Don Matthews
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Don Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", (born June 22, 1939, Amesbury, Massachusetts
) is a former head coach
of several teams in the Canadian Football League
and is the second winningest head coach in CFL history with 231 wins. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
in September 2011.
. He returned home and earned his high school diploma and then ventured west as a 21 year-old freshman and walked-on at Idaho
as a linebacker
; he was awarded a scholarship
by head coach Skip Stahley
after his first semester. He earned four letters and was a team captain in his senior season of 1963 when the Vandals achieved their first winning season in a quarter century. Matthews graduated from the University of Idaho
with a degree in education in 1964.
for the Vandals
in Moscow
for the 1964 season under head coach Dee Andros
and secondary coach Bud Riley
. He then coached high school football
in Ely, Nevada
for four years and won a state title. He relocated to Spokane, Washington
in 1969 as head coach at Ferris
, where he led the Saxons to the city title in his second and final year. Matthews became a collegiate assistant coach back at his alma mater
in 1971
as offensive line coach (later as offensive coordinator), under second-year head coach Don Robbins. After an 0-2 start in 1971, the Vandals finished at 8-3, which included an eight game winning streak, and won the Big Sky
title. At the time it was the best record in school history. Two years later. Robbins and his assistants were relieved of their duties following the 1973 season and Matthews moved to the Portland
area. He took over a winless program at Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon
, and won consecutive state championships in 1975 and 1976, going undefeated in his third and final year. He left Sunset after the 1976 season to become a CFL
assistant coach in Edmonton, Alberta.
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
, Baltimore Stallions
, Toronto Argonauts
, Edmonton Eskimos
, and Montreal Alouettes
. He was also head coach of the Orlando Thunder
of the World League of American Football
.
In October 2006, Matthews stepped down as head coach of the Alouettes expressing undisclosed health issues that were "affecting his ability to perform".
In May, 2008, Matthews was announced as an advisor to the Jeff Hunt
-led group's conditional Ottawa franchise.
Don Matthews returned to Toronto on September 9, 2008 as the interim coach for the Argonauts, after they started the season with a 4–6 record. In that press conference, Matthews revealed that the major health reason that caused him to step down as head coach of the Alouettes was an anxiety disorder
. He also went further to say that he had been prescribed to some medication and the anxiety attacks are now under control.
Matthews' mother, Ida, was a francophone
from Tracadie
, New Brunswick, while his father, Fred, was from Prince Edward Island
. Matthews has 3 sons and 6 grandchildren. In 2004, Matthews became a Canadian citizen.
On October 31, 2008, he resigned from the Argonauts a day after the conclusion of the Argonauts 2008 regular season
, which saw the Argos fail to win a game in the eight games under his leadership and finishing out of the playoffs for the first time since the 2001 CFL season
.
Matthews resides in Oregon
and was selected for induction in the Builder category into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
on February 10, 2011.
He also has an additional 5 Grey Cup titles as defensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos
.
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Though it officially became a city in 1996, its formal name remains "The Town of Amesbury." In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,283 at...
) is a former head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of several teams in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
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 is the second winningest head coach in CFL history with 231 wins. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is an open to the public institution. It includes displays about the Canadian Football League, Canadian university football and Canadian...
in September 2011.
College
From a large family of limited means and education, Matthews quit high school in Amesbury after his senior season of football in 1956 and served three years in the U.S. Marine CorpsUnited States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. He returned home and earned his high school diploma and then ventured west as a 21 year-old freshman and walked-on at Idaho
Idaho Vandals football
The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I...
as a linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
; he was awarded a scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
by head coach Skip Stahley
Skip Stahley
J. Neil "Skip" Stahley was a college football coach and athletic director. In sixteen seasons as a head coach, his overall record was 56–85–3 ....
after his first semester. He earned four letters and was a team captain in his senior season of 1963 when the Vandals achieved their first winning season in a quarter century. Matthews graduated from the University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
with a degree in education in 1964.
Early career
Matthews was a graduate assistantGraduate assistant
A graduate assistant is a position who serves in a support role at a university, usually while completing post-graduate education. The individual typically assists professors or with instructional responsibilities as teaching assistants, coaches with an athletic team, or university department...
for the Vandals
Idaho Vandals football
The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I...
in Moscow
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
for the 1964 season under head coach Dee Andros
Dee Andros
Demosthenes Konstandies "Dee" Andrecopoulos was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the University of Idaho from 1962 to 1964 and at Oregon State University from 1965 to 1975, compiling career...
and secondary coach Bud Riley
Bud Riley
Edward "Bud" Riley is an American former football coach with the Idaho Vandals, Oregon State Beavers, and in the Canadian Football League...
. He then coached high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
in Ely, Nevada
Ely, Nevada
Ely is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50, with the discovery of copper in 1906...
for four years and won a state title. He relocated to Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
in 1969 as head coach at Ferris
Joel E. Ferris High School
Joel E. Ferris High School is a public high school located in Spokane, Washington, USA. The school educates in grades 9–12 and is part of Spokane Public Schools...
, where he led the Saxons to the city title in his second and final year. Matthews became a collegiate assistant coach back at his alma mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
in 1971
1971 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1971 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1971 college football season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Don Robbins, were members of the Big Sky Conference and played three of their five home games at the new Idaho Stadium, an outdoor facility on...
as offensive line coach (later as offensive coordinator), under second-year head coach Don Robbins. After an 0-2 start in 1971, the Vandals finished at 8-3, which included an eight game winning streak, and won the Big Sky
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
title. At the time it was the best record in school history. Two years later. Robbins and his assistants were relieved of their duties following the 1973 season and Matthews moved to the Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
area. He took over a winless program at Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
, and won consecutive state championships in 1975 and 1976, going undefeated in his third and final year. He left Sunset after the 1976 season to become a CFL
Canadian Football League
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....
assistant coach in Edmonton, Alberta.
CFL coaching career
Matthews was formerly head coach of the CFL's BC LionsBC 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...
, Saskatchewan 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...
, Baltimore Stallions
Baltimore Stallions
The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...
, 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...
, Edmonton 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...
, and 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...
. He was also head coach of the Orlando Thunder
Orlando Thunder
The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 . The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992...
of the World League of American Football
World League of American Football
The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...
.
In October 2006, Matthews stepped down as head coach of the Alouettes expressing undisclosed health issues that were "affecting his ability to perform".
In May, 2008, Matthews was announced as an advisor to the Jeff Hunt
Jeff Hunt
Jeff Hunt is a Canadian businessman who currently owns the Ottawa 67's hockey club of the Ontario Hockey League. He started a carpet-cleaning firm called Canway. His firm was in the Profit Magazine 100 seven times in the 1990s.-OHL Hockey:...
-led group's conditional Ottawa franchise.
Don Matthews returned to Toronto on September 9, 2008 as the interim coach for the Argonauts, after they started the season with a 4–6 record. In that press conference, Matthews revealed that the major health reason that caused him to step down as head coach of the Alouettes was an anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Conditions now considered anxiety disorders only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the end of the 19th century. Gelder, Mayou & Geddes explains that anxiety disorders are...
. He also went further to say that he had been prescribed to some medication and the anxiety attacks are now under control.
Matthews' mother, Ida, was a francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
from Tracadie
Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick
Tracadie-Sheila [prn Tra-k-a-dee Sh-ī-la] is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Tracadie and Sheila are separate communities whose municipal governments were merged in 1991...
, New Brunswick, while his father, Fred, was from Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. Matthews has 3 sons and 6 grandchildren. In 2004, Matthews became a Canadian citizen.
On October 31, 2008, he resigned from the Argonauts a day after the conclusion of the Argonauts 2008 regular season
2008 CFL season
The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 51st season for the league. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games, including the Grey Cup game, were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL...
, which saw the Argos fail to win a game in the eight games under his leadership and finishing out of the playoffs for the first time since the 2001 CFL season
2001 CFL season
The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...
.
Matthews resides in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and was selected for induction in the Builder category into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is an open to the public institution. It includes displays about the Canadian Football League, Canadian university football and Canadian...
on February 10, 2011.
Coaching records
Don Matthews currently holds several coaching records:- Most Grey CupGrey CupThe Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
appearances (9 - tied) - Most Grey Cup wins (5 – tied)
He also has an additional 5 Grey Cup titles as defensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton 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...
.
CFL Head Coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | BC 1983 BC Lions season The 1983 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 11–5 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Toronto Argonauts.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-1983 CFL All-Stars:... |
1983 1983 CFL season The 1983 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 30th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 26th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1983:... |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in Grey Cup 71st Grey Cup The 71st Grey Cup was the 1983 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Toronto Argonauts and the hometown BC Lions... |
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| BC 1984 BC Lions season The 1984 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 12–3–1 record. They appeared in the West Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-Awards and records:... |
1984 1984 CFL season The 1984 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 31st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 27th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1984:... |
12 | 3 | 1 | .800 | 1st in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | ||
| BC 1985 BC Lions season The 1985 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–3 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-Awards and records:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mervyn Fernandez... |
1985 1985 CFL season The 1985 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1985:... |
13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in West Division | 2 | 0 | Won Grey Cup 73rd Grey Cup The 73rd Grey Cup was the 1985 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, between the BC Lions and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
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| BC 1986 BC Lions season The 1986 BC Lions finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-Awards and records:... |
1986 1986 CFL season The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1986:... |
12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 2nd in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | ||
| BC 1987 BC Lions season The 1987 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-1987 CFL All-Stars:*WR – Jim Sandusky, CFL All-Star... |
1987 1987 CFL season The 1987 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1987:... |
8 | 6 | 0 | .573 | 1st in West Division | – | – | (fired) | ||
| TOR 1990 Toronto Argonauts season The 1990 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the Eastern Final. After being the CFL's passing leader in 1989 he was in another blockbuster six for one player trade that sent him to the Toronto Argonauts... |
1990 1990 CFL season The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1990:J... |
10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | ||
| SSK | 1991 1991 CFL season The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1991:... |
5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| SSK | 1992 1992 CFL season -1992 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie , Calgary Stampeders*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard , Saskatchewan Roughriders*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Willie Pless , Edmonton Eskimos... |
9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | ||
| SSK | 1993 1993 CFL season The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 1993:... |
11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 3rd in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | ||
| BAL | 1994 1994 CFL season The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1994:... |
12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 2nd in East Division | 2 | 1 | Lost in Grey Cup 82nd Grey Cup The 82nd Grey Cup was the 1994 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Baltimore Football Club and the BC Lions at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC. It was the first-ever championship in professional football history to feature a United States-vs-Canada matchup... |
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| BAL 1995 Baltimore Stallions season The 1995 Baltimore Stallions season was the second in the history of the Baltimore CFL franchise. It would be the final season in Baltimore as the team relocated to Montreal, Quebec. The team ended its existence with a victory in the Grey Cup. The Stallions were the first American based football... |
1995 1995 CFL season The 1995 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 42nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 38th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1995:... |
15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1st in East Division | 3 | 0 | Won Grey Cup 83rd Grey Cup The 83rd Grey Cup aka The Wind Bowl was the 1995 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Baltimore Stallions and the Calgary Stampeders at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Stallions won the game by a score of 37-20... |
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| TOR 1996 Toronto Argonauts season The 1996 Toronto Argonauts finished in 1st place in the East Division of the 1996 CFL season with a 15–3–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:-Postseason:-Grey Cup:-Awards and records:... |
1996 1996 CFL season The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:... |
15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1st in East Division | 2 | 0 | Won Grey Cup 84th Grey Cup The 84th Grey Cup, also known as The Snow Bowl, was the 1996 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario... |
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| TOR 1997 Toronto Argonauts season The 1997 Toronto Argonauts finished in 1st place in the East Division of the 1997 CFL season with a 15–3–0 record and won the Grey Cup.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:-Postseason:-Grey Cup:-Awards and records:... |
1997 1997 CFL season The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1997:... |
15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1st in East Division | 2 | 0 | Won Grey Cup 85th Grey Cup The 85th Grey Cup was held in 1997 in Edmonton before 60,431 fans. The heavily favoured Toronto Argonauts won the game over the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a score of 47-23.-Game summary:... |
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| TOR 1998 Toronto Argonauts season The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in 3rd place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9–0 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Regular season:-Postseason:... |
1998 1998 CFL season -1998 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike Pringle , Montreal Alouettes*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike Morreale , Hamilton Tiger-Cats*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | ||
| EDM | 1999 1999 CFL season -1999 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Danny McManus , Hamilton Tiger-Cats*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike O'Shea , Toronto Argonauts*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Calvin Tiggle , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | ||
| EDM | 2000 2000 CFL season -2000 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Dave Dickenson , Calgary Stampeders*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington , BC Lions*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford , Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2nd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Semi-Finals | ||
| MTL 2002 Montreal Alouettes season The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup, winning their first championship since 1977.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Season Schedule:-Roster:... |
2002 2002 CFL season The 2002 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2002:... |
13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 1st in East Division | 2 | 0 | Won Grey Cup 90th Grey Cup The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta... |
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| MTL 2003 Montreal Alouettes season The 2003 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:-Roster:... |
2003 2003 CFL season The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2003:... |
13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 1st in East Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in Grey Cup 91st Grey Cup The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 16 at Taylor Field, in Regina, Saskatchewan before 50,909 fans... |
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| MTL 2004 Montreal Alouettes season The 2004 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a franchise record 14–4–0 record. They appeared in the East final, but with Anthony Calvillo out with injury, they lost to the Toronto Argonauts.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
2004 2004 CFL season The 2004 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2004:... |
14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 1st in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in Division Finals | ||
| MTL 2005 Montreal Alouettes season The 2005 Montreal Alouettes finished 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:-Scotiabank East Semi-Final:... |
2005 2005 CFL season The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2005:... |
10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 2nd in East Division | 2 | 1 | Lost in Grey Cup 93rd Grey Cup The 93rd Grey Cup game was held on November 27, 2005, at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes, to decide the winner of the 2005 season of the Canadian Football League. The Eskimos prevailed over the Alouettes in a 38-35 overtime... |
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| MTL 2006 Montreal Alouettes season The 2006 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 record. They won their first seven games, only to lose the next six in a row. After ending the losing streak against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Don Matthews resigned, expressing undisclosed health issues... |
2006 2006 CFL season -2006 Rogers CFL Awards:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Geroy Simon , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions... |
8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 1st in East Division | – | – | (stepped down) | ||
| TOR 2008 Toronto Argonauts season The 2008 Toronto Argonauts season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 136th season overall. The Argonauts attempted to win their 16th Grey Cup, but they failed to make the playoffs ending the season on a nine game losing streak.... |
2008 2008 CFL season The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 51st season for the league. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games, including the Grey Cup game, were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL... |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 3rd in East Division | – | – | missed playoffs | ||
| BC 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... |
1983–1987 | 56 | 23 | 1 | .700 | 4 West Division Championships |
4 | 3 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
| TOR 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... |
1990, 1996– 1998, 2008 |
49 | 31 | 0 | .613 | 2 East Division Championships |
5 | 2 | 2 Grey Cups | ||
| SSK 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... |
1991–1993 | 25 | 22 | 0 | .532 | 0 West Division Championships |
0 | 2 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
| BAL Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team... |
1994–1995 | 27 | 9 | 0 | .750 | 1 East Division Championship |
5 | 1 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
| EDM 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... |
1999–2000 | 16 | 20 | 0 | .444 | 0 West Division Championships |
0 | 2 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
| MTL 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... |
2002–2006 | 58 | 28 | 0 | .674 | 4 East Division Championships |
5 | 2 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
| Total | 231 | 133 | 1 | .633 | 11 Division Championships |
19 | 13 | 5 Grey Cups | |||
External links
- Don Matthews profile on Argonauts.ca
- Video of Don Matthews' introduction as the Toronto Argonauts'new head coach
- Go Vandals.com - lifetime achievement - Don Matthews '64