Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Thu Jul 8 8:15 PM
MTL 10 @ TOR 29 W  
B
Mon Jul 12 9:00 PM
TOR 14 @ WPG 11 W  
C
Fri Jul 16 8:15 PM
BC 17 @ TOR 18 W  
D
Thu Jul 22 8:00 PM
TOR 21 @ HAM 8 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Wed Jul 28 8:00 PM
WPG 20 @ TOR 21 W CTV
2
Fri Aug 6 8:00 PM
SSK 17 @ TOR 22 W CBC
3
Thu Aug 12 8:00 PM
TOR 26 @ MTL 14 W CTVE
4
Thu Aug 19 8:00 PM
OTT 28 @ TOR 30 W  
6Bye
6
Sun Aug 29 5:00 PM
TOR 24 @ BC 27 L CTV
6
Wed Sep 1 11:00 PM
TOR 16 @ EDM 15 W CTVW
7
Mon Sep 6 2:00 PM
TOR 17 @ HAM 30 L  
8
Sun Sep 12 2:00 PM
HAM 14 @ TOR 23 W CTVE
9
Sun Sep 19 2:00 PM
TOR 26 @ OTT 17 W CTVE
10
Sat Sep 25 8:00 PM
CGY 7 @ TOR 18 W CBC
11
Sun Oct 3 2:00 PM
TOR 12 @ OTT 3 W CTV
12
Sun Oct 10 2:00 PM
TOR 32 @ MTL 5 W CTVE
13
Sun Oct 17 2:00 PM
MTL 28 @ TOR 7 L  
15Bye
15
Sun Oct 31 2:00 PM
HAM 23 @ TOR 15 L CTVE
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sun Nov 14 2:00 PM
TOR 23 @ HAM 8 W CBC
P2
Sat Nov 20 2:00 PM
HAM 17 @ TOR 17 T CTV
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 28 4:00 PM
TOR 11 vs CGY 14 L CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 4 0 0 8 82 46 W4 4-0-0
Regular Season 14 10 4 0 20 289 248 L2 4-2-0
    Home 7 5 2 0 10 136 137 L2 4-2-0
    Visitor 7 5 2 0 10 153 111 W3 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 9 6 3 0 12 188 162 L2 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 5 4 1 0 8 101 86 W2 4-1-0

Full 1971 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 4 (4-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (4-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 9 (8-1-0) 2 (2-0-0) 3 (0-3-0)
After 2nd 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 10 (9-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 3rd 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 10 (9-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 10 (10-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.452 2-2-0 (4) 4-1-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.488 3-0-0 (3) 1-1-0 (2)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.429
Ottawa RedBlacks (3) 0.429
BC Lions (1) 0.406
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.594
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.375
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.594
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.469
19711970 +/-
Average Combined Score 38.36 -5.86
Average Winning Score 22.60 -6.15
Average Losing Score 15.75 -0.75
Average Home Score 19.43 -5.86
Average Visitor Score 21.86 +0.14
Average Margin of Victory 8.60 -5.90
Average Margin of Loss 11.25 -1.58
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Toronto 136 (19.4) 153 (21.9) 289 (20.6)
Opponent 111 (15.9) 137 (19.6) 248 (17.7)
1st Toronto 34 (4.9) 43 (6.1) 77 (5.5)
Opponent 21 (3.0) 14 (2.0) 35 (2.5)
2nd Toronto 28 (4.0) 38 (5.4) 66 (4.7)
Opponent 24 (3.4) 24 (3.4) 48 (3.4)
3rd Toronto 49 (7.0) 31 (4.4) 80 (5.7)
Opponent 20 (2.9) 37 (5.3) 57 (4.1)
4th Toronto 25 (3.6) 41 (5.9) 66 (4.7)
Opponent 46 (6.6) 62 (8.9) 108 (7.7)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • Bob Gibson – Offensive backfield
1971 Player Awards and Nominations
1971 Most Outstanding
Toronto Argonauts 1971 All-Star Selections
6 All-Canadian Selections
RB Leon McQuay
TE Mel Profit, Jr.
DT Jim Stillwagon
DE Jim Corrigall
DB Dick Thornton
DB Marv Luster
11 All-Division Selections
QB Joe Theismann*
RB Leon McQuay*
TE Mel Profit, Jr.
FL Mike Eben
C Paul Desjardins
G Charles Bray
T Ellison Kelly
DT Jim Stillwagon
DE Jim Corrigall
DB Marv Luster
DB Dick Thornton

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1971 Toronto Argonauts Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–5 (14)   Bob Hamilton (E) Waterloo Lutheran
3–5 (23)   Ron Faulkner (T) Queen's
4–5 (32)   Bill Morrison (DE) Guelph
5–5 (41)   Allan Dresser (LB) Windsor
6–5 (50)   Bill Hartley (G) St. Francis Xavier
7–5   Pass
8–5   Pass
9–5   Pass

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