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1968 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachLeo Cahill[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost 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

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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

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Standings

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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

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Schedule

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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

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Postseason

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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

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Awards and honours

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Bill Symons – CFL Most Outstanding Player, 1107 yds rushing[5] (This was the first time a Toronto Argonaut had been so honored.)

References

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  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. ^ "1968 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "1968 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  5. ^ 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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