Michael "Pinball" Clemons won the most recent Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 2004.
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their 137-year history, the team has appeared in 21 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 15 championships. The franchise has had 42 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Scott Milanovich, the current general manager is Jim Barker, and the current owner is David Braley.[2]
Key[]
|
|
|
Head coaches[]
Chaucer Elliott coached for two stints with the Argonauts, including their last season in the ORFU.
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2012 CFL season.
| # | Name | Term[b] | GC | W | L | T | PTS | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PWin% | Achievements[5][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaucer Elliott | 1906 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Fred Russell/Art Kent | 1907–1909 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Chaucer Elliott | 1910 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Billy Foulds† | 1911 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 4 | Jack Newton† | 1912 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 5 | Ross Binkley | 1913 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Billy Foulds† | 1914 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6th Grey Cup championship |
| - | Billy Foulds†/Warren Coryell | 1915 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Sinc McEvenue | 1919 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Mike Rodden† | 1920 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| - | Sinc McEvenue | 1921 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 9th Grey Cup championship |
| 8 | Jack O'Connor | 1922–1925 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .646 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| - | Mike Rodden† | 1926 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Frank Knight | 1927–1928 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Buck McKenna | 1929–1932 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | .563 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Lew Hayman† | 1933–1941 | 57 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 82 | .719 | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 21st Grey Cup championship 25th Grey Cup championship 26th Grey Cup championship |
| 12 | Ted Morris | 1945–1949 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 62 | .574 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 33rd Grey Cup championship 34th Grey Cup championship 35th Grey Cup championship |
| 13 | Frank Clair† | 1950–1954 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 64 | .500 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 38th Grey Cup championship 40th Grey Cup championship |
| 14 | Bill Swiacki | 1955–1956 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | .444 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 15 | Hamp Pool | 1957–1959 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 18 | .281 | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Steve Owen | 1959 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Lou Agase | 1960–1962 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 35 | .565 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |
| 18 | Nobby Wirkowski | 1962–1964 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 14 | .282 | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Bob Shaw | 1965–1966 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 16 | .286 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Leo Cahill | 1967–1972 | 84 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 91 | .542 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .400 | 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 21 | John Rauch | 1973–1974 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .524 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 22 | Joe Moss | 1974 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .389 | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Russ Jackson | 1975–1976 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 | .406 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Leo Cahill | 1977–1978 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 18 | .360 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 24 | Bud Riley | 1978 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .143 | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Forrest Gregg | 1979 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | Willie Wood | 1980–1981 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | .231 | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Tommy Hudspeth | 1981 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Bob O'Billovich | 1982–1989 | 136 | 78 | 55 | 3 | 36 | .585 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 71st Grey Cup championship |
| 29 | Don Matthews† | 1990 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 30 | Adam Rita | 1991–1992 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 32 | .552 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 79th Grey Cup championship |
| 31 | Dennis Meyer | 1992–1993 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | .235 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Bob O'Billovich | 1993–1994 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 18 | .346 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 32 | Mike Faragalli | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Bob O'Billovich | 1995 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .222 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Don Matthews† | 1996–1998 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 78 | .722 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 84th Grey Cup championship 85th Grey Cup championship |
| 33 | Jim Barker | 1999 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 34 | John Huard | 2000 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .189 | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | Michael Clemons | 2000–2001 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 27 | .466 | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | Gary Etcheverry | 2002 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Michael Clemons | 2002–2007 | 96 | 55 | 40 | 1 | 27 | .578 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 92nd Grey Cup championship |
| 37 | Rich Stubler | 2008 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .400 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Don Matthews† | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Bart Andrus | 2009 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | |
| - | Jim Barker | 2010–2011 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 | .417 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 39 | Scott Milanovich | 2012–present | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 100th Grey Cup championship |
Notes[]
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Argonauts. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
References[]
- General
- "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- "History of the Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_teams_tor. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- Specific
- ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/article/argonauts-name-scott-milanovich-head-coach Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach
- ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Front Office & Football Operations". Toronto Argonauts. http://www.argonauts.ca/page/front-office-football-operations. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. http://www.argonauts.ca/page/hall-of-fame. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. http://www.cfl.ca/page/coty_main_new. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
| |||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Football League head coaches by team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current managers highlighted | |||||
| West Division | Mike Benevides (BC) | John Hufnagel (Calgary) | Kavis Reed (Edmonton) | Corey Chamblin (Saskatchewan) | |
| East Division | Kent Austin (Hamilton) | Dan Hawkins (Montreal) | Scott Milanovich (Toronto) | Tim Burke (Winnipeg) | |