2019 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2019 Toronto Argonauts season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 147th season overall. The Argonauts finished with a 4–14 record, matching their win–loss record from a year prior, and did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

2019 Toronto Argonauts season
General manager	Jim Popp (2–12) Michael "Pinball" Clemons (2–2)
Head coach	Corey Chamblin
Home field	BMO Field
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Derel Walker
Team MOC	Cleyon Laing
Team MOR	Kennan Gilchrist
Uniform
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This was the third season with Jim Popp as general manager and first for new head coach Corey Chamblin who replaced Marc Trestman following a disappointing campaign in 2018 (failing to meet expectations following a Grey Cup victory in 2017).^[1] On October 8, 2019, Popp was relieved as general manager of the team, and was replaced by Michael "Pinball" Clemons with 4 games remaining in the season.^[2] The announcement about Jim Popp being relieved of his duties came not long after the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention during regular season play for the second consecutive season. Their week 17 loss at BC Place against the BC Lions marked the second consecutive year the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention, having won only 4 games in 2018.^[3]

Offseason

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe.^[4] Like all other CFL teams, the Argonauts held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019, where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.^[5][6][7]

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club
LFA	1	4	Uriel Bernal	DE	UANL
	2	13	Jose Casarrubias	DE	UANM
	3	22	Christian Hernández	LB	Fundidores de Monterrey
Euro	1	5	Marc Hor	DL	Frankfurt Universe

CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019.^[8][9] The Argonauts had the first selection in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing last in league standings, less any traded picks. Consequently, the club selected first overall for the first time since the 1997 CFL Draft and hold nine selections in total. The Argos acquired another third-round pick from the Edmonton Eskimos after trading Martese Jackson to them.^[10] The team also acquired another seventh-round selection after trading Brian Jones to the Saskatchewan Roughriders and sent their eighth-round pick to Hamilton in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.^[11][12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	1	Shane Richards	OL	Oklahoma State	Calgary, AB
2	9	Robbie Smith	DL	Wilfrid Laurier	Brampton, ON
2	18	Matthew Boateng	DB	Fresno State	Toronto, ON
3	20	Michael O'Connor	QB	British Columbia	Orleans, ON
3	23	Kurleigh Gittens, Jr.	WR	Wilfrid Laurier	Ottawa, ON
4	29	Maurice Simba	OL	Concordia	Laval, QC
5	38	Jamie Harry	DB	Ottawa	Lachine, QC
6	47	Joe Spaziani	LS	Virginia	Hingham, MA, USA
7	56	Phil Iloki	WR	Carleton	Montreal, QC
7	62	Eric Starczala	OL	Guelph	Cambridge, ON

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium with tickets being sold to students from Greater Toronto Area schools.^[13]

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	Bye
B	1	Thu, May 30	11:00 a.m. EDT	Montreal Alouettes	W 45–20	1–0	None	Varsity Stadium	4,313	Recap
C	2	Thu, June 6	7:30 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–23	2–0	Ticats.ca	Tim Hortons Field	NA	Recap

^[14][15]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	15	3	0	30	551	344	7–1	W6	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	20	479	485	5–3	W1	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	8	373	562	3–5	L1	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	3	15	0	6	312	564	1–7	L11	Details

Schedule

The Argonauts home opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was originally slated for a 7:00pm start local time. At the request of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' fan base, kickoff was adjusted to a 4:00pm start in lieu of a concert at 8:00pm at a nearby venue.^[16] In week 11, the Argonauts were the "home" team as they played the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth regular season installment of Touchdown Atlantic in Moncton, New Brunswick.^[17][18]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Sat, June 22	4:00 p.m. EDT	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 14–64	0–1	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	16,734	Recap
3	2	Mon, July 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 7–32	0–2	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	30,121	Recap
4	3	Sat, July 6	7:00 p.m. EDT	BC Lions	L 17–18	0–3	TSN	BMO Field	11,428^[19]	Recap
5	4	Fri, July 12	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 21–48	0–4	TSN/RDS	IG Field	24,187	Recap
6	5	Thu, July 18	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 16–26	0–5	TSN/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	23,355	Recap
7	6	Thu, July 25	9:30 p.m. EDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–26	0–6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	30,368	Recap
8	7	Thu, Aug 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 28–27	1–6	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BMO Field	12,072	Recap
9	Bye
10	8	Fri, Aug 16	7:30 p.m. EDT	Edmonton Eskimos	L 26–41	1–7	TSN/RDS2	BMO Field	16,490	Recap
11	9	Sun, Aug 25	12:00 p.m. EDT	Montreal Alouettes	L 22–28	1–8	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium	10,126	Recap
12	10	Mon, Sept 2	1:00 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 27–38	1–9	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	25,093	Recap
13	11	Sat, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	W 46–17	2–9	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	22,489	Recap
14	Bye
15	12	Fri, Sept 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	Calgary Stampeders	L 16–23	2–10	TSN/RDS2	BMO Field	9,819	Recap
16	13	Sat, Sept 28	7:00 p.m. EDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–41	2–11	TSN	BMO Field	12,406	Recap
17	14	Sat, Oct 5	10:00 p.m. EDT	@ BC Lions	L 8–55	2–12	TSN	BC Place	16,786	Recap
18	15	Fri, Oct 11	7:00 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 28–21	3–12	TSN/RDS2/ESPNews	BMO Field	10,368	Recap
19	16	Fri, Oct 18	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	L 24–27	3–13	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Molson Stadium	17,003	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 26	4:00 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 39–9	4–13	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	12,995	Recap
21	18	Sat, Nov 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–21	4–14	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	22,804	Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks  4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson  8 James Franklin 13 Michael O'Connor  9 Dakota Prukop Running back 34 AJ Ouellette 32 James Wilder Jr. Fullback 25 Régis Cibasu 38 Declan Cross Receivers 11 Alex Charette 10 Armanti Edwards 80 Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. 19 S. J. Green 84 Llevi Noel 88 Jimmy Ralph 81 Rodney Smith Offensive linemen 64 Ryan Bomben 67 Jamal Campbell 57 Tyler Holmes 61 Sean McEwen 59 Randy Richards 68 Shane Richards 62 Maurice Simba		Defensive linemen 95 Hassan Barry 94 Frank Beltre 56 Freddie Bishop 93 Linden Gaydosh 54 Kennan Gilchrist 39 Robbie Smith 42 Jhaustin Thomas Linebackers  0 Tobi Antigha 49 Juwan Foggie 73 Christian Hernández Delgado 12 Nelkas Kwemo  6 Nakas Onyeka 27 Eric Striker Defensive backs 20 Jalin Burrell 37 Anthony Covington  3 Alden Darby 21 Qudarius Ford  5 Jermaine Gabriel  1 Shaquille Richardson 36 Trumaine Washington  7 Robert Woodson Special teams 46 Zackary Medeiros K 17 Ronnie Pfeffer P 58 Jake Reinhart LS		One-Game Injured 30 Tyler Crapigna K 16 Cam Glenn DB 99 Sean Harrington LB 14 Abdul Kanneh DB/LB 90 Cleyon Laing DT  2 Chris Rainey RB 87 Derel Walker WR 00 Chandler Worthy WR Six-Game Injured 51 Micah Awe LB 28 Matthew Boateng DB 35 Brandon Burks RB 66 Isiah Cage OL 23 Davon Coleman DT 24 Jonathan Dowling DB 26 Kevin Fogg DB 45 Justin Herdman-Reed LB 29 Jonathon Mincy DB 48 Bear Woods LB 44 Ian Wild LB		Practice Roster 91 Jose Casarrubias Santiago DL 50 Roubbens Joseph OL 85 Kimi Linnainmaa WR 52 Joe Spaziani LS Italics indicate American player Bold indicates Global player Roster updated 2019-11-02 Depth chart Transactions (cfl.ca) 46 Roster, 8 One-game Injured, 11 Six-game Injured, 13 Practice, 1 Suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

Toronto Argonauts staff
	Front office and support staff Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President – Bill Manning General manager – Michael Clemons Director of player personnel – John Murphy Director of canadian scouting – Vince Magri Player relations advisor and football ops assistant – Matt Black Coordinator of logistics – Alex Russell Equipment manager – Danny Webb Assistant equipment manager – David Sillberg Head athletic therapist – Josh Shewell Assistant athletic therapist – Mark Belmore			Head coaches Head coach – Corey Chamblin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and receivers – Jacques Chapdelaine Quarterbacks – Jonathan Crompton Running backs – Justin Poindexter Offensive line – Dan Dorazio Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Corey Chamblin Defensive backs – Tyron Brackenridge Linebackers – Kevin Eiben Defensive line – Kerry Locklin Defensive line – Carey Bailey Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Assistant special teams – Dave Jackson → → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Toronto Argonauts Relieve Marc Trestman of Head Coaching Duties". Argonauts.ca. November 3, 2018.
2. CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
3. CFL.ca Staff (October 6, 2019). "Lions' win over Argos keeps playoff hopes alive". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
4. Dan Barnes (January 11, 2019). "'FUN ELEMENT': CFL set for inaugural draft of Mexican talent".
5. "Mexico's top talent selected at CFL-LFA Draft". cfl.ca. January 14, 2019.
6. "CFL to hold European lottery and draft in April". 3downnation.com. April 3, 2019.
7. "Full results from the first ever European draft". cfl.ca. April 11, 2019.
8. "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
9. "Recapping the 2019 CFL Draft". cfl.ca. May 2, 2019.
10. "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
11. "Argos acquire former all-star DB Kanneh in trade with Ticats". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
12. "Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
13. "School Day: Argos to play preseason game at U of T". argonauts.ca. April 1, 2019.
14. 2019 Schedule
15. CFL on TSN broadcast schedule
16. "Knockin' at the Door: Argos-Ticats game moved". CFL.ca. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
17. "Moncton to host 2019 edition of Touchdown Atlantic". cfl.ca. March 29, 2019.
18. "Schooners Sports and Entertainment announces Touchdown Atlantic time change". cfl.ca. May 29, 2019.
19. "2019 Game Notes, Toronto at Edmonton" (PDF). cfl.ca. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
20. "ESPN+, ESPN Networks to Broadcast 2019 Canadian Football League Season". June 3, 2019.
21. CFL schedule through August 2019
22. RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin

External links

• Official website