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1966 Toronto Argonauts season

{{Short description|CFL team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Toronto Argonauts

| year = 1966

| record = 5–9

| division_place = 4th, East

| coach = Bob Shaw{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|title=All-Time Coaching|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|archivedate=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}

| stadium = Exhibition Stadium{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history|title=Toronto Argonauts Stadium History|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history|archivedate=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}

| playoffs = did not qualify

| uniform =

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons

}}

The 1966 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–9 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Preseason

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Record

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! A

| Thu, July 14

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 41–27

| 1–0

| Exhibition Stadium

| 20,000

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! B

| Wed, July 20

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 13–17

| 1–1

| Exhibition Stadium

| 23,335

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! B

| Sat, July 23

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 7–9

| 1–2

| Clarke Stadium

| 7,500

style="background:#ddffdd"

! C

| Wed, July 27

| at BC Lions

| W 28–27

| 2–2

| Empire Stadium

| 23,103

Regular season

=Standings=

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|+ Eastern Football Conference

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" |Ottawa Rough Riders

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| align="left" |Hamilton Tiger-Cats

1495026416018
align="center"

| align="left" |Montreal Alouettes

1477015621514
align="center"

| align="left" |Toronto Argonauts

1459016627110

{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/standings/1966/reg|title=1966 Regular Season Standings|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=Canadian Football League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201103125/http://cfl.ca/standings/1966/reg|archive-date=2008-12-01|url-status=dead}}

=Schedule=

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Record

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! 1

! 1

| Fri, Aug 5

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 8–18

| 0–1

| Exhibition Stadium

| 28,594

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 2

! 2

| Fri, Aug 12

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 6–17

| 0–2

| Exhibition Stadium

| 24,139

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 3

! 3

| Sat, Aug 20

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 10–23

| 0–3

| Civic Stadium

| 22,261

4

| colspan="7" | Bye

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! 5

! 4

| Tue, Aug 30

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| L 0–24

| 0–4

| Landsdowne Park

| 20,137

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 5

! 5

| Mon, Sept 5

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 8–13

| 0–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 20,000

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

! 6

| Sun, Sept 11

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 34–14

| 1–5

| Exhibition Stadium

| 21,685

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 7

! 7

| Sun, Sept 18

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 7–23

| 1–6

| Taylor Field

| 19,339

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 8

! 8

| Wed, Sept 21

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 9–43

| 1–7

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 17,112

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

! 9

| Sun, Sept 25

| vs. BC Lions

| W 29–27

| 2–7

| Exhibition Stadium

| 18,926

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 9

! 10

| Mon, Oct 1

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| L 8–17

| 2–8

| Exhibition Stadium

| 20,786

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 10

! 11

| Mon, Oct 10

| at Montreal Alouettes

| W 9–8

| 3–8

| Molson Stadium

| 14,000

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 11

! 12

| Sat, Oct 15

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 11–27

| 3–9

| Exhibition Stadium

| 16,000

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 12

! 13

| Sun, Oct 23

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 35–12

| 4–9

| Exhibition Stadium

| 16,064

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 13

! 14

| Sat, Oct 29

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 8–5

| 5–9

| Civic Stadium

| 15,072

{{cite web|title=1966 Toronto Argonauts|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1966cfltor.html|accessdate=2011-01-24|publisher=Pro Football Archives}}

References

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{{Toronto Argonauts}}

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{{1966 CFL season by team}}

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Category:1966 Canadian Football League season by team

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Category:1966 in Toronto

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