The Toronto Argonauts 1940 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The Toronto Argonauts’ 1940 Season

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Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the IRFU
Lost IRFU Final Total Point Series 20 – 2
- Nov. 15, 1940 Lost 1 – 12 @ Ottawa
- Nov. 22, 1940 Lost 1 – 8 vs Ottawa

Toronto Argonauts 1940 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

1940 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

Toronto Argonauts 1940 Record

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Regular Season	6	4	2	0	8	58	79	W1	4-2-0
Home	3	3	0	0	6	43	25	W3	3-0-0
Visitor	3	1	2	0	2	15	54	L2	1-2-0

Full 1940 League Standings

Toronto Argonauts 1940 Opponent Appearances

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ TOR	TOR @
Divisional	0.444	3-0-0 (3)	1-2-0 (3)
Non-Divisional	0.000	0-0-0 (0)	0-0-0 (0)
Ottawa Rough Riders (2)	0.833	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tigers (2)	0.333	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Montreal Bulldogs (2)	0.167	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Team Scoring

	1940	1939 +/-
Average Combined Score	22.83	+6.00
Average Winning Score	13.00	+1.75
Average Losing Score	3.00	-4.00
Average Home Score	14.33	+6.67
Average Visitor Score	5.00	-6.67
Average Margin of Victory	4.75	-1.75
Average Margin of Loss	20.00	+9.00

1940 Toronto Argonauts Attendance

Capacity: 16,000
Total: 16,000
High: 16,000
Avg: 16,000 (1 out of 3 game)
Diff from 1939 Avg: +16,000
Low: 16,000
Sellouts: 1
% of Capacity: 100.00
Diff from League Avg: +14,983

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Coaches

Head Coach

Lew Hayman (Jan. 1, 1932 – Dec. 31, 1941)

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Stadium

1940 home stadium: Varsity Stadium
Capacity: 16,000
Playing surface: Natural Grass
Previous stadium change: 1924 – Expansion

Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Toronto	9	0	9	10	9	19	7	0	7	17	6	23	43 (14.3)	15 (5.0)	58 (9.7)
Opponent	8	7	15	6	22	28	10	19	29	1	6	7	54 (18.0)	25 (8.3)	79 (13.2)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)
After 2nd	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)
After 3rd	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)
After 4th	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)

Toronto Argonauts 1940 Schedule

Week	Date/Time (EST	Result		Attendance
1	Sat. Oct. 5	TOR 9 @ MTL 8	W	8,000
2	Sat. Oct. 12	HAM 5 @ TOR 17	W
3	Sat. Oct. 19	TOR 6 @ OTT 41	L
4	Sat. Oct. 26	OTT 9 @ TOR 11	W	16,000
5	Sat. Nov. 2	TOR 0 @ HAM 5	L
6	Sat. Nov. 9	MTL 11 @ TOR 15	W
P2	Sat. Nov. 16	TOR 1 @ OTT 12	L
P2	Sat. Nov. 23	OTT 8 @ TOR 1	L