1914 Toronto Argonauts season

1914 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Billy Foulds[1]
Home field	Rosedale Field[2]
Results
Record	5–1–0
Division place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won 6th Grey Cup

The 1914 Toronto Argonauts season was the 31st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1–0 record after losing the season series to the Hamilton Tigers, who finished in first place with the same record. The Argonauts would play the Tigers in a two-game playoff series and after tying the first game, they would win the second, becoming the IRFU champions. After defeating the Hamilton Rowing Club in the Eastern Final, the Argonauts advanced to the 6th Grey Cup, which was their third appearance in the championship game in four years. The Argonauts won their first national championship in franchise history over the Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 14-2. They became the first team to win the Grey Cup after finishing second in their union, after all previous winners had finished first in their respective leagues.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tigers	6	5	1	0	105	34	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	0	145	47	10
Montreal Football Club	6	2	4	0	62	108	4
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	0	6	0	39	162	0

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Record
1	Oct 10	Hamilton Tigers	Rosedale Field	L 20–5	0–1–0
2	Oct 17	@ Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton AAA Grounds	W 7–5	1–1–0
3	Oct 24	@ Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium	W 23–13	2–1–0
4	Oct 31	Ottawa Rough Riders	Rosedale Field	W 30–2	3–1–0
5	Nov 7	@ Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	W 47–4	4–1–0
6	Nov 14	Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers	Rosedale Field	W 33–3	5–1–0

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Postseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score
IRFU Playoff #1	Nov 21	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton AAA Grounds	T 9–9
IRFU Playoff #2	Nov 29	Hamilton Tigers	Rosedale Field	W 11–4
Eastern Final	Dec 2	Hamilton Rowing Club	Rosedale Field	W 16–14
Grey Cup	Dec 5	Toronto Varsity Blues	Varsity Stadium	W 14–2

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Grey Cup

December 5 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 10,500)^[6]

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	6	8	0	0	14
Toronto Varsity Blues	0	0	2	0	2

References

1. "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
3. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
4. "The Toronto Argonauts' 1914 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
5. "Ottawa Rough Riders All-Time Scores". Capital Region Football. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
6. "1914 Grey Cup Recap". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-11-01.