Game Summary

The East Division leading Toronto Argonauts traveled to Winnipeg Stadium this week for a match against the third place Blue Bombers. The game started as a tight defensive battle with neither team scoring until half way through the first quarter when Toronto RB Mike “Pinball” Clemons darted his way into the end zone from the 5-yard line. K Mike Vanderjagt’s convert was good pacing the Boatmen to an early 7-0 lead. Winnipeg countered by scoring a TD of their own 2:28 later when WR Tyrone Montgomery found the end zone at the conclusion of a 39-yard run. Toronto dominated the second quarter scoring just 1:09 into play after QB Doug Flutie threw the games first passing TD, a 10-yard toss to SB Derrell Mitchell making the score 14-7. Vanderjagt’s 11-yard FG at 6:26 increased the lead to 10. Then at 11:51, Flutie called his own number scampering into the end zone from 9 yards out. Vanderjagt’s single point attempt was good giving Toronto a commanding 24-7 lead. In the ensuing kickoff Vanderjagt hoofed the ball into end zone forcing Winnipeg wide-out Milt Stegall to concede a single bringing the Toronto tally to 25. Toronto continued to drive hard against the Winnipeg defence and their persistence resulted in Flutie’s second TD pass to Mitchell at 13:19. The 35-yard throw gave Toronto a 25-point cushion after Vanderjagt’s convert split the uprights. Toronto RB Robert Drummond closed the scoring in the first half carrying the ball 4 yards for his League leading 18th TD at 14:11. Vanderjagt’s convert gave Toronto a convincing 39-7 half-time lead. Vanderjagt’s opening kick off the third stanza of play sailed into the end zone and was conceded for a single by Montgomery for the only score in the quarter. In the fourth quarter, Vanderjagt scored another single for Toronto when his 21-yard FG attempt went wide at 5:52. At 11:23, Vanderjagt conceded a safety touch to round out the scoring in the match. Toronto improved their League best record to 12-2 with a score from Winnipeg Stadium that read Toronto 41, Winnipeg 9.