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1991 Toronto Argonauts season

{{Short description|CFL team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Toronto Argonauts

| year = 1991

| record = 13–5

| division_place = 1st, East

| owner = Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, and John Candy

| president = Mike McCarthy

| general_manager = Mike McCarthy

| coach = Adam Rita{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|title=All-Time Coaching|access-date=2011-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|archive-date=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}

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

| playoffs = Won Grey Cup

| uniform = File:CFL TOR Jersey 1991.png

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons

}}

The 1991 Toronto Argonauts season was the 102nd season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 13–5 record and qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 79th Grey Cup. Toronto defeated the Calgary Stampeders in a rematch of the 1971 Grey Cup, winning their 12th Grey Cup championship by a score of 36–21.

Offseason

In February 1991, the Argonauts were purchased by Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.58, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} In April 1991, the Argonauts signed Raghib Ismail to a four-year contract worth 18 million dollars.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.59, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} The Ismail signing included four million dollars upfront.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.114, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} Technically, Ismail was only being paid $110,000 a season to play football. The rest was a personal services contract with the intention that Ismail would become an ambassador for Canadian football. Ismail would have 64 receptions, 1,300 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns.

=CFL draft=

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! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};"| Pick

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};"| Player

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};"| Position

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};"| School

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10J. P. IzquierdoTBCalgary
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|align=center| 2

13Chris GreenTOttawa
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|align=center| 3

18Bruce DicksonDBSimon Fraser
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|align=center| 3

21Dave GiocomazzoGBoise State
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|align=center| 4

29Mitch BrownTBEastern Michigan
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|align=center| 5

34Tony ClarkeLBOttawa
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|align=center| 5

37Mike LindleyLBWestern Ontario
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|align=center| 5

40Matthew NealonWRSaint Mary's
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|align=center| 6

45Steve RoestDLToronto
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|align=center| 7

53Stefan SoulieresGNew Haven
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|align=center| 8

61Rocky HansonFSDickinson State

Preseason

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! 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

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

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! A

| Wed, June 26

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 15–29

| 0–1

| SkyDome

| 31,196

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! B

| Tue, July 2

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 25–28

| 0–2

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 13,612

{{cite web|title=1991 Toronto Argonauts|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1991cfltor.html|access-date=2010-11-07}}

Regular season

Matt Dunigan became the Argonauts new quarterback. Dunigan would miss 10 out of 18 regular season games due to injury.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.105, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}} The injuries included a pulled groin, pulled hamstring, and pulled calf muscle. In the Eastern final, Dunigan would break his collarbone in two places before halftime.

The Argonauts attendance improved from 30,500 to 37,120 fans per game. Despite winning the Grey Cup and the increase in attendance, the Argonauts lost three million dollars.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.61, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}}

=Standings=

{{1991 CFL East Division standings}}{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg|title=1991 Regular Season Standings|access-date=2011-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg|archive-date=2009-09-23|url-status=dead}}

=Player stats=

==Passing==

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| Player

Games PlayedAttemptsCompletionsYardsPct.InterceptionsLongTouchdowns
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|Matt Dunigan[https://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan MATT DUNIGAN {{pipe}} CFL.ca {{pipe}} Official Site of the Canadian Football League] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224436/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan |date=2012-07-28 }}

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=Schedule=

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! 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

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

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! 1

! 1

| Thu, July 11

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 35–18

| 1–0

| Lansdowne Park

| 23,254

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! 2

! 2

| Thu, July 18

| Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 41–18

| 2–0

| SkyDome

| 41,178

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! 3

! 3

| Thu, July 25

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 30–16

| 3–0

| SkyDome

| 37,486

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! 4

! 4

| Thu, Aug 1

| at BC Lions

| L 41–52 {{Small|(OT)}}

| 3–1

| BC Place Stadium

| 53,527

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! 5

! 5

| Fri, Aug 9

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 37–35

| 4–1

| Taylor Field

| 27,093

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! 6

! 6

| Thu, Aug 15

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 62–10

| 5–1

| SkyDome

| 35,786

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! 7

! 7

| Wed, Aug 21

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 39–53

| 5–2

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 43,826

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! 8

! 8

| Tue, Aug 27

| BC Lions

| W 34–25

| 6–2

| SkyDome

| 39,508

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! 8

! 9

| Mon, Sept 2

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 24–48

| 6–3

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 18,461

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! 9

! 10

| Sat, Sept 7

| Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 52–25

| 7–3

| SkyDome

| 36,102

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! 10

! 11

| Sun, Sept 15

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 24–33

| 7–4

| McMahon Stadium

| 26,122

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! 11

! 12

| Sat, Sept 21

| Edmonton Eskimos

| W 47–28

| 8–4

| SkyDome

| 34,895

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! 12

! 13

| Sun, Sept 29

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 25–24

| 9–4

| Lansdowne Park

| 26,172

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! 13

! 14

| Sat, Oct 5

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 22–21

| 10–4

| SkyDome

| 32,194

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! 14

! 15

| Fri, Oct 11

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 27–28

| 10–5

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 30,760

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! 15

! 16

| Sun, Oct 20

| Calgary Stampeders

| W 34–27

| 11–5

| SkyDome

| 33,590

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! 16

! 17

| Sun, Oct 27

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 39–34

| 12–5

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 17,453

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! 17

! 18

| Sun, Nov 3

| Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 34–31

| 13–5

| SkyDome

| 36,001

{{cite news|title=CFL ROUNDUP: Foggie, Argos defeat Tiger-Cats after overcoming 20-point deficit|date=1991-10-28|publisher=Ottawa Citizen}}

Postseason

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! 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

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! East Final

| Sun, Nov 17

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 42–3

| 1–0

| SkyDome

| 50,380

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! Grey Cup

| Sun, Nov 24

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 36–21

| 2–0

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 51,985

=Grey Cup=

{{main article|79th Grey Cup}}

  • During Grey Cup week, Raghib Ismail embarrassed the team by not showing up to the Meet the Players breakfast.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.116, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}}
  • Despite numerous injuries, Matt Dunigan would throw two touchdowns in the final quarter to lead the Argonauts to victory.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.107, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-897277-26-3}}

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TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
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|Toronto Argonauts

8381736
Calgary Stampeders734721

Toronto Argonauts (36) – TDs, Ed Berry, Darrell K. Smith, Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Paul Masotti; FGs Lance Chomyc (2); cons., Chomyc (4); singles Chomyc (2).

Calgary Stampeders (21) – TDs, Danny Barrett, Allen Pitts; FGs, Mark McLoughlin (2); cons., McLoughlin (2); single. McLoughlin.

First Quarter

TOR – TD Berry 50 yard interception return (Chomyc convert)

CGY – TD Barrett 1 yard run (McLoughlin convert)

TOR – Single by Chomyc

Second Quarter

TOR – FG Chomyc

CGY – FG McLoughlin

Third Quarter

CGY – Single McLoughlin

TOR – Single Chomyc

CGY – FG McLoughlin

TOR – TD Smith 48 yard pass from Dunigan (Chomyc convert)

Fourth Quarter

TOR – FG Chomyc

CGY – TD Pitts 12 yard pass from Barrett (McLoughlin convert)

TOR – TD Ismail 87 yard kickoff return (Chomyc convert)

TOR – TD Masotti 36 yard pass from Dunigan (Chomyc convert)

{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1991|title=1991 – Toronto Argonauts 36, Calgary Stampeders 21|access-date=2011-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425012934/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1991|archive-date=25 April 2011|url-status=dead}}

Awards and honours

{{cite book|title=2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide |year=2010 |access-date=2011-05-07 |page=168 |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf |archive-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}

=1991 CFL All-Stars=

References

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External links

  • [http://www.argonauts.ca/ Toronto Argonauts official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160901081104/http://www.friendsoftheargonauts.ca/ Friends of the Argonauts (Official fanclub of the Toronto Argonauts)]
  • [http://forums.cfl.ca/viewforum.php?f=4 Argonauts forum at cfl.ca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706171816/http://forums.cfl.ca/viewforum.php?f=4 |date=2011-07-06 }}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113095319/http://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=argos1 History of the Toronto Argonauts to World War I]
  • [http://www.argonotes.com/ Argonotes, the Toronto Argonauts Band site]

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