1968 Toronto Argonauts season

1968 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Leo Cahill
Home field	Exhibition Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Finals

The 1968 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–5 record. They appeared in the Eastern Finals.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Wed, July 10	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 35–1	1–0	Exhibition Stadium	20,784
B	Thu, July 18	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–23	2–0	Exhibition Stadium	22,023
B	Mon, July 22	at Calgary Stampeders	L 21–24	2–1	McMahon Stadium
C	Wed, July 24	at BC Lions	L 7–46	2–2	Empire Stadium	21,995

Regular season

Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	11	3	0	399	298	22
Toronto Argonauts	14	9	5	0	406	280	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	8	5	1	307	315	17
Montreal Alouettes	14	2	10	2	304	395	6

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Fri, Aug 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 32–4	1–0	Exhibition Stadium	26,236
2	2	Fri, Aug 9	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 14–38	1–1	Exhibition Stadium	33,052
3	Bye
4	3	Wed, Aug 21	at Calgary Stampeders	W 19–7	2–1	McMahon Stadium	23,380
4	4	Sun, Aug 25	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 17–32	2–2	Taylor Field	20,336
5	5	Mon, Sept 2	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 18–15	3–2	Civic Stadium	27,153
6	6	Sun, Sept 8	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 6–20	3–3	Exhibition Stadium	33,135
7	7	Sun, Sept 15	at Montreal Alouettes	W 23–8	4–3	Autostade	27,214
8	8	Sun, Sept 22	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 37–16	5–3	Exhibition Stadium	30,303
9	9	Sun, Sept 29	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 15–9	6–3	Winnipeg Stadium	17,012
10	10	Sun, Oct 6	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 10–31	6–4	Lansdowne Park	23,454
11	11	Sat, Oct 12	vs. BC Lions	W 43–29	7–4	Exhibition Stadium	22,373
12	12	Sun, Oct 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 29–25	8–4	Exhibition Stadium	21,142
13	13	Sun, Oct 27	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 12–1	9–4	Civic Stadium	24,206
14	14	Sun, Nov 3	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 9–31	9–5	Exhibition Stadium	33,135

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 9	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 33–21	1–0	Exhibition Stadium	25,723
East Final Game 1	Sun, Nov 17	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 13–11	2–0	Exhibition Stadium	32,304
East Final Game 2	Sat, Nov 23	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 14–36	2–1	Landsdowne Park	25,085

Awards and honours

Bill Symons – CFL Most Outstanding Player, 1107 yds rushing (This was the first time a Toronto Argonaut had been so honored.)