The 1983Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18-17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.
During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.
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The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise s inception in 1873 The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12 4 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18 17 The win ended a 31 year championship drought which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history 1983 Toronto Argonauts seasonHead coachBob O Billovich 1 Home fieldExhibition Stadium 2 ResultsRecord12 4Division place1st EastPlayoff finishWon Grey CupUniform 1982 Argonauts seasons 1984 During the regular season receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record NFL and CFL for most receiving yards with 2003 yards He also set a record for most 200 yard ball games in a year with three Contents 1 Offseason 2 Preseason 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Schedule 4 Postseason 4 1 Grey Cup 5 Awards and honours 5 1 1983 CFL All Stars 5 2 Canadian Football Hall of Fame 6 ReferencesOffseason editThe Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1983 CFL Draft 3 Round Pick Player Position School T T Kelvin Pruenster T Cal Poly 3 29 Kevin Adams DB Waterloo 4 35 Boyd Young DL Ottawa 5 44 Bryan Black G Guelph 6 53 Joel Tynes TB St Francis Xavier 7 62 Dave Waud LB Wilfrid Laurier 8 71 Rick Van Maanen DL Western OntarioPreseason editGame Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri June 10 vs Hamilton Tiger Cats W 24 6 1 0 Exhibition Stadium 28 520 B Wed June 15 at Hamilton Tiger Cats L 24 35 1 1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11 505 C Fri June 24 vs Rough Riders W 31 15 2 1 Exhibition Stadium 28 107 D Tue June 28 at Montreal Concordes W 25 24 3 1 Olympic Stadium 9 700 4 Regular season editStandings edit East Divisionviewtalkedit Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk Toronto Argonauts 16 12 4 0 24 452 328 4 2 W2 Details Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 16 384 424 2 4 L2 Details Hamilton Tiger Cats 16 5 10 1 11 389 498 3 2 1 T1 Details Montreal Concordes 16 5 10 1 11 367 447 2 3 1 T1 Details 5 Schedule edit Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu July 7 at Calgary Stampeders W 45 30 1 0 McMahon Stadium 25 124 2 2 Thu July 14 vs Lions W 17 14 2 0 Exhibition Stadium 39 437 3 3 Sat July 23 vs Montreal Concordes W 28 13 3 0 Exhibition Stadium 35 490 4 4 Fri July 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 40 21 4 0 Taylor Field 25 734 5 5 Sat Aug 6 vs Hamilton Tiger Cats L 18 31 4 1 Exhibition Stadium 43 568 6 6 Sat Aug 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16 32 4 2 Winnipeg Stadium 27 796 7 7 Fri Aug 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 27 17 5 2 Lansdowne Park 30 006 8 8 Fri Aug 26 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36 15 6 2 Exhibition Stadium 35 414 9 Bye 10 9 Sat Sept 10 at BC Lions W 32 14 7 2 BC Place Stadium 52 656 11 10 Sun Sept 18 at Hamilton Tiger Cats W 50 16 8 2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25 128 12 11 Sat Sept 24 vs Calgary Stampeders L 20 49 8 3 Exhibition Stadium 35 679 13 12 Sun Oct 2 at Montreal Concordes W 30 17 9 3 Olympic Stadium 20 046 14 13 Sun Oct 9 vs Edmonton Eskimos W 19 15 10 3 Exhibition Stadium 37 746 15 Bye 16 14 Sun Oct 23 vs Ottawa Rough Riders L 19 20 10 4 Exhibition Stadium 36 526 17 15 Sat Oct 29 at Edmonton Eskimos W 22 15 11 4 Commonwealth Stadium 53 577 18 16 Sat Nov 5 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33 9 12 4 Exhibition Stadium 32 921 4 Postseason editRound Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun Nov 20 vs Hamilton Tiger Cats W 41 36 1 0 Exhibition Stadium 54 530 Grey Cup Sun Nov 27 at BC Lions W 18 17 2 0 BC Place Stadium 59 345 4 Grey Cup edit Main article 71st Grey Cup November 27 BC Place Stadium Attendance 59 345 6 Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total BC Lions 14 3 0 0 17 Toronto Argonauts 0 7 2 9 18Awards and honours edit1983 CFL All Stars edit Terry Greer Wide receiver Rick Mohr Defensive end Carl Brazley Defensive back Canadian Football Hall of Fame edit Condredge Holloway quarterback 1998 Dan Ferrone guard 2013 Hank Ilesic kicker punter 2018 Terry Greer wide receiver 2019 References edit All Time Coaching Archived from the original on 2011 04 22 Retrieved 2011 05 07 Toronto Argonauts Stadium History Archived from the original on 2011 04 22 Retrieved 2011 05 07 1983 CFL Draft Archives Canadian Football League Retrieved January 1 2024 a b c 1983 Toronto Argonauts Retrieved 2012 04 18 1983 Regular Season Standings Archived from the original on 2008 08 08 Retrieved 2011 05 07 1983 Grey Cup Recap Canadian Football League Archived from the original on 2012 06 01 Retrieved 2012 04 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 Toronto Argonauts season amp oldid 1213563058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
