2003 Toronto Argonauts season

2003 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Michael "Pinball" Clemons[1]
Home field	SkyDome[2]
Results
Record	9–9–0
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Division Final
Uniform

The 2003 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2003 CFL season with a 9–9–0 record. They won the East Division Semi-finals but lost the East Division Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
4	28	Ray Mariuz	LB	McMaster
5	39	Derik Fury	LB	Mount Allison
6	48	Michael Palmer	WR	Guelph

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
A	Bye
B	June 5	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 26 – 18	8,201	1–0
C	June 10	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 23 – 5	20,481	2–0

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	562	409	26
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	473	433	18
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	0	467	581	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	1	17	0	293	583	2

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	June 19	Roughriders	SkyDome	L 20 – 18	15,126	0–1
2	June 30	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 49 – 8	14,842	1–1
3	July 4	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 30 – 27 (OT)	20,131	1–2
4	July 10	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	L 34 – 32	22,242	1–3
5	July 15	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 24 – 14	14,089	2–3
6	July 26	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	W 41 – 24	30,976	3–3
7	August 1	Lions	SkyDome	W 28 – 26 (2OT)	15,623	4–3
8	August 9	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 49 – 20	44,205	4–4
9	August 17 †	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 18 – 15	11,021	4–5
10	August 21	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 46 – 22	20,202	4–6
11	September 1	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 19 – 11	21,323	5–6
12	September 7	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 34 – 30	26,468	5–7
13	Bye
14	September 16	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 24 – 14	15,472	6–7
15	September 28	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 41 – 24	30,249	6–8
16	October 4	Renegades	SkyDome	W 27 – 18	16,431	7–8
17	October 13	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	L 21 – 15	25,133	7–9
18	October 17	Alouettes	SkyDome	W 45 – 13	14,921	8–9
19	October 24	Stampeders	SkyDome	W 13 – 12	18,223	9–9

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• † Game rescheduled from August 14 due to the Northeast blackout of 2003.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 2	Lions	SkyDome	W 28–7	21,029
East Final	November 9	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 30–26	60,007

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Awards and records

2003 CFL All-Stars

• WR – Tony Miles
• DT – Eric England
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• ST – Bashir Levingston

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• WR – Tony Miles
• DT – Eric England
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• ST – Bashir Levingston

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References

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3. "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "2003 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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6. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.