The 2007 Toronto Argonauts season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 135th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 11–7 and finished in first place in the East Division.
| 2007 Toronto Argonauts season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Adam Rita |
| Head coach | Michael Clemons |
| Home field | Rogers Centre |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–7 |
| Division place | 1st, East |
| Playoff finish | Lost East Final |
| Uniform | |
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Offseason edit
CFL draft edit
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Toronto Argonauts | Eric Maranda | LB | Laval |
| 30 | Toronto Argonauts (Via Calgary) | Steve Schmidt | TE | San Diego State |
| 37 | Toronto Argonauts | Sean Simms | DL | York |
| 45 | Toronto Argonauts | Brad Smith | WR | Queen's |
Preseason edit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 9 | Alouettes | Rogers Centre | W 27 – 13 | 18,156 | 1–0 |
| C | June 21 | @ Alouettes | Molson Stadium | L 34 – 26 | 20,202 | 1–1 |
Regular season edit
The team began with a disappointing 2-6 start to the season. With playoff hopes in jeopardy following a last second loss to the Blue Bombers on August 24, the team turned things around with two big wins against their rivals from Hamilton. Pinball led the group to a 9-1 finish and a sixth straight playoff appearance.
Season standings edit
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 440 | 336 | 22 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 439 | 404 | 21 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 398 | 433 | 16 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 315 | 514 | 6 | Details |
Season schedule edit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | June 28 | Lions | Rogers Centre | L 24 – 22 | 29,157 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | July 7 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 30 – 5 | 28,198 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | July 12 | Stampeders | Rogers Centre | W 48 – 15 | 29,304 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | July 21 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | L 33 – 10 | 28,202 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | July 26 | Alouettes | Rogers Centre | L 26 – 13 | 31,097 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | August 2 | @ Alouettes | Molson Stadium | L 29 – 27 (OT) | 20,202 | 2–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | August 10 | Roughriders | Rogers Centre | L 24 – 13 | 34,234 | 2–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | August 24 | @ Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | L 15 – 13 | 29,533 | 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | September 3 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 32 – 14 | 28,644 | 3–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | September 8 | Tiger-Cats | Rogers Centre | W 35 – 22 | 28,279 | 4–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | September 15 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | L 40 – 7 | 31,156 | 4–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | September 23 | Blue Bombers | Rogers Centre | W 31 – 23 | 26,423 | 5–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | September 28 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | W 18 – 11 | 31,056 | 6–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | October 6 | Eskimos | Rogers Centre | W 33 – 8 | 28,354 | 7–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | October 12 | Alouettes | Rogers Centre | W 35 – 17 | 31,416 | 8–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | October 20 | @ Alouettes | Olympic Stadium | W 16 – 9 | 44,510 | 9–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | October 27 | Blue Bombers | Rogers Centre | W 16 – 8 | 40,116 | 10–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | November 3 | @ Roughriders | Mosaic Stadium | W 41 – 13 | 28,800 | 11–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postseason edit
| Round | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance |
| East Final | November 18 | Blue Bombers | Rogers Centre | L 19–9 | 33,467 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time in six years by stunning the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday but lost star quarterback, Kevin Glenn in the process.
Awards and records edit
- Jonathan Brown, DE, James P. McCaffrey Trophy
CFL Eastern All-Stars: OFFENCE edit
- OG – Taylor Robertson, Toronto Argonauts
CFL Eastern All-Stars: DEFENCE edit
- DE – Jonathan Brown, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Kevin Eiben, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Kenny Wheaton, Toronto Argonauts
- CB – Byron Parker, Toronto Argonauts
- CB – Jordan Younger, Toronto Argonauts
- DS – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts
References edit
- ^ a b c "2007 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.