1998 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.

1998 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachDon Matthews[1]
Home fieldSkyDome[2]
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost Division Semi-Final

Offseason

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CFL draft

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Rd Pick Player Position School
1 2 Dave Miller-Johnston P/K Concordia
2 12 Roger Dunbrack DL Western
3 20 Jermaine Brown RB Winona State
4 28 Brian Mlachak K Calgary
5 35 Eric Shilts WR Toronto
6 43 Bill Mitoulas LB Notre Dame

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
A June 18 Alouettes SkyDome W 21 – 18 12,645 1–0
B June 24 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 22 – 14 14,675 2–0

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Regular season

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Season standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 5 1 503 351 25
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 5 1 470 435 25
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 452 410 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 3 15 0 399 588 6

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 July 3 @ Roughriders Taylor Field L 19 – 10 21,714 0–1
2 July 9 Stampeders SkyDome L 22 – 19 15,672 0–2
3 July 16 @ Lions BC Place Stadium W 30 – 15 15,725 1–2
4 July 23 Eskimos SkyDome L 30 – 27 (OT) 15,106 1–3
5 July 30 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium W 15 – 14 26,061 2–3
6 August 6 Blue Bombers SkyDome W 29 – 14 15,712 3–3
7 August 13 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 24 – 20 16,399 3–4
8 August 20 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 42 – 6 23,368 4–4
9 August 27 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 37 – 16 20,102 5–4
10 September 7 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 26 – 7 30,065 5–5
11 September 12 Lions SkyDome W 37 – 28 14,218 6–5
12 September 19 Blue Bombers SkyDome W 46 – 22 13,894 7–5
13 September 26 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium W 30 – 29 31,923 8–5
14 October 3 Roughriders SkyDome L 18 – 15 15,272 8–6
15 October 12 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium W 40 – 13 16,268 9–6
16 October 17 Alouettes SkyDome L 38 – 28 24,230 9–7
17 October 23 Tiger-Cats SkyDome L 45 – 8 32,717 9–8
18 October 30 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium L 31 – 12 33,810 9–9

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
East Semi-Final November 8 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 41–28 17,495

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Awards and records

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1998 CFL All-Stars

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b c "1998 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. ^ "1998 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ a b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.