Toronto Argonauts (Toronto,ON) were founded in 1873,founded and owned by the Argonaut Rowing Club,and are the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name as well as the oldest surviving team in both the modern day CFL (since 1954) and the East Division. The origins of the team date back to a modified version of rugby that was played in North America in the later half of the 19th Century.
The team is owned by the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. which owns various Toronto-based sports teams including Toronto Maple Leafs (Major League Baseball),Toronto Raptors (National Basketball Association) and Toronto FC (Major League Soccer) to name a few.
The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup 18 times with 24 appearances with their last win in 2022.
NAMES
Toronto Argonauts | 1873- |
AFFILIATIONS
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE | 1958- |
Eastern Football Conference | 1960-1980 |
East Division | 1981-1994/1996- |
North Division | 1995 |
18 | 1914,1921,1933,1937,1938,1945,1946,1947,1950,1952 1983,1991,1996,1997,2004,2012,2017,2022 |
GREY CUP APPEARANCES
# | SEASON | W/L | OPPONENT | SCORE | HOST CITY | VICTORY # | APP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1911 | 3RD | L | UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO |
14-7 | TORONTO | - | 1 |
1912 | 4TH | L | HAMILTON ALERTS | 11-4 | HAMILTON | - | 2 |
1914 | 6TH | W | UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO |
14-2 | TORONTO | 1 | 3 |
1920 | 8TH | L | UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO |
16-3 | TORONTO | - | 4 |
1921 | 9TH | W | EDMONTON ESKIMOS | 23-0 | TORONTO | 2 | 5 |
1933 | 21ST | W | SARNIA IMPERIALS | 4-3 | SARNIA | 3 | 6 |
1937 | 25TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
4-3 | TORONTO | 4 | 7 |
1938 | 26TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
30-7 | TORONTO | 5 | 8 |
1945 | 33RD | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
35-0 | TORONTO | 6 | 9 |
1946 | 34TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
28-6 | TORONTO | 7 | 10 |
1947 | 35TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
10-9 | TORONTO | 8 | 11 |
1950 | 38TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
13-0 | TORONTO | 9 | 12 |
1952 | 40TH | W | EDMONTON ESKIMOS |
21-14 | TORONTO | 10 | 13 |
1971 | 59TH | L | CALGARY STAMPEDERS |
14-11 | VANCOUVER | - | 14 |
1982 | 70TH | L | EDMONTON ESKIMOS |
32-16 | TORONTO | - | 15 |
1983 | 71ST | W | BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS |
18-17 | VANCOUVER | 11 | 16 |
1987 | 75TH | L | EDMONTON ESKIMOS |
38-36 | VANCOUVER | - | 17 |
1991 | 79TH | W | CALGARY STAMPEDERS |
36-21 | WINNIPEG | 12 | 18 |
1996 | 84TH | W | EDMONTON ESKIMOS |
43-37 | HAMILTON | 13 | 19 |
1997 | 87TH | W | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS |
47-23 | EDMONTON | 14 | 20 |
2004 | 92ND | W | BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS |
27-19 | OTTAWA | 15 | 21 |
2012 | 100TH | W | CALGARY STAMPEDERS |
35-22 | TORONTO | 16 | 22 |
2017 | 105TH | W | CALGARY STAMPEDERS |
27-24 | OTTAWA | 17 | 23 |
2022 | 109TH | W | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |
24-23 | REGINA | 18 | 14 |
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
EAST | 11 | 1971,1982,1983,1987,1991,1996,1997,2004,2012,2017,2022 |
DIVISION TITLES
EAST | 29 | 1911-1912,1914,1920-1922,1933,1937,1945-1947,1950,1952,1960,1971,1982-1984,1986,1988,1991,1996-1997,2005,2007,2013,2017,2021-2023 |
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (SINCE 1958)
36 | 1960-1961,1967-1971,1973,1977,1982-1984,1986-1991,1994,1996-1999,2002-2007,2010,2012-2013,2015,2017,2021-2023 |
LOGOS
(1873-1955) |
(1956-1975) |
(1976-1988) |
(1989-1990) |
(1991-1994) |
(1995-2004) |
(2005) |
(2006-2019) |
(2021-) |
HELMETS
(1960-1962) |
(1963) |
(1964) |
(1965) |
(1966-1968) |
(1969-1974) |
(C.MID 1970S) |
(1976-?) |
(?-1988) |
(1989-1990) |
(1991-1994) |
(1995-2004) |
(2005) |
(2006-2016) |
(2017) (AWAY GAMES) |
(2017-2019) |
(2021-2022) |
(2023-) |
STADIUMS
VARSITY STADIUM (TORONTO,ON) (1916-1958) |
EXHIBITION STADIUM (TORONTO,ON) (1959-1988) |
ROGERS CENTRE/ SKYDOME (TORONTO,ON) (1989-2015) |
BMO FIELD (TORONTO,ON) (2016-) |