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List of Toronto Argonauts head coaches

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The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and play in the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their long history, the team has appeared in 23 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 17 championships. The franchise has had 59 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie, the current general manager is Michael Clemons, and the current owner is Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2][3]

Key

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Symbol Description
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
W% Winning percentage[b]
PGC Playoff games coached
PW Playoff wins
PL Playoff losses
PW% Playoff winning percentage
Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category[4]

Head coaches

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Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2024 CFL season.

 # Name[a] Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements[5][6]
1 H. T. Glazebrook 1873–1874
2 Harold Lambe 1875
3 W. H. Perram 1876–1877
4 Bedford 1878
5 Orville Murphy 1880–1881
6 Hume Blake (1st stint) 1882
7 A. H. Campbell 1883
- Hume Blake (2nd stint) 1884
8 Rupert Muntz 1885–1886
9 Hugh Smith 1887–1890
10 R. Bayley 1891–892
11 Billy Wood 1893
12 Joe Wright, Sr. 1894–1900
14 Pud Kent 1901–1903
15 Fred Thompson 1904–1905
16 Chaucer Elliott (1st stint) 1906 6 4 2 0 .667
17 Fred Russell/Art Kent 19071909 18 3 15 0 .167
- Chaucer Elliott (2nd stint) 1910 6 3 3 0 .500
18 Billy Foulds† (1st stint) 1911 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
19 Jack Newton 1912 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
20 Ross Binkley 1913 6 3 3 0 .500
- Billy Foulds† (2nd stint) 1914 6 5 1 0 .833 3 3 0 1.000 6th Grey Cup championship
21 Billy Foulds† (2nd stint)/Warren Coryell 1915 6 4 2 0 .667
22 Sinc McEvenue (1st stint) 1919 6 3 3 0 .500
23 Mike Rodden† (1st stint) 1920 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
- Sinc McEvenue (2nd stint) 1921 6 6 0 0 1.000 3 3 0 1.000 9th Grey Cup championship
24 Jack O'Connor 19221925 24 14 7 3 .646 2 1 1 .500
- Mike Rodden† (2nd stint) 1926 6 3 3 0 .500
25 Frank Knight 19271928 12 3 7 2 .333
26 Buck McKenna 19291932 24 13 10 1 .563
27 Lew Hayman 19331941 57 40 15 2 .719 20 12 8 .600 21st Grey Cup championship
25th Grey Cup championship
26th Grey Cup championship
28 Ted Morris 19451949 54 29 21 4 .574 11 10 1 .909 33rd Grey Cup championship
34th Grey Cup championship
35th Grey Cup championship
29 Frank Clair 19501954 64 31 31 2 .500 11 8 3 .727 38th Grey Cup championship
40th Grey Cup championship
30 Bill Swiacki 19551956 26 8 10 0 .444 2 1 1 .500
31 Hamp Pool 19571959 32 9 23 0 .281
32 Steve Owen 1959 10 3 7 0 .500
33 Lou Agase 19601962 31 17 13 1 .565 5 2 3 .400
34 Nobby Wirkowski 19621964 39 11 28 0 .282
35 Bob Shaw 19651966 28 8 20 0 .286
36 Leo Cahill (1st stint) 19671972 84 45 38 1 .542 10 6 4 .400 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
37 John Rauch 19731974 21 10 9 2 .524 1 0 1 .000
38 Joe Moss 1974 9 3 5 1 .389
39 Russ Jackson 19751976 32 12 18 2 .406
- Leo Cahill (2nd stint) 19771978 25 9 16 0 .360 1 0 1 .000
40 Bud Riley 1978 7 1 6 0 .143
41 Forrest Gregg 1979 16 5 11 0 .313
42 Willie Wood 19801981 26 6 20 0 .231
43 Tommy Hudspeth 1981 6 2 4 0 .333
44 Bob O'Billovich† (1st stint) 19821989 136 78 55 3 .585 12 6 6 .500 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
71st Grey Cup championship
45 Don Matthews† (1st stint) 1990 18 10 8 0 .556 2 1 1 .500
46 Adam Rita 19911992 29 16 13 0 .552 2 2 0 1.000 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
79th Grey Cup championship
47 Dennis Meyer 19921993 17 4 13 0 .235
- Bob O'Billovich† (2nd stint) 19931994 26 9 17 0 .346 1 0 1 .000
48 Mike Faragalli 1995 9 2 7 0 .222
- Bob O'Billovich† (3rd stint) 1995 9 2 7 0 .222
- Don Matthews† (2nd stint) 19961998 54 39 15 0 .722 5 4 1 .800 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
84th Grey Cup championship
85th Grey Cup championship
49 Jim Barker (1st stint) 1999 18 9 9 0 .500 1 0 1 .000
50 John Huard 2000 8 1 6 1 .189
51 Wally Highsmith (interim) 2000 2 1 1 0 .500
52 Michael Clemons (1st stint) 20002001 26 12 14 0 .462
53 Gary Etcheverry 2002 12 4 8 0 .333
Michael Clemons (2nd stint) 20022007 96 55 40 1 .578 11 6 5 .545 92nd Grey Cup championship
54 Rich Stubler 2008 10 4 6 0 .400
- Don Matthews† (3rd stint) 2008 8 0 8 0 .000
55 Bart Andrus 2009 18 3 15 0 .167
- Jim Barker (2nd stint) 20102011 36 15 21 0 .417 2 1 1 .500 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
56 Scott Milanovich 20122016 90 43 47 0 .478 5 3 2 .600 2012 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
100th Grey Cup championship
57 Marc Trestman 20172018 36 13 23 0 .361 2 2 0 1.000 2017 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
105th Grey Cup championship
58 Corey Chamblin 2019 18 4 14 0 .286
59 Ryan Dinwiddie 2020–present 68 46 22 0 .676 6 4 2 .667 2023 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
109th Grey Cup championship

All-Time Records

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Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Wins

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Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Wins
Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob O'Billovich 89
2 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 67
3 Leo Cahill 54
4 Don Matthews 49
5 Ryan Dinwiddie 46

Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Wins

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Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Wins
Rank Coach Playoff Wins
1 Lew Hayman 12
2 Ted Morris 10
3 Frank Clair 8
T-4 Leo Cahill 6
T-4 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 6
T-4 Bob O'Billovich 6

Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Games Coached

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Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Games Coached
Rank Coach Games
1 Bob O'Billovich 171
2 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 122
3 Leo Cahill 109
4 Scott Milanovich 90
5 Don Matthews 80

Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Games Coached

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Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Games Coached
Rank Coach Games
1 Lew Hayman 20
2 Bob O'Billovich 13
T-3 Leo Cahill 11
T-3 Frank Clair 11
T-3 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 11
T-3 Ted Morris 11

Coaches with Grey Cup Championships

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Coaches with Grey Cup Championships
Coach Grey Cup Championships Year(s)
Ted Morris 3 1933, 1937, 1938
Lew Hayman 3 1945, 1946, 1947
Don Matthews 2 1996, 1997
Frank Clair 2 1950, 1952
Michael "Pinball" Clemons 1 2004
Ryan Dinwiddie 1 2022
Billy Foulds 1 1914
Scott Milanovich 1 2012
Sinc McEvenue 1 1921
Bob O'Billovich 1 1983
Adam Rita 1 1991
Marc Trestman 1 2017

Coaches with Coach of the Year Awards

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Coaches with Coach of the Year Awards
Coach Coach of the Year Awards Year(s)
Bob O'Billovich 2 1982, 1987
Jim Barker 1 2010
Leo Cahill 1 1971
Ryan Dinwiddie 1 2023
Don Matthews 1 1997
Scott Milanovich 1 2012
Adam Rita 1 1991
Marc Trestman 1 2017

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Argonauts. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Entries prior to 1907 are taken from "Year-By-Year History" in the references. A consolidated list after 1907 is listed at "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching."

References

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General
  • "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "History of the Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "Year-By-Year History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ "MLSE completes acquisition of Argos; name Manning as President". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.