1901 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1901 Toronto Argonauts season was the Argonaut Football Club's fourth season of organized league play since joining the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1898. The team won the first league championship in club history, finishing in first place in the senior series of the ORFU with five wins and one loss. The Argos also defeated the University of Toronto, that season's intercollegiate champions, in a two-game series for the city championship.

1901 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachErnest "Pud" Kent (captain)
Home fieldVarsity Athletic Field and Rosedale Field
Results
Record5–1
Division place1st, ORFU senior series
Playoff finishLost Dominion Championship

In their first trip to the Dominion championship the Argonauts were beaten 18-3 in Montreal by Ottawa College, champions of the Quebec Rugby Football Union, seven days after the two teams had played to a 12–12 tie.

Regular season

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Standings

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Ontario Rugby Football Union (senior series)
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 64 27 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 4 2 0 111 33 8
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 39 72 4
Kingston Granites 6 1 5 0 8 89 2

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Oct 5 @ Hamilton Tigers Hamilton AAA Grounds W 8–6 1,000 1–0–0
2 Oct 12 @ Kingston Granites Kingston AAA Grounds L 2–0 ? 1–1–0
3 Oct 19 University of Toronto Varsity Athletic Field W 18-12 1,500 City Championship (Game 1)
4 Oct 26 Kingston Granites Varsity Athletic Field W 23–1 1,500 2–1–0
5 Nov 2 Ottawa Rough Riders Rosedale Field W 13–10 1,800 3–1–0
6 Nov 9 Hamilton Tigers Varsity Athletic Field W 19–8 ? 4–1–0
7 Nov 16 @ Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Oval W 2–1 2,500 5–1–0
9 Nov 28 University of Toronto Rosedale Field W 5–1 2,000 City Championship (Game 2)

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Postseason

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Game Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
CRU Dominion Championship Nov 23 Ottawa College Montreal AAA Grounds T 12–12 2,500
CRU Dominion Championship (replay) Nov 30 Ottawa College Montreal AAA Grounds L 18–3 2,000

References

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  1. ^ Toronto Globe, Nov. 18, 1901, p. 8
  2. ^ Results compiled from the Toronto Daily Star on the following dates: Oct. 7, 1901; Oct. 14, 1901; Oct. 28, 1901; Nov. 4, 1901; Nov. 11, 1901; and from the Toronto Globe, Nov. 18, 1901.