1998 Toronto Argonauts season

{{Infobox NFL_season

| logo = Toronto Old Logo.jpg

| team = Toronto Argonauts

| year = 1998

| record = 9–9

| division_place = 3rd, East

| coach = Don Matthews{{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 = SkyDome{{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 = Lost Division Semi-Final

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons

}}

The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.

Offseason

= CFL draft=

class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" \| Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
align="center" \|align=center\| 1	2	Dave Miller-Johnston	P/K	Concordia
align="center" \|align=center\| 2	12	Roger Dunbrack	DL	Western
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	20	Jermaine Brown	RB	Winona State
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	28	Brian Mlachak	K	Calgary
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	35	Eric Shilts	WR	Toronto
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	43	Bill Mitoulas	LB	Notre Dame

{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list |title=All-Time Draft List |accessdate=2011-05-07 |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422090154/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list |archivedate=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}

=Preseason=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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
style="background:#ddffdd" ! A \| June 18 \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| W 21–18 \| 1–0 \| SkyDome \| 12,645
style="background:#ddffdd" ! B \| June 24 \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 22–14 \| 2–0 \| Ivor Wynne Stadium \| 14,675

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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

style="background:#ddffdd"

! A

| June 18

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 21–18

| 1–0

| SkyDome

| 12,645

style="background:#ddffdd"

! B

| June 24

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 22–14

| 2–0

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 14,675

{{cite web|title=1998 Toronto Argonauts|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1998cfltor.html|accessdate=2010-11-07|publisher=Pro Football Archives}}

Regular season

= Season standings=

class="wikitable" \|+ East Division ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
align="center" \| align="left" \|Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	5	1	503	351	25
align="center" \| align="left" \| Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	470	435	25
align="center" \| align="left" \|Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	452	410	18
align="center" \| align="left" \|Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	3	15	0	399	588	6

{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg|title=1998 Regular Season Standings|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=Canadian Football League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072910/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1998/reg|archive-date=2008-10-29|url-status=dead}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Toronto Argonauts\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Week ! 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
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 1 \| July 3 \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| L 10–19 \| 0–1 \| Taylor Field \| 21,714
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 2 \| July 9 \| vs. Calgary Stampeders \| L 19–22 \| 0–2 \| SkyDome \| 15,672
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 3 \| July 16 \| at BC Lions \| W 30–15 \| 1–2 \| BC Place \| 15,725
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 4 \| July 23 \| vs. Edmonton Eskimos \| L 27–30 {{Small\|(OT)}} \| 1–3 \| SkyDome \| 15,106
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 5 \| July 30 \| at Calgary Stampeders \| W 15–14 \| 2–3 \| McMahon Stadium \| 26,061
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 6 \| August 6 \| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 29–14 \| 3–3 \| SkyDome \| 15,712
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 7 \| August 13 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| L 20–24 \| 3–4 \| Molson Stadium \| 16,399
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 8 \| August 20 \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 42–6 \| 4–4 \| SkyDome \| 23,368
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 9 \| August 27 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 37–16 \| 5–4 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 20,102
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 10 \| September 7 \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| L 7–26 \| 5–5 \| Ivor Wynne Stadium \| 30,065
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 11 \| September 12 \| vs. BC Lions \| W 37–28 \| 6–5 \| SkyDome \| 14,218
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 12 \| September 19 \| Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 46–22 \| 7–5 \| SkyDome \| 13,894
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 13 \| September 26 \| at Edmonton Eskimos \| W 30–29 \| 8–5 \| Commonwealth Stadium \| 31,923
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 14 \| October 3 \| Saskatchewan Roughriders \| L 15–18 \| 8–6 \| SkyDome \| 15,272
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 15 \| October 12 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| W 40–13 \| 9–6 \| Molson Stadium \| 16,268
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 16 \| October 17 \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| L 28–38 \| 9–7 \| SkyDome \| 24,230
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 17 \| October 23 \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| L 8–45 \| 9–8 \| SkyDome \| 32,717
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 18 \| October 30 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 12–31 \| 9–9 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 33,810

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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

! 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

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 1

| July 3

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 10–19

| 0–1

| Taylor Field

| 21,714

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 2

| July 9

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 19–22

| 0–2

| SkyDome

| 15,672

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 3

| July 16

| at BC Lions

| W 30–15

| 1–2

| BC Place

| 15,725

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 4

| July 23

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 27–30 {{Small|(OT)}}

| 1–3

| SkyDome

| 15,106

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 5

| July 30

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 15–14

| 2–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 26,061

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 6

| August 6

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 29–14

| 3–3

| SkyDome

| 15,712

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 7

| August 13

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 20–24

| 3–4

| Molson Stadium

| 16,399

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

| August 20

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 42–6

| 4–4

| SkyDome

| 23,368

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 9

| August 27

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 37–16

| 5–4

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 20,102

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 10

| September 7

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 7–26

| 5–5

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 30,065

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 11

| September 12

| vs. BC Lions

| W 37–28

| 6–5

| SkyDome

| 14,218

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 12

| September 19

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 46–22

| 7–5

| SkyDome

| 13,894

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 13

| September 26

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| W 30–29

| 8–5

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 31,923

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 14

| October 3

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 15–18

| 8–6

| SkyDome

| 15,272

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 15

| October 12

| at Montreal Alouettes

| W 40–13

| 9–6

| Molson Stadium

| 16,268

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 16

| October 17

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 28–38

| 9–7

| SkyDome

| 24,230

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 17

| October 23

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 8–45

| 9–8

| SkyDome

| 32,717

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 18

| October 30

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 12–31

| 9–9

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 33,810

Postseason

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Toronto Argonauts\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Round ! 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
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! East Semi-Final \| November 8 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| L 28–41 \| 0–1 \| Molson Stadium \| 17,495

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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

! 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

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! East Semi-Final

| November 8

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 28–41

| 0–1

| Molson Stadium

| 17,495

Awards and records

= 1998 CFL All-Stars=

SB – Derrell Mitchell

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

=Eastern Division All-Star Selections=

References

Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons

Category:1998 Canadian Football League season by team

Category:1998 in sports in Ontario

Category:1998 in Toronto