Toronto Argonauts 1970 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

8 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 7, 1970 Lost 7 – 16 vs Montreal

Toronto Argonauts 1970 Season Resources 1970 TOR Team Roster 1970 TOR Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Wed Jul 8 8:15 PM	OTT 8 @ TOR 29	W
B	Tue Jul 14 11:00 PM	TOR 47 @ EDM 7	W
C	Thu Jul 16 11:00 PM	TOR 42 @ BC 25	W
D	Fri Jul 24 8:15 PM	MTL 19 @ TOR 20	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Bye
2	Tue Aug 4 8:00 PM	TOR 27 @ MTL 34	L	CTVE
3	Thu Aug 13 8:00 PM	HAM 3 @ TOR 29	W	CTVE
4	Thu Aug 20 8:00 PM	EDM 14 @ TOR 16	W	CTV
5	Wed Aug 26 9:00 PM	TOR 22 @ WPG 28	L	CTV
6	Sun Aug 30 4:00 PM	TOR 14 @ SSK 36	L	CTV
7	Mon Sep 7 8:00 PM	TOR 37 @ OTT 21	W	CTV
8	Sun Sep 13 2:00 PM	OTT 25 @ TOR 30	W	CTVE
9	Sun Sep 20 2:00 PM	MTL 24 @ TOR 17	L	CTVE
10	Sun Sep 27 5:00 PM	TOR 12 @ CGY 27	L	CTV
11	Sun Oct 4 2:00 PM	TOR 33 @ HAM 14	W
12	Sat Oct 10 8:00 PM	BC 7 @ TOR 50	W	CTV
13	Sun Oct 18 2:00 PM	MTL 13 @ TOR 16	W	CTVE
14	Sun Oct 25 2:00 PM	TOR 7 @ HAM 27	L	CTVE
15	Sat Oct 31 2:00 PM	OTT 17 @ TOR 19	W	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sat Nov 7 2:00 PM	MTL 16 @ TOR 7	L	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	4	0	0	8	138	59	W4	4-0-0
Regular Season	14	8	6	0	16	329	290	W1	4-2-0
Home	7	6	1	0	12	177	103	W3	5-1-0
Visitor	7	2	5	0	4	152	187	L1	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	9	6	3	0	12	215	178	W1	4-2-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	2	3	0	4	114	112	W1	2-3-0

Full 1970 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	5 (4-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (0-3-0)	8 (6-2-0)	3 (2-1-0)	3 (0-3-0)
After 2nd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)
After 3rd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (2-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (0-3-0)	9 (8-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (0-4-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ TOR	TOR @
Divisional	0.476	4-1-0 (5)	2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.500	2-0-0 (2)	0-3-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)	0.607	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3)	0.536	1-1-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (3)	0.286	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
BC Lions (1)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	--
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.563	--	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	--
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.875	--	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.125	--	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1970	1969 +/-
Average Combined Score	44.21	-4.79
Average Winning Score	28.75	-3.15
Average Losing Score	16.50	-5.25
Average Home Score	25.29	-6.43
Average Visitor Score	21.71	-4.57
Average Margin of Victory	14.50	-0.70
Average Margin of Loss	12.83	+6.33

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Toronto	177 (25.3)	152 (21.7)	329 (23.5)
Total	Opponent	187 (26.7)	103 (14.7)	290 (20.7)
1st	Toronto	31 (4.4)	28 (4.0)	59 (4.2)
1st	Opponent	28 (4.0)	16 (2.3)	44 (3.1)
2nd	Toronto	71 (10.1)	33 (4.7)	104 (7.4)
2nd	Opponent	58 (8.3)	24 (3.4)	82 (5.9)
3rd	Toronto	11 (1.6)	57 (8.1)	68 (4.9)
3rd	Opponent	38 (5.4)	26 (3.7)	64 (4.6)
4th	Toronto	64 (9.1)	34 (4.9)	98 (7.0)
4th	Opponent	63 (9.0)	37 (5.3)	100 (7.1)

Head Coach

Leo Cahill (April 21, 1967 – Nov. 9, 1972)

Assistant Coach

Bob Gibson – Offensive backfield

Player Awards
All Stars

1970 Player Awards and Nominations

1970 Most Outstanding

Player — Marv Luster (Team Nominee)
Lineman — Charles Bray (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Tony Moro (Team Nominee)

Toronto Argonauts 1970 All-Star Selections

5 All-Canadian Selections

RB	Bill Symons
FL	Jim Thorpe
G	Charles Bray (Tie)
DE	Ed Harrington
DB	Marv Luster (Tie)

6 All-Division Selections

RB	Bill Symons^*
TE	Mel Profit, Jr.
FL	Jim Thorpe
G	Charles Bray
DB	Jim Tomlin
DB	Marv Luster

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1970 Toronto Argonauts Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
2–7 (16)		Paul Brown (T)	Waterloo Lutheran
3–7 (25)		John Candiotto (E)	Dalhousie
4–7 (34)		Vince Lyons (DB)	McMaster
5–7		Pass
6–7 (51)		Bear Brown (T)	Royal Military College
7–7 (59)		Bill Simmons (DB)	Royal Military College
8–7		Pass
9–7		Pass
10–7		Pass