1971 Toronto Argonauts season explained

The 1971 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	289	248	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	242	246	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	291	277	12
	14	6	8	0	226	248	12

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Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Wed, July 28	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–20	1–0	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
2	2	Fri, Aug 6	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 22–17	2–0	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
3	3	Thu, Aug 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 26–14	3–0	Autostade	29,609
4	4	Thu, Aug 19	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 30–28	4–0	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
5	5	Sun, Aug 29	vs. BC Lions	L 24–27	4–1	Empire Stadium	30,242
6	6	Wed, Sept 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 16–15	5–1	Clarke Stadium	22,261
6	7	Mon, Sept 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–30	5–2	Ivor Wynne Stadium	34,535
7	8	Sun, Sept 12	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 23–14	6–2	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
8	9	Sun, Sept 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 26–17	7–2	Lansdowne Park	26,063
9	10	Sat, Sept 25	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 18–7	8–2	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
10	11	Sun, Oct 3	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 12–3	9–2	Lansdowne Park	21,868
11	12	Sun, Oct 10	at Montreal Alouettes	W 32–5	10–2	Autostade	22,470
12	13	Sun, Oct 17	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 7–28	10–3	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
13	Bye
14	14	Sun, Oct 31	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–23	10–4	Exhibition Stadium	33,135

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
East Final Game 1	Sun, Nov 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 23–8	1–0	Ivor Wynne Stadium	33,392
East Final Game 2	Sat, Nov 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	T 17–17	1–0–1	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 11–14	1–1–1	Empire Stadium	34,484

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Grey Cup

See main article: 59th Grey Cup.

Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Calgary Stampeders	7	7	0	0	14
Toronto Argonauts	0	3	8	0	11

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Awards and honors

• Annis Stukus Trophy – Leo Cahill
• 1971 CFL All-Stars, RB – Leon McQuay
• 1971 CFL All-Stars, TE – Mel Profit

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Notes and References

1. Web site: All-Time Coaching. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching. 2011-04-22. dead.
2. Web site: Toronto Argonauts Stadium History. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history. 2011-04-22. dead.
3. Web site: 1971 Regular Season Standings. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092736/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1971/reg. 2009-10-06. dead.
4. Web site: 1971 Toronto Argonauts. 2010-11-07.
5. Web site: 1971 – Calgary Stampeders 14, Toronto Argonauts 11. 2011-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110425013128/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1971. 25 April 2011. dead.
6. Book: 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide . 2010 . 2011-05-07 . 168 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf . 2011-04-30 .