1939 Toronto Argonauts season

1939 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Lew Hayman[1]
Home field	Varsity Stadium[2]
Results
Record	4–1–1
Division place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost IRFU Final

The 1939 Toronto Argonauts season was the 53rd 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 4–1–1 record and qualified for the playoffs, but lost the two-game total-points IRFU Final series to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	145	44	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	1	1	58	43	9
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	0	29	84	4
Montreal Royals	6	0	5	1	23	84	1

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	Oct 7	Montreal Royals	W 7–2	1–0–0
2	Oct 14	Hamilton Tigers	W 16–1	2–0–0
3	Oct 21	Ottawa Rough Riders	L 18–7	2–1–0
4	Oct 28	Ottawa Rough Riders	W 13–8	3–1–0
5	Nov 4	Hamilton Tigers	W 9–8	4–1–0
6	Nov 11	Montreal Royals	T 6–6	4–1–1

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Postseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score
IRFU Final Game 1	Nov 18	@ Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	L 11–0
IRFU Final Game 2	Nov 25	Ottawa Rough Riders	Varsity Stadium	L 28–6

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References

1. "All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. "1939 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
4. "1939". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09.