The 1983 Toronto Argonauts season was the 94th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–4–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Final and qualified for the Grey Cup for the second year in a row. Toronto defeated the BC Lions in the first ever Grey Cup match between the two teams, winning their 11th Grey Cup championship by a score of 18-17. The win ended a 31-year championship drought, which is the longest drought in Canadian Football League history.
During the regular season, receiver Terry Greer set a professional football record (NFL and CFL) for most receiving yards with 2003 yards. He also set a record for most 200-yard ball games in a year with three.
Preseason
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Regular season
Standings
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Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Final Score |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
July 7 |
@ Stampeders |
McMahon Stadium |
W 45–30 |
25,124 |
1–0 |
2 |
July 14 |
Lions |
Exhibition Stadium |
W 17–14 |
39,437 |
2–0 |
3 |
July 23 |
Concordes |
Exhibition Stadium |
W 28–13 |
35,490 |
3–0 |
4 |
July 29 |
@ Roughriders |
Taylor Field |
W 40–21 |
25,734 |
4–0 |
5 |
August 6 |
Tiger-Cats |
Exhibition Stadium |
L 18–31 |
43,568 |
4–1 |
6 |
August 13 |
@ Blue Bombers |
Winnipeg Stadium |
L 16–32 |
27,796 |
4–2 |
7 |
August 19 |
@ Rough Riders |
Lansdowne Park |
W 27–17 |
30,006 |
5–2 |
8 |
August 26 |
Roughriders |
Exhibition Stadium |
W 36–15 |
35,414 |
6–2 |
9 |
Bye |
10 |
September 10 |
@ Lions |
BC Place Stadium |
W 32–14 |
52,656 |
7–2 |
11 |
September 18 |
@ Tiger-Cats |
Ivor Wynne Stadium |
W 50–16 |
25,128 |
8–2 |
12 |
September 24 |
Stampeders |
Exhibition Stadium |
L 20–49 |
35,679 |
8–3 |
13 |
October 2 |
@ Concordes |
Olympic Stadium |
W 30–17 |
20,046 |
9–3 |
14 |
October 9 |
Eskimos |
Exhibition Stadium |
W 19–15 |
37,746 |
10–3 |
15 |
Bye |
16 |
October 23 |
Rough Riders |
Exhibition Stadium |
L 19–20 |
36,526 |
10–4 |
17 |
October 29 |
@ Eskimos |
Commonwealth Stadium |
W 22–15 |
53,577 |
11–4 |
18 |
November 5 |
Blue Bombers |
Exhibition Stadium |
W 33–9 |
32,921 |
12–4 |
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Postseason
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Grey Cup
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November 27 @ BC Place Stadium (Attendance: 59,345)[5]
Awards and honours
1983 CFL All-Stars
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Retired numbers |
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Key personnel |
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Radio |
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Grey Cup
Championships (17) |
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Eastern Division/IRFU
Championships (24) |
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Current league
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