2010 Toronto Argonauts season
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The 2010
Toronto Argonauts
season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League
and their 138th overall. The Argonauts successfully improved upon their 3–15 record from 2009 and their 4–14 record from 2008 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007
. After upsetting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
in the East Semi-Final, they were defeated in the East Final by the hosting Montreal Alouettes
.
Loss
Tie
East
East
2010 CFL season
The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it is the 53rd season of the league. Edmonton is scheduled to host the 98th Grey Cup on November 28...
Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League
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The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and their 138th overall. The Argonauts successfully improved upon their 3–15 record from 2009 and their 4–14 record from 2008 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007
2007 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2007 Toronto Argonauts season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 135th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 11–7 and finished in first place in the CFL's Eastern Division.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:...
. After upsetting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
in the East Semi-Final, they were defeated in the East Final by the hosting Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
.
CFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 2 | Joe Eppele Joe Eppele Joseph Eppele is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted second overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft, being the first offensive lineman taken while being ranked fifth overall by the CFL's Amateur... |
OT | Washington State Washington State Cougars football The Washington State Cougars football team is the intercollegiate football team of Washington State University. The team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference... |
1 | 3 | Cory Greenwood Cory Greenwood Cory Greenwood is a Canadian professional gridiron football player, currently on the active roster of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League as a middle linebacker and long snapper... |
LB | Concordia Concordia Stingers The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League... |
2 | 11 | Grant Shaw Grant Shaw Grant Shaw is a professional Canadian football Defensive back and placekicker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted eleventh overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 22, 2010... |
DB/K | Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the... |
3 | 18 | Spencer Watt Spencer Watt Spencer Watt is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 18th overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 19, 2010. He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan.-External... |
WR | Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II... |
4 | 26 | Joel Reinders Joel Reinders Joel Reinders is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Waterloo.-College athletics:... |
OT | Waterloo University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff... |
4 | 30 | Steven Turner Steven Turner Steven "Afterburner" Turner is a professional Canadian football running back and slotback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 30th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft... |
WR | Bishop's |
5 | 32 | Michael Warner Michael Warner (gridiron football) Michael Warner is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 32nd overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 25, 2010. On June 20, 2010, Warner was released by the... |
OL | Waterloo |
6 | 40 | Nasser Jamal Nasser Jamal Nasser Jamal is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 40th overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on April 4, 2011... |
OL | Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the Sun Belt Conference.-Football classifications:*1937–1962: National Junior College Athletic Association... |
6 | 44 | Conor Elliott Conor Elliott Conor Elliott was a Canadian football long snapper and linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 44th overall by the Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 25, 2010. He played college football for the Western Ontario Mustangs... |
LB | Western |
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance | Record |
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A | June 13 | Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
W 13 – 10 | 12,514 | 1–0 |
B | June 19 | @ Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Molson Stadium | L 31 – 23 | 23,112 | 1–1 |
Season schedule
WinLoss
Tie
Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance | Record |
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1 | July 1 | @ Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.... |
L 30 – 16 | 29,333 | 0–1 |
2 | July 9 | @ Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football... |
W 36 – 34 | 28,009 | 1–1 |
3 | July 14 | Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
W 27 – 24 | 20,242 | 2–1 |
4 | July 23 | Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
W 24 – 20 | 19,709 | 3–1 |
5 | July 29 | @ Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Molson Stadium | L 41 – 10 | 25,012 | 3–2 |
6 | August 6 | @ Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :... |
W 29 – 28 | 31,888 | 4–2 |
7 | August 14 | Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
W 37 – 22 | 22,311 | 5–2 |
8 | August 20 | Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
L 16 – 12 | 24,493 | 5–3 |
9 | Bye | 5–3 | ||||
10 | September 6 | @ Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada... |
L 28 – 13 | 30,319 | 5–4 |
11 | September 11 | @ Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
Empire Field Empire Field Empire Field was a temporary outdoor football and soccer stadium built at the former location of Empire Stadium at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. It served as the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League from the summer of 2010 until the fall of 2011 when the installation... |
L 37 – 16 | 22,703 | 5–5 |
12 | September 19 | Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
W 17 – 13 | 19,662 | 6–5 |
13 | September 26 | Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
Moncton Stadium | L 24 – 6 | 20,725 | 6–6 |
14 | October 2 | Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
L 27 – 16 | 23,873 | 6–7 |
15 | October 9 | @ Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
Mosaic Stadium Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936... |
W 24 – 19 | 30,048 | 7–7 |
16 | October 15 | Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
L 30 – 3 | 25,181 | 7–8 |
17 | October 23 | @ Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football... |
W 27 – 8 | 23,446 | 8–8 |
18 | October 29 | Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
L 37 – 30 | 22,427 | 8–9 |
19 | November 7 | @ Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Molson Stadium | W 30 – 4 | 25,012 | 9–9 |
Roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs RB/SB FB Wide Receivers RB/SB WR/KR Slotbacks SB/LS |
Offensive Linemen OT OT OL G OT C G G OL Defensive Linemen DT DE DE DE DT DE DT |
Linebackers LB OLB ILB LB LB/DB LB/CB Defensive Backs DB DB DB CB S DB DB Special Teams P/K |
Inactive List DB (1 Game) S/LB (9 Game) P (9 Game) CB (1 Game) DT (9 Game) QB (1 Game) DE (1 Game) RB (1 Game) CB (1 Game) WR (1 Game) Suspended Practice Roster RB DT OL WR WR DB Italics indicates Import player Roster updated 2010-11-21 Depth Chart Transactions (argonauts.ca) Transactions (cfl.ca) 46 Active, 6 Inactive, 8 PR → More rosters |
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CFL Eastern All-Stars
- RB – Cory BoydCory BoydCory J. Boyd is a gridiron football running back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - OT – Rob Murphy, CFL Eastern All-Star
- DT – Kevin Huntley, CFL Eastern All-Star
- LB – Kevin EibenKevin EibenKevin Eiben is a professional Canadian football linebacker currently playing for Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.- Early years :...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - DB – Lin-J ShellLin-J ShellWagner Lindsell Shell, Jr., more commonly known as Lin-J Shell, is a Canadian football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Orlando Predators as a street free agent in 2008...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - S – Willie PileWillie PileWillie Marquis Pile is a Canadian football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
, CFL Eastern All-Star - ST – Chad OwensChad OwensChad Owens is a professional American, Canadian and Arena football wide receiver and kick returner for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, CFL Eastern All-Star
Schedule
Round | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance |
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East Semi-Final | November 14 | @ Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada... |
W 16 – 13 | 27,828 |
East Final | November 21 | @ Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics... |
L 48 – 17 | 58,021 |