The Toronto Argonauts’ 1955 Season

Season Summary

Toronto Argonauts 1955 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Toronto Argonauts 1955 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 12 4 8 0 8 239 328 L1 2-4-0
    Home 6 3 3 0 6 128 134 W1 3-3-0
    Visitor 6 1 5 0 2 111 194 L3 1-5-0

Full 1955 League Standings

Toronto Argonauts 1955 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.556 3-3-0 (6) 1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.667
Montreal Alouettes (4) 0.750
Ottawa Rough Riders (4) 0.250

Coaches

Head Coaches

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Assistant Coaches
  • Bill Earley – Offensive backfield
  • Terry Brennan – Assistant

1955 Toronto Argonauts Attendance

  • Capacity: 21,739
  • Total: 103,501
  • High: 19,200
  • Avg: 17,250 (6 out of 6 games)
  • Diff from 1954 Avg: +1,558
  • Low: 12,213
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 79.35
  • Diff from League Avg: +15,830

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Team Scoring

19551954 +/-
Average Combined Score 47.25 13.18 +
Average Winning Score 26.50 2.67 +
Average Losing Score 16.63 8.00 +
Average Home Score 21.33 7.48 +
Average Visitor Score 18.50 2.07 +
Average Margin of Victory 13.25 0.42 +
Average Margin of Loss 17.75 1.50 +

Stadium

  • 1955 home stadium: Varsity Stadium
  • Capacity: 21,739
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1950 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Toronto 222951 572380 182341 313667 128 (21.3)111 (18.5)239 (19.9)
Opponent 315384 454893 315081 274370 194 (32.3)134 (22.3)328 (27.3)

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 3 (2-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 5 (3-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (0-5-0)
After 2nd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0)

Toronto Argonauts 1955 Player Awards and Nominations

1955 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Dick Shatto (Division Finalist)

Toronto Argonauts 1955 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2 (2) Alex Macklin (T) Toronto
2–2 (6) Bob Kimoff (HB) Toronto
3–2 (10) Baz Mackie (T) Toronto
4–2 (14) Bill Horton (FW) Toronto
5–2 (18) John Pendergast (C) Toronto
6–2 (22) Johnny Sopinka (HB) Toronto
7–2 (26) Jackson Strapp (T) Toronto
8–2 (30) Mike Yednoroz McMaster
9–2 (34) Doug Johnson (T) McMaster
10–2 (38) Hal Biewald (FW) McGill
11–2 (42) Roger Baikie (FW) McGill
Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. Aug. 10
TOR 24 @ BC 30 L 22,448  
B
Sat. Aug. 13
TOR 18 @ EDM 29 L 10,000  
B
Mon. Aug. 15
TOR 29 @ WPG 6 W 15,726  
1
Sat. Sept. 3
HAM 6 @ TOR 31 W 18,621  
1
Mon. Sept. 5
TOR 12 @ HAM 37 L 18,628  
2
Sat. Sept. 10
TOR 11 @ MTL 43 L 22,227  
3
Sat. Sept. 17
OTT 27 @ TOR 12 L 16,078  
4
Sat. Sept. 24
TOR 30 @ OTT 19 W 14,000  
5
Sat. Oct. 1
MTL 30 @ TOR 28 L 19,200  
6
Sat. Oct. 8
TOR 11 @ HAM 15 L 15,000  
6
Mon. Oct. 10
HAM 15 @ TOR 16 W 19,060  
7
Sat. Oct. 15
TOR 23 @ MTL 44 L 21,000  
8
Sat. Oct. 22
MTL 43 @ TOR 12 L 18,329  
9
Sat. Oct. 29
OTT 13 @ TOR 29 W 12,213  
10
Sat. Nov. 5
TOR 24 @ OTT 36 L 8,220  
P1
Sat. Nov. 12
TOR 32 @ HAM 28 W 17,600  
P2
Sat. Nov. 19
TOR 36 @ MTL 38 L 21,103