2018 Toronto Argonauts season

2018 Toronto Argonauts season
General managerJim Popp
Head coachMarc Trestman
Home fieldBMO Field
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Team MOPS. J. Green
Team MOCSean McEwen
Team MORTrumaine Washington
Uniform

The 2018 Toronto Argonauts season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 146th season overall. The Argonauts failed to improve upon their 9–9 record from 2017, losing their tenth game of the season to the Calgary Stampeders on September 28. Following their week 17 loss to the BC Lions on October 6, the Argonauts were the first team eliminated from post-season contention.[1] They became the first team since the 2006 Edmonton Eskimos to fail to qualify for the playoffs in the year after winning the Grey Cup.

This was the second season with Jim Popp as general manager and Marc Trestman as head coach.[2] Trestman was relieved of his duties the day following the Argonauts' 24–9 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on November 2, following a 4–14 season with minimal success in Ricky Ray's absence.[3] Ray was also indecisive about retirement at the end of the 2018 CFL regular season after sustaining a season-ending injury in the Argonauts' 41–7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on June 23 though he ultimately retired prior to the start of the 2019 Toronto Argonauts season. [4]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.[5] The Argonauts had the last selection in each round of the draft by virtue of winning the 105th Grey Cup, less any traded picks. The Argos traded their third-round pick to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a trade for Drew Willy, but got Edmonton's when the Argos traded Mason Woods for James Franklin.[6][7] The Argonauts also made two conditional trades, one of which was fulfilled; they lost their sixth-round selection to Montreal after acquiring S. J. Green and he had a successful season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 9 Ryan Hunter OL Bowling Green North Bay, ON
2 18 Nelkas Kwemo LB Queen's Montreal, QC
3 20 Régis Cibasu WR Montreal Montreal, QC
4 35 Simon Gingras-Gagnon FB Laval Quebec City, QC
5 43 Sean Harrington LB Michigan State Commerce Township, MI
7 60 Mathieu Loiselle LB Wagner Quebec City, QC
8 69 Kain Anzovino LS Kent State Fort Erie, ON

Preseason

The Argonauts played their home pre-season game in Guelph due to field maintenance for the grass at their usual home stadium, BMO Field.[9]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B Fri, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–18 1–0 TSN Tim Hortons Field NA Recap
C Thurs, June 7 7:30 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 17–32 1–1 None Alumni Stadium 3,921 Recap

[10][11]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

The Toronto Argonauts lost their starting quarterback, Ricky Ray, due to a serious neck injury in the team's 41–7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the second week of the season.[12] He was subsequently discharged from a Toronto hospital several days later. At the time of discharge, it was announced that Ray would miss a significant, but undisclosed, amount of time from on-field responsibilities.[13] At the time of injury, commentators suggested that the team bench Ray in favor of their newly acquired backup quarterback, James Franklin.

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Ottawa Redblacks 18 11 7 0 22 464 420 6–2 W3 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 513 456 4–4 L3 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 5 13 0 10 345 512 4–4 W2 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 4 14 0 8 369 560 2–6 L2 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 15 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–27 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 29,788 Recap
2 2 Sat, June 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 7–41 0–2 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 16,450 Recap
3 Bye
4 3 Sat, July 7 5:30 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 20–17 1–2 TSN BMO Field 12,196 Recap
5 4 Fri, July 13 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 15–16 1–3 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 31,056 Recap
6 5 Sat, July 21 4:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–38 1–4 TSN BMO Field 10,844 Recap
7 6 Fri, July 27 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–40 1–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,116 Recap
8 7 Thurs, Aug 2 7:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks W 42–41 2–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 11,857 Recap
9 Bye
10 8 Sat, Aug 18 4:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 24–23 3–5 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 18,104 Recap
11 9 Fri, Aug 24 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes L 22–25 3–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,480 Recap
12 10 Mon, Sept 3 6:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 28–42 3–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,221 Recap
13 11 Sat, Sept 8 1:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–36 3–8 TSN BMO Field 15,702 Recap
14 Bye
15 12 Sat, Sept 22 7:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–30 3–9 TSN BMO Field 14,479 Recap
16 13 Fri, Sept 28 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 16–38 3–10 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 24,126 Recap
17 14 Sat, Oct 6 7:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 23–26 3–11 TSN BC Place 18,535 Recap
18 15 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–34 3–12 TSN BMO Field 14,184 Recap
19 16 Sat, Oct 20 4:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes W 26–22 4–12 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,080[14] Recap
20 17 Sun, Oct 28 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes L 10–40 4–13 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 17,583 Recap
21 18 Fri, Nov 2 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks L 9–24 4–14 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,185 Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks

Running back

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice squad

Suspended

Italics indicate international player
Roster updated 2018-11-01
Depth chart
Transactions (argonauts.ca) Archived 2016-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
Transactions (cfl.ca)
46 active, 8 one-game injured
12 six-game injured, 7 practice roster

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Coaching staff

Toronto Argonauts staff
Front office and support staff  

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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References

  1. ^ Updated Playoff Scenarios: Stamps look to secure home field, Als on the brink
  2. ^ Argos make Marc Trestman highest paid coach in the CFL
  3. ^ "Argos part ways with Head Coach Marc Trestman - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. ^ "Argos' Ray carefully pondering football future - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. ^ CFL draft date announced
  6. ^ Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als
  7. ^ Argos acquire rights to QB James Franklin in trade with Eskimos
  8. ^ Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als
  9. ^ "2018 ARGOS SEASON TICKET HOLDERS". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  10. ^ a b 2018 Schedule
  11. ^ 2018 PDF schedule
  12. ^ "Mitchell leads Stamps past Argos in Grey Cup rematch". CFL.ca. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  13. ^ "Neck injury will keep Argos QB Ricky Ray out for 'significant time'". CBC. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  14. ^ "The Toronto Argonauts' 2018 Season". The Canadian Football League Database. Retrieved 28 October 2018.