1980 Toronto Argonauts season
Introduction The '''1980 Toronto Argonauts''' finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1980 CFL Draft. Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTPhil JonesDefensive backSimon Fraser11Greg BarrowOffensive lineFlorida215Tom StevensonTight endValley City State428Robert KivirantaDefensive endEmporia State537Rick KalvaitisDefensive tackleWilfird Laurier646David MarinucciFullbackQueen's755Todd KrohnTackleSouthern Oregon State
Regular season ===Standings===+ '''Eastern Football Conference''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats'''  16  8  7  1  332  377  17 '''Montreal Alouettes'''  16  8  8  0  356  375  16'''Ottawa Rough Riders'''  16  7  9  0  353  393  14 Toronto Argonauts  16  6  10  0  334  358  12 ===Schedule=== '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Result'''  '''Record'''  '''Venue'''  '''Attendance''' 1 July 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 18–11 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,250 2 July 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–17 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 20,980 3 July 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–20 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 40,112 4 July 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–10 3–1 Lansdowne Park 28,742 5 Aug 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–23 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 48,595 6 Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–18 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,201 7 ''Bye'' 8 Aug 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 33–43 3–4 Olympic Stadium 29,256 8 Sept 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 2–23 3–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,229 9 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–35 3–6 Exhibition Stadium 37,214 10 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–17 4–6 Taylor Field 25,448 11 Sept 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–17 5–6 Exhibition Stadium 33,156 12 Sept 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 23–29 5–7 Olympic Stadium 31,633 13 Oct 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–27 5–8 McMahon Stadium 30,265 14 ''Bye'' 15 Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–25 5–9 Exhibition Stadium 34,150 16 Oct 26 vs. BC Lions W 38–20 6–9 Exhibition Stadium 30,175 17 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–23 6–10 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,479
Awards and honours ===1980 CFL All-Stars===*DT – Bruce Clark, CFL All-Star===1980 Eastern All-Stars===*SB – Dave Newman, CFL Eastern All-Star*WR – Bob Gaddis, CFL Eastern All-Star*P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, CFL Eastern All-Star*DT – Bruce Clark, CFL Eastern All-Star*DE – Jim Corrigall, CFL Eastern All-Star*DB – Billy Hardee, CFL Eastern All-Star
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