2011 Toronto Argonauts season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Toronto Argonauts

| year = 2011

| record = 6–12

| division_place = 4th, East

| coach = Jim Barker

| general manager = Jim Barker

| stadium = Rogers Centre

| playoffs = did not qualify

| MOP = Chad Owens

| MOC = Ricky Foley

| MOR = Chad Kackert

| uniform = File:CFL TOR Jersey 2011.png

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons

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The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing fourth place in the East Division with a 6–12 record.

Offseason

=CFL draft=

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188882771141305 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} After trading their first round pick to Winnipeg for Steven Jyles, the Argonauts went into draft day without that pick. However, thanks to a trade with the Roughriders, Toronto selected offensive lineman Tyler Holmes with the seventh overall pick, by only giving up a second and a fourth pick. Overall, the Argonauts had seven selections in the draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-trade-up-to-take-tulsa-ol-holmes {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622115348/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-trade-up-to-take-tulsa-ol-holmes |date=2015-06-22 }} Argos trade up to take Tulsa OL Holmes

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="8%"\| Round ! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="8%"\| Pick ! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="20%"\| Player ! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="15%"\| Position ! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="20%"\| School/Club Team
align="center" \|align=center\| 1	7	Tyler Holmes	OL	Tulsa
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	18	Djems Kouame	WR	Montréal
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	22	Zander Robinson	DL	Western Ontario
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	28	Jedd Gardner	WR	Guelph
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	35	Gregory Alexandre	DL	Montréal
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	38	Julian Feoli Gudino	WR	Laval
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	43	Michael Knill	OL	Wilfrid Laurier

Preseason

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! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="4%"| Week

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="8%"| Date

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="10%"| Opponent

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="10%"| Location

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Final Score

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Attendance

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Record

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| A

| June 18

| Tiger-Cats

| Rogers Centre

| W 31 – 12

| 12,851

| 1–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| B

| June 23

| @ Blue Bombers

| Canad Inns Stadium

| W 30 – 23

| 29,117

| 2–0

{{cite web|title=2011 Toronto Argonauts|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/teams/schedule/?hubname=cfl-argonauts|access-date=2011-02-18}}

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Season schedule =

{{Color box|#ddffdd|border=darkgray}} Win

{{Color box|#ffbbbb|border=darkgray}} Loss

{{Color box|#ffeeaa|border=darkgray}} Tie

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! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="4%"| Week

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="8%"| Date

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="10%"| Opponent

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="10%"| Location

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Final Score

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Attendance

! style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;" width="5%"| Record

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 1

| July 1

| @ Stampeders

| McMahon Stadium

| W 23 – 21

| 27,984

| 1–0

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 2

| July 8

| @ Blue Bombers

| Canad Inns Stadium

| L 22 – 16

| 27,638

| 1–1

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 3

| July 15

| @ Alouettes

| Molson Stadium

| L 40 – 17

| 24,698

| 1–2

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 4

| July 23

| Blue Bombers

| Rogers Centre

| L 33 – 24

| 21,189

| 1–3

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 5

| July 29

| @ Eskimos

| Commonwealth Stadium

| L 26 – 25

| 32,478

| 1–4

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 6

| August 4

| Alouettes

| Rogers Centre

| L 36 – 23

| 19,204

| 1–5

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 7

| August 13

| @ Tiger-Cats

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| L 37 – 32

| 24,347

| 1–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 8

| August 18

| Roughriders

| Rogers Centre

| W 24 – 18

| 20,482

| 2–6

align="center"

| 9

| colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye

| 2–6

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 10

| September 2

| Lions

| Rogers Centre

| L 29 – 16

| 19,593

| 2–7

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 11

| September 10

| @ Lions

| Empire Field

| L 28 – 6

| 25,263

| 2–8

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 12

| September 17

| @ Roughriders

| Mosaic Stadium

| L 30 – 20

| 30,048

| 2–9

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 13

| September 24

| Blue Bombers

| Rogers Centre

| W 25 – 24

| 19,108

| 3–9

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 14

| October 1

| Tiger-Cats

| Rogers Centre

| L 27 – 12

| 21,853

| 3–10

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 15

| October 10

| @ Alouettes

| Molson Stadium

| L 29 – 19

| 23,960

| 3–11

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 16

| October 14

| Stampeders

| Rogers Centre

| W 31 – 29

| 18,720

| 4–11

align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"

| 17

| October 21

| Eskimos

| Rogers Centre

| L 31 – 24

| 19,176

| 4–12

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 18

| October 28

| @ Blue Bombers

| Canad Inns Stadium

| W 27 – 22

| 29,751

| 5–12

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 19

| November 3

| Tiger-Cats

| Rogers Centre

| W 33 – 16

| 20,833

| 6–12

{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2011/time_zone/0 |title=2011 CFL Schedule |access-date=15 July 2014 |publisher=Canadian Football League |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902090157/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2011/time_zone/0 |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}

= Roster =

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background-color: #002147; color:white; border:2px solid #6699FF;" \| 2011 Toronto Argonauts roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Quarterbacks {{CFL player\|12\|I\|Dalton Bell}} {{CFL player\| 6\|I\|B. J. Hall}} Running backs {{CFL player\| 3\|I\|Cory Boyd}} {{CFL player\|33\|N\|Jeff Johnson}} FB {{CFL player\|44\|I\|Chad Kackert}} Wide receivers {{CFL player\|87\|I\|D. J. Boldin}} {{CFL player\|88\|N\|Mike Bradwell}} {{CFL player\|18\|N\|Djems Kouamé}} {{CFL player\|86\|I\|Maurice Mann}} {{CFL player\| 2\|I\|Chad Owens}} WR/KR {{CFL player\|16\|I\|Brandon Rideau}} {{CFL player\|89\|N\|Spencer Watt}} Slotbacks {{CFL player\|80\|I\|Jeremaine Copeland}} {{CFL player\|32\|N\|Andre Durie}} RB/SB \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Offensive linemen {{CFL player\|62\|I\|Edawn Coughman}} OT {{CFL player\|59\|N\|Joe Eppele}} OG {{CFL player\|61\|N\|Cedric Gagné-Marcoux}} OG {{CFL player\|67\|N\|Jeff Keeping}} OG {{CFL player\|64\|N\|Dominic Picard}} OC {{CFL player\|68\|N\|Zachary Pollari}} OL {{CFL player\|66\|N\|Jonathan St-Pierre}} OL Defensive linemen {{CFL player\|96\|I\|Alex Buzbee}} DL {{CFL player\|99\|I\|Ronald Flemons}} DE {{CFL player\|95\|N\|Ricky Foley}} DE {{CFL player\|97\|N\|Alexander Robinson}} DL {{CFL player\|92\|I\|Taylor Scott}} DT {{CFL player\|98\|I\|Claude Wroten}} DT \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Linebackers {{CFL player\|51\|N\|Tristan Black}} LB {{CFL player\|46\|N\|Jason Pottinger}} LB {{CFL player\|37\|I\|Jeremy Unertl}} LB/DB {{CFL player\|26\|I\|Jordan Younger}} LB/CB Defensive backs {{CFL player\|39\|N\|Matt Black}} DB {{CFL player\|20\|I\|Nick Clement}} DB {{CFL player\|30\|N\|Wes Lysack}} S {{CFL player\|24\|I\|Evan McCollough}} DB {{CFL player\|23\|I\|Armando Murillo}} CB {{CFL player\|28\|I\|Byron Parker}} CB {{CFL player\|10\|I\|Willie Pile}} S {{CFL player\|21\|I\|Lin-J Shell}} DB {{CFL player\|38\|I\|Jasper Simmons}} DB {{CFL player\|25\|I\|Sean Smalls}} CB Special teams {{CFL player\| 7\|N\|Noel Prefontaine}} P/K {{CFL player\|82\|N\|Chad Rempel}} LS/SB {{CFL player\|13\|N\|Grant Shaw}} P/K \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Inactive List {{CFL player\|81\|I\|Demario Ballard}} WR 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|45\|I\|Anthony Cannon}} LB 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|94\|I\|Kevin Huntley}} DT 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|91\|N\|Ben Ishola}} DE 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|35\|N\|Kevin Eiben}} LB 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\| 9\|I\|Steven Jyles}} QB 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\| 5\|I\|E. J. Kuale}} LB/DE 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|27\|I\|Javes Lewis}} DB 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|56\|I\|Rob Murphy}} OT 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|65\|N\|Taylor Robertson}} OG 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|29\|N\|Chris Smith}} LB 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|84\|I\|Samuel Tranks}} WR 7px (9 Game) {{CFL player\|54\|N\|Chris Van Zeyl}} OT 7px (9 Game) Practice Roster {{CFL player\|75\|N\|Gregory Alexandre}} DL {{CFL player\|63\|I\|Jacob Bender}} OT {{CFL player\| 4\|I\|Theo Scott}} QB Suspended Italics indicates Import player [https://web.archive.org/web/20091216060049/http://www.argonauts.ca/roster/index/team/7/sort/last Roster] updated 2011-11-14 [https://web.archive.org/web/20111108033908/http://www.argonauts.ca/depthchart/list/team/7/year/2010 Depth Chart] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111127001012/http://www.argonauts.ca/page/2011-transactions Transactions (argonauts.ca)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150730141511/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions Transactions (cfl.ca)] 46 Active → More rosters

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background-color: #002147; color:white; border:2px solid #6699FF;" | 2011 Toronto Argonauts roster

style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

{{CFL player|12|I|Dalton Bell}}
{{CFL player| 6|I|B. J. Hall}}

Running backs

{{CFL player| 3|I|Cory Boyd}}
{{CFL player|33|N|Jeff Johnson}} FB
{{CFL player|44|I|Chad Kackert}}

Wide receivers

{{CFL player|87|I|D. J. Boldin}}
{{CFL player|88|N|Mike Bradwell}}
{{CFL player|18|N|Djems Kouamé}}
{{CFL player|86|I|Maurice Mann}}
{{CFL player| 2|I|Chad Owens}} WR/KR
{{CFL player|16|I|Brandon Rideau}}
{{CFL player|89|N|Spencer Watt}}

Slotbacks

{{CFL player|80|I|Jeremaine Copeland}}
{{CFL player|32|N|Andre Durie}} RB/SB

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

{{CFL player|62|I|Edawn Coughman}} OT
{{CFL player|59|N|Joe Eppele}} OG
{{CFL player|61|N|Cedric Gagné-Marcoux}} OG
{{CFL player|67|N|Jeff Keeping}} OG
{{CFL player|64|N|Dominic Picard}} OC
{{CFL player|68|N|Zachary Pollari}} OL
{{CFL player|66|N|Jonathan St-Pierre}} OL

Defensive linemen

{{CFL player|96|I|Alex Buzbee}} DL
{{CFL player|99|I|Ronald Flemons}} DE
{{CFL player|95|N|Ricky Foley}} DE
{{CFL player|97|N|Alexander Robinson}} DL
{{CFL player|92|I|Taylor Scott}} DT
{{CFL player|98|I|Claude Wroten}} DT

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

{{CFL player|51|N|Tristan Black}} LB
{{CFL player|46|N|Jason Pottinger}} LB
{{CFL player|37|I|Jeremy Unertl}} LB/DB
{{CFL player|26|I|Jordan Younger}} LB/CB

Defensive backs

{{CFL player|39|N|Matt Black}} DB
{{CFL player|20|I|Nick Clement}} DB
{{CFL player|30|N|Wes Lysack}} S
{{CFL player|24|I|Evan McCollough}} DB
{{CFL player|23|I|Armando Murillo}} CB
{{CFL player|28|I|Byron Parker}} CB
{{CFL player|10|I|Willie Pile}} S
{{CFL player|21|I|Lin-J Shell}} DB
{{CFL player|38|I|Jasper Simmons}} DB
{{CFL player|25|I|Sean Smalls}} CB

Special teams

{{CFL player| 7|N|Noel Prefontaine}} P/K
{{CFL player|82|N|Chad Rempel}} LS/SB
{{CFL player|13|N|Grant Shaw}} P/K

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Inactive List

{{CFL player|81|I|Demario Ballard}} WR 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|45|I|Anthony Cannon}} LB 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|94|I|Kevin Huntley}} DT 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|91|N|Ben Ishola}} DE 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|35|N|Kevin Eiben}} LB 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player| 9|I|Steven Jyles}} QB 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player| 5|I|E. J. Kuale}} LB/DE 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|27|I|Javes Lewis}} DB 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|56|I|Rob Murphy}} OT 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|65|N|Taylor Robertson}} OG 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|29|N|Chris Smith}} LB 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|84|I|Samuel Tranks}} WR 7px (9 Game)
{{CFL player|54|N|Chris Van Zeyl}} OT 7px (9 Game)

Practice Roster

{{CFL player|75|N|Gregory Alexandre}} DL
{{CFL player|63|I|Jacob Bender}} OT
{{CFL player| 4|I|Theo Scott}} QB

Suspended

Italics indicates Import player

[https://web.archive.org/web/20091216060049/http://www.argonauts.ca/roster/index/team/7/sort/last Roster] updated 2011-11-14

[https://web.archive.org/web/20111108033908/http://www.argonauts.ca/depthchart/list/team/7/year/2010 Depth Chart]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20111127001012/http://www.argonauts.ca/page/2011-transactions Transactions (argonauts.ca)]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150730141511/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions Transactions (cfl.ca)]

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= Coaching staff =

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valign="top"\| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Front office Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Bob Nicholson Vice-Chair – Michael Clemons General manager – Jim Barker Assistant general manager and football operations – Ian Sanderson Director of player personnel – Mike Hagen Football operations consultant – Nick Volpe Head coaches Head coach – Jim Barker Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jaime Elizondo Receivers – Cos DeMatteo Offensive line – Stephen McAdoo \|width="35"\| \|valign="top"\| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and secondary – Orlondo Steinauer Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Greg Quick Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike O'Shea → [https://web.archive.org/web/20151128031529/http://www.argonauts.ca/page/front-office-football-operations Coaching Staff] → More CFL staffs

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Front office