Varsity Stadium History, Record and Attendance on CFLdb Statistics

Details

Numbers

Opened: Jan. 1, 1898
Age: 121 years, 3 months
Total Games: 392
Total Attendance: 2,987,501 (210 games)
All-Time Attendance Avg: 14,226.20
Regular Season Sellouts: 17
Hosted Grey Cup: 30 times

Attendance Records

Pre-season: 16,073 — July 31, 1957 SSK 30 @ TOR 9
Regular Season: 26,813 — Nov. 1, 1958 MTL 44 @ TOR 7
Playoffs: 27,242 — Nov. 22, 1952 HAM 7 @ TOR 12
Grey Cup: 27,425 — Nov. 24, 1956 EDM 50 vs MTL 27

Firsts and Lasts

	First	Last
Game	Oct. 14, 1898 TOR 0 vs OHRC 19	June 9, 2015 WPG 34 @ TOR 27
Regular Game	Oct. 14, 1898 TOR 0 vs OHRC 19	Nov. 1, 1958 MTL 44 @ TOR 7
Playoff Game	Nov. 12, 1904 TOROS 14 vs TOR 4	Nov. 26, 1952 SAR 15 @ TOR 34
Grey Cup	Nov. 25, 1911 TOR 7 @ UTV 14	Nov. 30, 1957 WPG 7 vs HAM 32

Note: Information provided is based on data on Canadian senior and professional football team games in the database and may be incomplete. It does not include other competition levels or sporting events.

Location

Address: Blood St and Devonshire Pl
Coordinates: 43.6670644865641, -79.39728677272797

Home Team Record

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Toronto Argonauts	8	4	4	0	0	0	197	185
Regular Season
Toronto Argonauts	159	96	58	5	1	0	2,566	1,978
Balmy Beach Beachers	21	11	10	0	1	0	201	186
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	14	8	6	0	1	0	187	157
St. Michael's College	11	6	4	1	0	0	122	133
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	5	4	1	0	0	0	79	25
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	4	3	1	0	0	0	60	38
Toronto Torontos	7	3	4	0	0	0	108	95
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	3	2	1	0	0	0	38	24
Camp Borden Fliers	10	2	7	1	1	0	65	82
Osgoode Hall Rugby Club	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	0
Toronto Beaches-Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	14
Toronto Oakwood Indians	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	38
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs	4	0	4	0	0	0	30	58
Toronto Victorias	5	0	5	0	0	0	16	138
Playoffs
Toronto Argonauts	22	13	9	0	0	0	322	218
Balmy Beach Beachers	5	4	1	0	0	0	62	32
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	2	2	0	0	0	0	42	13
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	6
Toronto Torontos	2	1	1	0	0	0	21	41
Sarnia Imperials	2	1	1	0	0	0	21	35
Hamilton Tigers	2	1	1	0	0	0	23	14
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	39
Total
Toronto Argonauts	189	113	71	5	1	0	3,085	2,381
Balmy Beach Beachers	26	15	11	0	1	0	263	218
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	15	9	6	0	1	0	193	157
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	7	6	1	0	0	0	121	38
St. Michael's College	11	6	4	1	0	0	122	133
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	7	4	3	0	0	0	77	77
Toronto Torontos	9	4	5	0	0	0	129	136
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	3	2	1	0	0	0	38	24
Camp Borden Fliers	10	2	7	1	1	0	65	82
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	6
Osgoode Hall Rugby Club	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	0
Sarnia Imperials	2	1	1	0	0	0	21	35
Hamilton Tigers	2	1	1	0	0	0	23	14
Toronto Beaches-Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	14
Toronto Oakwood Indians	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	38
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs	4	0	4	0	0	0	30	58
Toronto Victorias	5	0	5	0	0	0	16	138

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

	GP	W	L	PF	PA
Toronto Argonauts	8	8	0	164	36
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	2	0	44	13
Balmy Beach Beachers	4	2	2	25	31
Edmonton Eskimos	1	1	0	50	27
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	1	1	0	23	14
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	1	1	0	8	5
Sarnia Imperials	1	1	0	26	20
Montreal Alouettes	3	1	2	80	91
Ottawa Rough Riders	3	1	2	44	44
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	0	1	7	32
Toronto Torontos	1	0	1	7	13

Opposition Team Record

	GP	W	L	T	OTG	OTL	PF	PA
Preseason
Calgary Stampeders	1	1	0	0	0	0	21	13
Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	9
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	1	1	0	0	0	45	62
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	2	1	1	0	0	0	49	49
Montreal Alouettes	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	64
Total	8	4	4	0	0	0	185	197
Regular Season
Ottawa Rough Riders	40	19	21	0	0	0	594	612
Montreal Alouettes	27	15	12	0	0	0	542	559
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20	13	6	1	0	0	362	351
Balmy Beach Beachers	17	12	5	0	0	0	194	101
Hamilton Tigers	33	10	19	4	0	0	320	337
Sarnia Imperials	8	5	3	0	1	1	108	63
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers	16	5	11	0	0	0	130	209
Toronto Argonauts	4	3	1	0	0	0	46	33
Hamilton Rowing Club	8	3	5	0	0	0	77	122
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	6
St. Michael's College	2	2	0	0	0	0	28	7
Hamilton Flying Wildcats	3	2	1	0	0	0	56	36
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	4	2	2	0	0	0	43	52
Hamilton Tiger-Cubs	6	2	3	1	0	0	34	61
Toronto Oakwood Indians	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	13
London Lords	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
Ottawa Trojans	2	1	1	0	0	0	26	33
Toronto Torontos	2	1	1	0	1	1	37	23
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs	2	1	1	0	0	0	22	34
Peterborough	3	1	2	0	0	0	26	46
University of Toronto Varsity Seconds	4	1	3	0	1	1	31	44
Hamilton Wildcats	5	1	4	0	0	0	51	89
Camp Borden Fliers	5	1	4	0	0	0	44	89
Ottawa Senators	10	1	9	0	0	0	37	163
Montreal Hornets	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	21
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	18
Rochester Rockets	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	21
Sarnia Golden Bears	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	13
Montreal Cubs	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	58
Kitchener Panthers	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	15
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	21
Windsor Ambassadors	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	23
Montreal Royals	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
Hamilton Alerts	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	20
Sarnia 2-26 Battery Militia	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	14
Dundas Rugby Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9
Ottawa Combines	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	19
Montreal Indians	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	26
Ottawa Ottawas	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	37
Toronto Victorias	2	0	2	0	0	0	11	49
Montreal Bulldogs	3	0	3	0	0	0	14	48
Total	249	105	137	7	4	3	2,989	3,503
Playoffs
Ottawa Rough Riders	7	4	3	0	0	0	60	66
Hamilton Tigers	3	3	0	0	0	0	53	7
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	4	2	2	0	0	0	64	54
Toronto Torontos	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	4
Sarnia Imperials	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Balmy Beach Beachers	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	24
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	8
Peterborough	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	21
Sarnia 2-26 Battery Militia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	12
Toronto Oakwood Indians	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	15
Hamilton Tiger-Cubs	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	18
Total	22	10	12	0	0	0	207	235

Year	Change	Surface	Capacity
2007	Expansion	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	5,000
2003	Rebuilt/re-opened 2003	Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)	1,500
1950	Expansion	Natural Grass	21,739
1950	With collapsible bleachers	Natural Grass	27,000
1924	Expansion	Natural Grass	16,000
1911	Expansion	Natural Grass	10,500
1898	Opened 1898	Natural Grass	500

Varsity Stadium in Toronto, ON