2001 Toronto Argonauts season

{{Infobox NFL_season

| logo =

| team = Toronto Argonauts

| year = 2001

| record = 7–11

| division_place = 4th, East

| coach = Michael "Pinball" Clemons{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|title=All-Time Coaching|access-date=2011-05-07|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|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|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history|archive-date=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}

| playoffs = did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons

}}

The 2001 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division of the 2001 CFL season with a 7–11 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

= CFL draft=

class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" \| Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
align="center" \|align=center\| 1	4	Angus Reid	G	Simon Fraser
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	26	Kevin Eiben	S	Bucknell
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	34	Andre Talbot	WR	Wilfrid Laurier
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	39	Jermaine Romans	DB	Acadia
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	42	Matt McKnight	S	Waterloo

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

=Preseason=

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align="center" style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" \| Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" \| A \| June 22 \| Tiger-Cats \| SkyDome \| L 29 – 16 \| 20,456 \| 0–1
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" \| B \| June 27 \| @ Blue Bombers \| Canad Inns Stadium \| L 38 – 10 \| 23,078 \| 0–2

{{cite web|title=2001 Toronto Argonauts|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/2001cfltor.html|access-date=2010-11-07|publisher=Pro Football Archives}}

Regular season

= Season standings=

class="wikitable" \|+ East Division ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
align="center" \| align="left" \|Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	0	509	383	28
align="center" \| align="left" \|Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	11	7	0	0	440	420	22
align="center" \| align="left" \|Montreal Alouettes	18	9	9	0	0	454	419	18
align="center" \| align="left" \|Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	1	432	455	15

{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/standings/2001/reg|title=2001 Regular Season Standings|access-date=2011-05-07|publisher=Canadian Football League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522121900/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2001/reg|archive-date=22 May 2011|url-status=dead}}

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" width="80%"

align="center" style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;"

| Week

Date

Opponent

Location

Final score

Attendance

Record

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 1

| July 4

| Alouettes

| SkyDome

| L 27 – 3

| 14,065

| 0–1–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 2

| July 13

| Blue Bombers

| SkyDome

| L 30 – 16

| 11,041

| 0–2–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 3

| July 20

| Tiger-Cats

| SkyDome

| L 24 – 18

| 16,252

| 0–3–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 4

| July 28

| @ Roughriders

| Taylor Field

| W 50 – 24

| 27,255

| 1–3–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 5

| August 3

| @ Stampeders

| McMahon Stadium

| W 36 – 35

| 32,605

| 2–3–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 6

| August 10

| @ Blue Bombers

| Canad Inns Stadium

| L 36 – 16

| 25,598

| 2–4–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 7

| August 16

| @ Alouettes

| Molson Stadium

| L 40 – 25

| 19,541

| 2–5–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 8

| August 25

| Roughriders

| SkyDome

| L 14 – 11

| 18,378

| 2–6–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 9

| September 3

| @ Tiger-Cats

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| L 26 – 13

| 26,283

| 2–7–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 10

| September 8

| Lions

| SkyDome

| W 32 – 17

| 17,462

| 3–7–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 11

| September 17 †

| @ Alouettes

| Molson Stadium

| L 24 – 18

| 19,541

| 3–8–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 12

| September 21

| @ Eskimos

| Commonwealth Stadium

| L 23 – 22

| 28,687

| 3–9–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 13

| September 28

| Stampeders

| SkyDome

| W 33 – 31

| 15,387

| 4–9–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 14

| October 6

| @ Lions

| BC Place Stadium

| W 34 – 17

| 17,822

| 5–9–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 15

| October 13

| Alouettes

| SkyDome

| W 51 – 24

| 17,258

| 6–9–0–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 16

| October 19

| Eskimos

| SkyDome

| L 25 – 22 (OT)

| 15,438

| 6–10–0–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 17

| October 26

| Blue Bombers

| SkyDome

| W 12 – 7

| 16,782

| 7–10–0–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 18

| November 3

| @ Tiger-Cats

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| L 31 – 20

| 21,019

| 7–11–0–1

† Game rescheduled from September 16 due to the September 11 attacks.

Postseason

After finishing last in the East division, the Argonauts failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Awards and records

= 2001 CFL All-Stars=

{{cite book|title=2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide |date=2010 |access-date=2011-05-07 |page=168 |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |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 }}

=Eastern Division All-Star Selections=

RB – Michael Jenkins
SB – Derrell Mitchell
WR – Ted Alford
OG – Jude St. John
DE – Elfrid Payton
CB – Wayne Shaw

References

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