2002 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

2002 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Gary Etcheverry (4–8) Michael "Pinball" Clemons (4–2)^[1]
Home field	SkyDome^[2]
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Uniform
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Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Cory Annett	OL	Eastern Michigan
3	21	Robin Tremblay	DE	Houston
4	28	Rob Stewart	DT	Manitoba
4	30	Alexis Sanschagrin	DB	Western
5	39	Marvin Brereton	RB	Buffalo
5	45	Chuck Walsh	LB	Waterloo
6	48	Sean Spender	LB	Guelph
6	49	Jarel Cockburn	WR	Columbia
6	54	Darryl Ray	WR	Ottawa

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Preseason

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium.^[4]

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	June 13	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	W 18 – 11	19,213	1–0
B	June 21	Tiger-Cats	TD Waterhouse Stadium	L 37 – 17	9,178	1–1

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	1	587	407	27
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	0	344	482	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	1	427	524	15
Ottawa Renegades	18	4	14	0	2	356	550	10

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
1	June 28	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 39 – 15	24,063	0–1
2	July 3	Alouettes	SkyDome	L 28 – 12	21,175	0–2
3	July 9	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	W 30 – 22	15,796	1–2
3	July 13	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 31 – 17	33,108	1–3
4	Bye
5	July 23	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	L 42 – 15	21,724	1–4
6	August 1	Renegades	SkyDome	W 24 – 8	18,734	2–4
7	August 8	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 31 – 11	31,920	2–5
8	August 16	Roughriders	SkyDome	W 18 – 10	19,652	3–5
9	August 23	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 30 – 7	23,642	3–6
10	September 2	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 22 – 14	25,327	3–7
11	September 7	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	W 30 – 25	21,604	4–7
12	September 15	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 40 – 11	24,387	4–8
13	September 22	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 28 – 21	18,932	5–8
14	September 29	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 38 – 3	20,002	5–9
15	October 5	Lions	SkyDome	L 23 – 18	16,827	5–10
16	October 14	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 29 – 28 (OT)	20,216	6–10
17	October 20	Renegades	SkyDome	W 29 – 12	24,932	7–10
18	Bye
19	November 3	Stampeders	SkyDome	W 33 – 32	19,232	8–10

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 10	Roughriders	SkyDome	W 24–14	23,124
East Final	November 17	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 35–18	57,125

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Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

• DE – Joe Montford
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• SB – Derrell Mitchell
• OG – Sandy Annunziata
• DT – Johnny Scott
• DE – Joe Montford
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• K – Noel Prefontaine

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References

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4. . Canadian Football League. April 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
5. "2002 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
6. . Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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