The Toronto Argonauts 1989 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The Toronto Argonauts’ 1989 Season

Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the East Division
East Division Semi-final
- Nov. 12, 1989 Lost 7 – 30 vs Winnipeg

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Roster Turnover from 1988: 31 players
1989 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Record
	GP	W	L	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	2	0	4	40	27	W2	2-0-0
Regular Season	18	7	11	14	369	428	L2	3-3-0
Home	9	5	4	10	220	194	L1	3-3-0
Visitor	9	2	7	4	149	234	L2	1-5-0
Divisional opponent	10	5	5	10	216	246	L2	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	2	6	4	153	182	W1	1-5-0

Full 1989 League Standings

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Opponent Appearances

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ TOR	TOR @
Divisional	0.450	3-2-0 (5)	2-3-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.583	2-2-0 (4)	0-4-0 (4)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)	0.667	0-2-0 (2)	0-2-0 (2)
Ottawa Rough Riders (3)	0.222	2-0-0 (2)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	1-1-0 (2)
BC Lions (2)	0.389	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.556	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Eskimos (2)	0.889	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)

Coaches

Head Coaches

Don Matthews (Nov. 22, 1989 – Jan. 10, 1991)
Bob O'Billovich (Dec. 31, 1981 – Nov. 16, 1989)

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Assistant Coaches

Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive line
Jim Gilstrap – Offensive backfield
John Meyer – Defensive backs
Joseph Moss – Linebackers
Sam Sanders – Defensive line

1989 Toronto Argonauts Attendance

Capacity: 53,595
Total: 315,625
High: 44,209
Avg: 35,069 (9 out of 9 games)
Diff from 1988 Avg: +11,924
Low: 31,116
Sellouts: 0
% of Capacity: 65.43
Diff from League Avg: +9,652

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Team Scoring

	1989	1988 +/-
Average Combined Score	44.28	5.56
Average Winning Score	26.57	8.07
Average Losing Score	16.64	4.86
Average Home Score	24.44	8.22
Average Visitor Score	16.56	14.22
Average Margin of Victory	9.57	11.57
Average Margin of Loss	11.45	1.30

Stadium

1989 home stadium: The SkyDome
Capacity: 53,595
Playing surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
Previous stadium change: 1989 – Opened 1989

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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	32	54	86	75	41	116	46	34	80	67	20	87	220 (24.4)	149 (16.6)	369 (20.5)
Opponent	37	61	98	39	83	122	45	35	80	73	55	128	234 (26.0)	194 (21.6)	428 (23.8)

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)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (3-3-0)	3 (2-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (0-5-0)	6 (4-2-0)	1 (0-1-0)	11 (3-8-0)
After 2nd	5 (5-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	3 (0-3-0)	2 (1-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-6-0)	7 (6-1-0)	1 (0-1-0)	10 (1-9-0)
After 3rd	6 (4-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	6 (0-6-0)	8 (6-2-0)	2 (1-1-0)	8 (0-8-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (0-7-0)	7 (7-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	11 (0-11-0)

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

None

Defensive Star

1 – Reggie Berry
1 – Don Moen

Lineman Star

1 – Harold Hallman

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Player Awards and Nominations

1989 Most Outstanding

Player — Gill Fenerty (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Harold Hallman (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Chris Schultz (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Don Moen (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Reggie Berry (Team Nominee)

Toronto Argonauts 1989 Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
2–2 (10)	[CGY]	Mike Campbell (DT)	Slippery Rock
2–6 (14)		Craig Keller (SB)	British Columbia (UBC)
3–6 (22)		Dave Kinzie (DE)	Bowling Green
4–6 (30)		Mike Cote (OT)	Colgate
5–6 (38)		Derrick Joseph (DT)	Bishop's
6–6 (46)		Roger Dietrich (DT)	Simon Fraser
7–6 (54)		Brian Beckles (C)	Wilfrid Laurier
8–6 (62)		Dave Harr (LB)	Carleton

Toronto Argonauts 1989 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections

DT	Harold Hallman

5 All-Division Selections

RB	Gill Fenerty^*
SB	Darrell Smith
DT	Harold Hallman
DHB	Ed Berry, Jr.
CB	Reggie Pleasant

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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Toronto Argonauts 1989 Schedule

Week	Game	Details (EDT Date Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	4	Thu. June 29 7:30 PM	WPG 16 @ TOR 17	W	28,176
B	6	Tue. July 4 7:30 PM	TOR 23 @ OTT 11	W	13,626
1	10	Wed. July 12 7:30 PM	HAM 24 @ TOR 15	L	32,527	CBC
2	15	Wed. July 19 7:30 PM	TOR 21 @ OTT 17	W	18,818	TSN
3	20	Thu. July 27 7:30 PM	EDM 17 @ TOR 21	W	34,840	CBC
4	24	Thu. Aug. 3 9:30 PM	TOR 21 @ EDM 22	L	28,238	CBC
5	28	Thu. Aug. 10 7:30 PM	WPG 12 @ TOR 20	W	34,549	CFN
6	30	Tue. Aug. 15 10:30 PM	TOR 11 @ BC 16	L	27,436	CFN
7	34	Mon. Aug. 21 7:30 PM	OTT 17 @ TOR 22	W	33,060	CFN
8	39	Tue. Aug. 29 8:30 PM	TOR 6 @ WPG 34	L	24,459	CFN
9	44	Mon. Sept. 4 7:30 PM	TOR 18 @ HAM 23	L	25,968	CBC
10	47	Sat. Sept. 9 7:30 PM	SSK 29 @ TOR 24	L	35,281	CBC
11	50	Fri. Sept. 15 9:30 PM	TOR 16 @ CGY 36	L	19,131	CFN
12	55	Sat. Sept. 23 7:30 PM	CGY 20 @ TOR 13	L	35,776	CBC
13	61	Sun. Oct. 1 2:30 PM	TOR 24 @ WPG 17	W	22,189	CFN
14	64	Mon. Oct. 9 3:00 PM	OTT 21 @ TOR 49	W	31,116	CBC
15	68	Sun. Oct. 15 3:00 PM	TOR 18 @ SSK 24	L	20,953	CBC
16	70	Sat. Oct. 21 7:30 PM	BC 18 @ TOR 29	W	34,267	CFN
17	75	Sun. Oct. 29 1:30 PM	TOR 14 @ HAM 45	L	17,428	CBC
18	78	Sat. Nov. 4 7:30 PM	HAM 36 @ TOR 27	L	44,209	CFN
P1	82	Sun. Nov. 12 1:30 PM	WPG 30 @ TOR 7	L	22,785	CFN