1986 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1986 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the Eastern playoffs.

1986 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachBob O'Billovich[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record10–8
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Uniform

Offseason

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The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1986 CFL Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 Markus Koch DE Boise State
2 10 Donohue Grant DB Simon Fraser
2 12 Dwayne Derban LB UBC
3 22 Mike Siroishka WR Calgary
5 39 Brian Cluff G Guelph
6 48 Bruce Elliot LB Western Ontario
7 57 Eric Jensen T York
8 66 Scott Del Zotto WR York

Regular season

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Standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 10 8 0 417 441 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 8 1 405 366 19
Montreal Alouettes 18 4 14 0 320 500 8
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 14 1 346 514 7

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 June 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–20 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 24,100
2 July 4 at Montreal Alouettes W 20–12 2–0 Olympic Stadium 13,281
3 July 11 at BC Lions L 17–28 2–1 BC Place Stadium 42,326
4 July 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–21 2–2 Exhibition Stadium 23,500
5 July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–17 3–2 Taylor Field 18,307
6 Aug 1 at Edmonton Eskimos W 35–34 4–2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,672
7 Aug 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 26–31 4–3 Exhibition Stadium 25,752
8 Bye
9 Aug 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–20 5–3 Exhibition Stadium 28,833
10 Aug 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–12 6–3 Lansdowne Park 22,357
11 Sept 7 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–23 7–3 Exhibition Stadium 28,531
12 Sept 14 vs. BC Lions L 24–34 7–4 Exhibition Stadium 29,714
13 Bye
14 Sept 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–26 7–5 Exhibition Stadium 25,300
15 Oct 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–48 7–6 Winnipeg Stadium 28,356
16 Oct 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–37 7–7 McMahon Stadium 25,939
17 Oct 19 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–21 8–7 Exhibition Stadium 27,320
18 Oct 26† at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–20 8–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,430
19 Nov 2 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–21 9–8 Exhibition Stadium 23,488
20 Nov 9 at Montreal Alouettes W 37–16 10–8 Olympic Stadium 9,045

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Game 1 Sun, Nov 16 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–17 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,126
East Final Game 2 Sun, Nov 23 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–42 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,041

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Awards and honours

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1986 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "1986 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "1986 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ a b "1986 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  6. ^ "CFL Roundup: Lions capitalize on Roughrider errors to clinch playoff spot". Ottawa Citizen. 1986-10-27.