The Toronto Argonauts’ 1974 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 4th in the Eastern Conference

Toronto Argonauts 1974 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Toronto Argonauts 1974 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 1 1 5 88 93 L1 2-1-1
Regular Season 16 6 9 1 13 281 314 L1 3-2-1
    Home 8 4 4 0 8 149 149 W2 3-3-0
    Visitor 8 2 5 1 5 132 165 L2 2-3-1
   Divisional opponent 11 4 6 1 9 187 216 L1 2-3-1
   Non-divisional opponent 5 2 3 0 4 94 98 L1 2-3-0

Full 1974 League Standings

Toronto Argonauts 1974 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.506 3-3-0 (6) 1-3-1 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.519 1-1-0 (2) 1-2-0 (3)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.438
Montreal Alouettes (4) 0.625
Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 0.438
BC Lions (1) 0.500
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.375
Edmonton Eskimos (1) 0.656
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.563
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.500

Team Scoring

19741973 +/-
Average Combined Score 37.19 +1.76
Average Winning Score 18.83 -4.17
Average Losing Score 17.22 +5.42
Average Home Score 18.63 -1.09
Average Visitor Score 16.50 -1.64
Average Margin of Victory 8.83 -3.88
Average Margin of Loss 9.56 -1.44

1974 Toronto Argonauts Attendance

  • Capacity: 33,150
  • Total: 255,311
  • High: 35,007
  • Avg: 31,913 (8 out of 8 games)
  • Diff from 1973 Avg: -1,221
  • Low: 21,456
  • Sellouts: 4
  • % of Capacity: 96.27
  • Diff from League Avg: +8,858

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Coaches

Head Coaches

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Stadium

  • 1974 home stadium: Exhibition Stadium
  • Capacity: 33,150
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1959 – Opened 1959

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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 393170 533790 222143 354378 149 (18.6)132 (16.5)281 (17.6)
Opponent 296190 463177 323870 423577 165 (20.6)149 (18.6)314 (19.6)

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 4 (2-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (0-3-1) 7 (3-4-0) 2 (2-0-0) 7 (1-5-1)
After 2nd 7 (4-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (1-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-2-1) 11 (5-6-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-3-1)
After 3rd 6 (3-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-2-1) 10 (5-5-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (1-3-1)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 9 (0-9-0)

Toronto Argonauts 1974 Player Awards and Nominations

1974 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Peter Muller (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Sam Cvijanovich (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Noah Jackson (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Peter Muller (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Sam Cvijanovich (Winner)

Toronto Argonauts 1974 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) [HAM, WPG] Randy Halsall (DT) Wake Forest
1–5 (5)   Larry Simpson (TE) Wilfrid Laurier
2–1 (10) [HAM, WPG] Rick Knopke (DE) Wilfrid Laurier
3–5 (23)   Bill Baker (DB) British Columbia (UBC)
4–5 (32)   Wayne Sudsbury (LB) Mount Allison
5–5 (41)   Heinz Brademan (DT) Alberta
6–5 (50)   John Dionisi (WR) Acadia
7–5 (59)   Bob Spree (QB) Waterloo
8–5 (68)   John Wintermeyer (RB) Queen's
9–5 (76)   Tom Graham (C) Guelph

Toronto Argonauts 1974 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections
DT Jim Stillwagon
2 All-Division Selections
T Noah Jackson
DT Jim Stillwagon

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. July 3
SSK 25 @ TOR 25 T 30,650  
B
Wed. July 10
WPG 17 @ TOR 27 W 31,325  
C
Tue. July 16
TOR 21 @ BC 15 W 15,835  
D
Fri. July 19
TOR 15 @ SSK 36 L    
1
Thu. July 25
OTT 3 @ TOR 19 W 21,456  
2
Tue. July 30
TOR 22 @ HAM 29 L 28,391  
3
Wed. Aug. 7
MTL 42 @ TOR 25 L 33,517  
4
Wed. Aug. 14
HAM 6 @ TOR 17 W 33,157  
5
Wed. Aug. 21
TOR 13 @ WPG 18 L 21,139  
6
Sun. Aug. 25 4:00 PM
 TOR 17 @ SSK 13 W 15,688  
7
Tue. Sept. 3
MTL 12 @ TOR 11 L 34,697  
8
Sun. Sept. 8
TOR 6 @ MTL 38 L 24,525  
9
Thu. Sept. 12
BC 26 @ TOR 24 L 32,782  
10
Thu. Sept. 19
OTT 29 @ TOR 12 L 32,081  
11
Sun. Sept. 29
TOR 19 @ OTT 7 W 18,902  
12
Sat. Oct. 5
EDM 20 @ TOR 22 W 32,614  
13
Sun. Oct. 13
TOR 13 @ MTL 13 T 17,136  
14
Sun. Oct. 20
TOR 18 @ CGY 21 L 18,555  
15
Sun. Oct. 27
HAM 11 @ TOR 19 W 35,007  
16
Sun. Nov. 3
TOR 24 @ HAM 26 L 32,790