1940 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLew Hayman[1]
Home fieldVarsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record4–2
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishLost IRFU Final

The 1940 Toronto Argonauts season was the 54th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–2 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points IRFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
A September 28 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach L 3–12 0–1 Varsity Stadium 9,113

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders65101164010
Toronto Argonauts642058798
Hamilton Tigers624045734
Montreal Football Club615039662

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentFinal scoreRecord
1 Oct 5 at Montreal Football Club W 9–8 1–0
2 Oct 12 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 17–5 2–0
3 Oct 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–41 2–1
4 Oct 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–9 3–1
5 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tigers L 0–5 3–2
6 Nov 9 vs. Montreal Football Club W 15–11 4–2

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Postseason

GameDateOpponentResultVenue
IRFU Final Game 1 Nov 16 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–12 Lansdowne Park
IRFU Final Game 2 Nov 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–8 Varsity Stadium

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ↑ "1940 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. 1 2 "1940". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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