.[5]

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
AJune 26Blue BombersSkyDomeL 15–2931,1960–1
BJuly 2@ Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne StadiumL 25–2813,6120–2

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Regular season

Matt Dunigan became the Argonauts new quarterback. Dunigan would miss 10 out of 18 regular season games due to injury.[7] The injuries included a pulled groin, pulled hamstring, and pulled calf muscle. In the Eastern final, Dunigan would break his collarbone in two places before halftime.[7] The Argonauts attendance improved from 30,500 to 37,120 fans per game.[5] Despite winning the Grey Cup and the increase in attendance, the Argonauts lost three million dollars.[8]

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts18135064752626
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1899051649918
Ottawa Rough Riders18711052257714
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1831504005996

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Player stats

Passing

PlayerGames PlayedAttemptsCompletionsYardsPct.InterceptionsLongTouchdowns
Matt Dunigan[10]8196121201161.7108716

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendanceRecord
1July 11@ Rough RidersLansdowne ParkW 35–1823,2541–0
2July 18Tiger-CatsSkyDomeW 41–1841,1782–0
3July 25Blue BombersSkyDomeW 30–1637,4863–0
4August 1@ LionsBC Place StadiumL 41–52 (OT)53,5273–1
5August 9@ RoughridersTaylor FieldW 37–3527,0934–1
6August 15RoughridersSkyDomeW 62–1035,7865–1
7August 21@ EskimosCommonwealth StadiumL 39–5343,8265–2
8August 27LionsSkyDomeW 34–2539,5086–2
8September 2@ Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne StadiumL 24–4818,4616–3
9September 7Tiger-CatsSkyDomeW 52–2536,1027–3
10September 15@ StampedersMcMahon StadiumL 24–3326,1227–4
11September 21EskimosSkyDomeW 47–2834,8958–4
12September 29@ Rough RidersLansdowne ParkW 25–2426,1729–4
13October 5Blue BombersSkyDomeW 22–2132,19410–4
14October 11@ Blue BombersWinnipeg StadiumL 27–2830,76010–5
15October 20StampedersSkyDomeW 34–2733,59011–5
16October 27 †@ Tiger-CatsIvor Wynne StadiumW 39–3417,45312–5
17November 3Rough RidersSkyDomeW 34–3136,00113–5

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Postseason

RoundDateOpponentLocationFinal ScoreAttendance
East FinalNovember 17Blue BombersSkyDomeW 42–350,380
Grey CupNovember 24StampedersWinnipeg StadiumW 36–2151,985

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Grey Cup

  • During Grey Cup week, Raghib Ismail embarrassed the team by not showing up to the Meet the Players breakfast.[12]
  • Despite numerous injuries, Matt Dunigan would throw two touchdowns in the final quarter to lead the Argonauts to victory.[13]
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts8381736
Calgary Stampeders734721

Toronto Argonauts (36) – TDs, Ed Berry, Darrell K. Smith, Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Paul Masotti; FGs Lance Chomyc (2); cons., Chomyc (4); singles Chomyc (2).

Calgary Stampeders (21) – TDs, Danny Barrett, Allen Pitts; FGs, Mark McLoughlin (2); cons., McLoughlin (2); single. McLoughlin.

First Quarter
TOR – TD Berry 50 yard interception return (Chomyc convert)
CGY – TD Barrett 1 yard run (McLoughlin convert)
TOR – Single by Chomyc

Second Quarter
TOR – FG Chomyc
CGY – FG McLoughlin

Third Quarter
CGY – Single McLoughlin
TOR – Single Chomyc
CGY – FG McLoughlin
TOR – TD Smith 48 yard pass from Dunigan (Chomyc convert)

Fourth Quarter
TOR – FG Chomyc
CGY – TD Pitts 12 yard pass from Barrett (McLoughlin convert)
TOR – TD Ismail 87 yard kickoff return (Chomyc convert)
TOR – TD Masotti 36 yard pass from Dunigan (Chomyc convert)

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Awards and honours

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1991 CFL All-Stars

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.58, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  4. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.59, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  5. 1 2 3 4 Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.114, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  6. 1 2 3 "1991 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  7. 1 2 Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.105, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  8. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.61, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  9. ↑ "1991 Regular Season Standings". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  10. ↑ MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "CFL ROUNDUP: Foggie, Argos defeat Tiger-Cats after overcoming 20-point deficit". Ottawa Citizen. 1991-10-28.
  12. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.116, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  13. ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.107, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
  14. ↑ "1991 – Toronto Argonauts 36, Calgary Stampeders 21". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  15. 1 2 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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