CFL team season
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 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.
Offseason
The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1983 CFL Draft.[3]
Preseason
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Regular season
Standings
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Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance |
Score | Record |
1 | 1 | Thu, July 7 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 45–30 | 1–0 | McMahon Stadium | 25,124 |
2 | 2 | Thu, July 14 | vs. Lions | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 39,437 |
3 | 3 | Sat, July 23 | vs. Montreal Concordes | W 28–13 | 3–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 35,490 |
4 | 4 | Fri, July 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 40–21 | 4–0 | Taylor Field | 25,734 |
5 | 5 | Sat, Aug 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 18–31 | 4–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 43,568 |
6 | 6 | Sat, Aug 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–32 | 4–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,796 |
7 | 7 | Fri, Aug 19 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–17 | 5–2 | Lansdowne Park | 30,006 |
8 | 8 | Fri, Aug 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 36–15 | 6–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 35,414 |
9 | Bye |
10 | 9 | Sat, Sept 10 | at BC Lions | W 32–14 | 7–2 | BC Place Stadium | 52,656 |
11 | 10 | Sun, Sept 18 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 50–16 | 8–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 25,128 |
12 | 11 | Sat, Sept 24 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 20–49 | 8–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 35,679 |
13 | 12 | Sun, Oct 2 | at Montreal Concordes | W 30–17 | 9–3 | Olympic Stadium | 20,046 |
14 | 13 | Sun, Oct 9 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 19–15 | 10–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 37,746 |
15 | Bye |
16 | 14 | Sun, Oct 23 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 19–20 | 10–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 36,526 |
17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 29 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 22–15 | 11–4 | Commonwealth Stadium | 53,577 |
18 | 16 | Sat, Nov 5 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 33–9 | 12–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,921 |
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Postseason
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Grey Cup
November 27 @ BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 59,345)[6]
Awards and honours
1983 CFL All-Stars
References
- ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "1983 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "1983 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "1983 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "1983 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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