1947 Toronto Argonauts season
Introduction The '''1947 Toronto Argonauts season''' was the 58th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873.The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–4–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Ottawa Trojans. The two-time defending Grey Cup champion Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the third time in a row in the Grey Cup game. Toronto won their eighth Grey Cup championship by a score of 10–9 for the first three-peat in franchise history.
Preseason  '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Final score'''  '''Record''' B  Aug 30  Winnipeg Blue Bombers  Osborne Stadium  W 16–9  1–0 B  Sept 1  Winnipeg Blue Bombers  Osborne Stadium  W 11–0  2–0
Regular season ===Standings===+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Ottawa Rough Riders'''  12  8  4  0  170  103  16 '''Toronto Argonauts'''  12  7  4  1  140  122  15 Montreal Alouettes  12  6  6  0  164  164  12 Hamilton Tigers  12  2  9  1  119  204  5 ===Schedule=== '''Week'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Final score'''  '''Record''' 1  Sept 6  @ Ottawa Rough Riders  Lansdowne Park  L 23–6  0–1–0 2  Sept 13  Montreal Alouettes  Varsity Stadium  L 15–7  0–2–0 3  Sept 17  @ Hamilton Tigers  Civic Stadium  W 34–25  1–2–0 3  Sept 20  Hamilton Tigers  Varsity Stadium  W 2–0  2–2–0 4  Sept 27  Ottawa Rough Riders  Varsity Stadium  W 8–0  3–2–0 5  Oct 4  @ Montreal Alouettes  Delorimier Stadium  W 10–6  4–2–0 6  Oct 11  @ Hamilton Tigers  Civic Stadium  W 13–1  5–2–0 6  Oct 13  Hamilton Tigers  Varsity Stadium  T 6–6  5–2–1 7  Oct 18  Montreal Alouettes  Varsity Stadium  W 25–3  6–2–1 8  Oct 25  @ Montreal Alouettes  Delorimier Stadium  L 17–12  6–3–1 9  Nov 1  Ottawa Rough Riders  Varsity Stadium  L 15–5  6–4–1 10  Nov 8  @ Ottawa Rough Riders  Lansdowne Park  W 12–11  7–4–1
Postseason  '''Game'''  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''  '''Location'''  '''Final score''' IRFU Final Game 1  Nov 11  @ Ottawa Rough Riders  Lansdowne Park  W 3–0 IRFU Final Game 2  Nov 15  Ottawa Rough Riders  Varsity Stadium  W 21–0 Eastern Final  Nov 22  Ottawa Trojans  Varsity Stadium  W 22–1 Grey Cup  Nov 29  Winnipeg Blue Bombers  Varsity Stadium  W 10–9===Grey Cup===November 29 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 18,885) Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers  6  3  0  0  9Toronto Argonauts  0  1  6  3  10
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