2012 Toronto Argonauts season

2012 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Scott Milanovich
General manager	Jim Barker
Home field	Rogers Centre
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Grey Cup Champions
Team MOP	Chad Owens
Team MOC	Andre Durie
Team MOR	Armond Armstead
Uniform

The 2012 Toronto Argonauts season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 140th season overall. The Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a respectable 9–9 record, improving on their 6–12 record from 2011. The Argos hosted their first home playoff game since 2007 against the Edmonton Eskimos, the crossover team from the West, which the Argos won 42–26. Their next opponent was the Montreal Alouettes. In a close game, the Argonauts came out on top 27–20 and made it to the Grey Cup game. The Argonauts won the 100th Grey Cup 35–22 over the Calgary Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Argonauts had six selections in the six-round draft, with no picks in the first and third rounds after completing trades for quarterbacks Ricky Ray and Steven Jyles respectively.^[1][2][3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	9	Cleyon Laing	DE	Iowa State
4	24	Herve Tonye-Tonye	LB	Northern Colorado
4	28	Quincy Hurst	WR	Manitoba
5	32	Luke Willson	TE	Rice Owls
6	40	Aaron Crawford	LB	Saint Mary's
6	41	Shea Pierre	DB	Windsor

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
A	June 13	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 29 – 24	27,585	1–0
B	June 19	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	W 25 – 20	36,214	2–0

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Regular season

With a 31-26 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 27, the Argonauts clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2010. It also ensured that the Argonauts would play at home in the playoffs, something Toronto had not accomplished since the club's 2007 season.

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y-Montreal Alouettes	18	11	7	0	478	489	22	Details
X-Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	445	491	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	6	12	0	376	531	12	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	538	576	12	Details

Season schedule

     Win      Loss      Tie

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	June 30	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 19 – 15	35,538	0–1
2	July 7	Stampeders	Rogers Centre	W 39 – 36	20,682	1–1
3	July 14	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 36 – 27	24,264	1–2
4	July 18	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	W 25 – 22	22,485	2–2
5	July 27	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	W 23 – 20	22,773	3–2
6	August 6	Lions	Rogers Centre	L 18 – 9	22,841	3–3
7	Bye					3–3
8	August 18	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	W 22 – 14	28,246	4–3
9	August 27	Eskimos	Rogers Centre	L 26 – 17	22,912	4–4
10	September 3	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 33 – 30	31,032	5–4
11	September 8	Tiger-Cats	Rogers Centre	W 45 – 31	23,061	6–4
12	September 15	@ Lions	BC Place	L 28 – 23	28,526	6–5
13	September 23	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 31 – 10	23,209	6–6
14	September 29	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	W 29 – 10	27,169	7–6
15	October 8	Roughriders	Rogers Centre	L 36 – 10	25,176	7–7
16	October 14	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	L 24 – 12	25,348	7–8
17	October 19	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	L 44 – 32	23,419	7–9
18	October 27	@ Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium	W 31 – 26	29,747	8–9
19	November 1	Tiger-Cats	Rogers Centre	W 43 – 40	27,283	9–9

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Team

Roster

2012 Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks  7 Trevor Harris 12 Jarious Jackson 15 Ricky Ray Running Backs 33 Jeff Johnson FB 44 Chad Kackert 21 Gerald Riggs, Jr. Wide Receivers 88 Mike Bradwell 11 Dontrelle Inman  9 Maurice Mann 89 Spencer Watt Slotbacks 81 Jason Barnes 32 Andre Durie SB/RB  2 Chad Owens SB/KR		Offensive Linemen 59 Joe Eppele OG 64 Andrew Jones OL 67 Jeff Keeping OC 57 Marc Parenteau OL 68 Joel Reinders OL 54 Chris Van Zeyl OT 65 Tony Washington OL Defensive Linemen 96 Armond Armstead DT 78 Adriano Belli DT 99 Ronald Flemons DE 95 Ricky Foley DE 94 Kevin Huntley DT 91 David Lee DE 97 Alexander Robinson DE		Linebackers  6 Marcus Ball LB 51 Tristan Black LB 28 Brandon Isaac LB 47 Kyle Jones LB  5 E. J. Kuale LB/DE 45 Robert McCune LB 20 Bryan Payton LB 46 Jason Pottinger LB 42 Walter Spencer LB Defensive Backs 39 Matt Black S 27 Étienne Boulay S  5 Ahmad Carroll CB 19 Jalil Carter DB  4 Pacino Horne CB 24 Evan McCollough DB 26 Jordan Younger S Special Teams  1 Noel Prefontaine P 30 Swayze Waters K 82 Chad Rempel LS/SB		Inactive List 10 Danny Desriveaux WR (1 Game) 16 Ken-Yon Rambo WR (1 Game) 17 Zach Collaros QB (1 Game) 18 Djems Kouamé WR (9 Game) 25 Patrick Watkins CB (1 Game) 52 Wayne Smith OL (1 Game) 61 Cedric Gagné-Marcoux OG (9 Game) Suspended Practice Roster 13 Anthony Alix P/K 38 Johnnie Dixon DB 69 Gerald Cadogan OL 83 Julian Feoli-Gudino WR 84 Samuel Tranks WR 87 Quincy Hurst WR 90 Donte Paige-Moss DE Italics indicates Import player Roster updated 2012-11-25 Depth Chart Transactions (argonauts.ca) Transactions (cfl.ca) 46 Active → More rosters

Coaching staff

2012 Toronto Argonauts staff
	Front Office Owner – David Braley President and CEO – Chris Rudge Vice-Chair – Michael Clemons General Manager – Jim Barker Assistant General Manager and Football Operations – Ian Sanderson Assistant General Manager – Chris Jones Director of Player Personnel – Mike Hagen Football Operations Consultant – Nick Volpe Head Coaches Head Coach – Scott Milanovich Assistant Head Coach – Chris Jones Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Scott Milanovich (defacto) Quarterbacks – Jason Maas Receivers – Kez McCorvey Offensive Line – Stephen McAdoo			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chris Jones Defensive Line – Cory Stone Secondary – Orlondo Steinauer Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mike O'Shea → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 11	Eskimos	Rogers Centre	W 42 – 26	25,792
East Final	November 18	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	W 27 – 20	50,112
Grey Cup	November 25	Stampeders	Rogers Centre	W 35 – 22	53,208

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Bracket

November 11: Division Semi-Finals

November 18: Division Finals

November 25: 100th Grey Cup Rogers Centre – Toronto

East

E2

Toronto Argonauts

27

W4

Edmonton Eskimos

26

E1

Montreal Alouettes

20

E2

Toronto Argonauts

42

E2

Toronto Argonauts

35

W2

Calgary Stampeders

22

West

W2

Calgary Stampeders

34

W3

Saskatchewan Roughriders

30

W1

BC Lions

29

W2

Calgary Stampeders

36

*-Team won in Overtime.

East Semi-Final

Edmonton at Toronto

1 2 3 4 Total Eskimos 7 0 3 16 26 • Argonauts 0 31 1 10 42 Date: November 11 Location: Rogers Centre Toronto, ON Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 25,792 Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed) Referee: Murray Clarke TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline)

East Final

Toronto at Montreal

1 2 3 4 Total • Argonauts 3 7 14 3 27 Alouettes 10 7 0 3 20 Date: November 18 Location: Olympic Stadium Montreal, QC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 50,112 Game weather: None (Domed stadium) Referee: Glen Johnson TV announcers (TSN): Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline), John Lu (Sideline)

Grey Cup

Calgary vs. Toronto

1 2 3 4 Total Stampeders 3 3 5 11 22 • Argonauts 7 17 3 8 35 Date: November 25 Location: Rogers Centre Toronto, ON Game start: 6:00 PM EST Game attendance: 53,208 Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed) Referee: Glen Johnson TV announcers (TSN): Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour), Farhan Lalji (Sideline), Sara Orlesky (Sideline)

References

1. http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2012
2. Ray Day! Argos land new starting QB
3. Jumping ship: Argos get Jyles from Bombers
4. "2012 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

External links

• 2012 Toronto Argonauts at Official Site