| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) | 
| 4th place • Eastern Conference • 5-11-0 .313 | 
| Head Coach: Forrest Gregg | 
| Chuck Dickerson | Defensive Line | 
| Mike Faulkiner | Receivers | 
| Chuck Hutchison | Assistant Coach | 
| Willie Wood | Defensive Backfield | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 6/13/1979 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14-11 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 19700 | |
| Tue | 6/19/1979 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 16-31 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 35742 | |
| Wed | 6/27/1979 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 18-30 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 35230 | |
| Wed | 7/4/1979 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18-13 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 19450 | |
| Tue | 7/10/1979 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 9-11 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 42108 | |
| Wed | 7/18/1979 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18-11 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 25104 | |
| Tue | 7/24/1979 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 2-31 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 42160 | |
| Tue | 7/31/1979 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 18-16 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 27034 | |
| Wed | 8/8/1979 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 25-0 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 41282 | |
| Wed | 8/15/1979 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21-12 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 41251 | |
| Tue | 8/28/1979 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 13-28 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 42778 | |
| Tue | 9/4/1979 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 25-28 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 45202 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 11-31 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 51203 | |
| Sat | 9/22/1979 | A | British Columbia Lions | 25-34 | L | Vancouver, BC | Empire Stadium | 25819 | |
| Sat | 9/29/1979 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16-17 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 37023 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1979 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3-42 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 27293 | |
| Sat | 10/13/1979 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19-15 | W | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 35106 | |
| Sat | 10/20/1979 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 11-25 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 37690 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 12-28 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 36226 | |
| Sat | 11/3/1979 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6-23 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 21490 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Steve Ackroyd | 26 | DB | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Sheridan | 5 | |
| Tony Adams | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | 16 | |
| Gary Anderson | 78 | DE-DT | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Concordia (Quebec) | 4 | |
| Vic Anonsen | 23 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Manitoba | 12 | |
| Nick Bastaja | 65 | OT | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Simon Fraser | 12 | |
| Paul Bennett | 20 | DB | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Wilfrid Laurier | 14 | |
| Mark Bragagnolo | 24 | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Toronto | 14 | |
| Ken Bungarda | 85 | DE | 6-6 | 270 | 22 | Arizona Western JC; Missouri | 4 | |
| Ecomet Burley | 62 | DT | 5-10 | 240 | 25 | Texas Tech | 16 | |
| Al Chester | 6 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 21 | Florida A&M | 2 | |
| Jim Corrigall | 79 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | 33 | Kent State | 16 | |
| Tom Davis | 63 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Dwight Edwards | 33 | FL | 5-10 | 170 | 25 | none | 16 | |
| Greg Fairchild | OG | 6-4 | 257 | 25 | Tulsa | 3 | ||
| John Foubert | 56 | OT | 6-6 | 255 | 26 | none | 16 | |
| Peter Gabriel | 70 | WR | 6-1 | 187 | 25 | McMaster | 3 | |
| Randy Gill | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Mount Hood JC; San Jose State | 2 | ||
| David Green | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Carleton | 2 | |
| Billy Hardee | 30 | DB | 6-1 | 184 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 16 | |
| Eric Harris | 16 | DB | 6-3 | 202 | 24 | Memphis | 16 | |
| M.L. Harris | 7 | SB | 6-5 | 238 | 25 | Tampa; Kansas State | 12 | |
| Jerome Heavens | HB | 5-11 | 207 | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||
| Dennis Heim | DT | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | Missouri State | 1 | ||
| Harry Holton | OG | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | ||
| Dan Huclack | 39 | FB | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Mark Jackson | 8 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | |
| Dennis Johnson | DE | 6-4 | 265 | 28 | Delaware | 1 | ||
| Bruce Kimball | 58 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | Massachusetts | 8 | |
| Gordie Knowlton | 17 | LB | 5-11 | 214 | 30 | Jacksonville State | 8 | |
| Mike Kramer | 19 | DB | 6-0 | 181 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | |
| Craig Labbett | TE | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | Western Ontario | 1 | ||
| Rich Lewis | 35 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 29 | Portland State | 16 | |
| Alan MacLean | 54 | C | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Bishop's | 14 | |
| Chris Malmgren | 64 | DE | 6-3 | 257 | 23 | Kansas State; Boise State | 2 | |
| Jim Marshall | DB | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | Jackson State | 6 | ||
| Mike McArthur | 27 | HB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | McNeese State | 12 | |
| Mark McDonald | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Washington | 2 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 21 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 14 | |
| Peter Muller | 72 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Western Illinois | 16 | |
| Bill Norton | 69 | OT | 6-2 | 244 | 25 | Weber State | 15 | |
| Mike Obrovac | 51 | OG | 6-6 | 275 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 16 | |
| Bill Palmer | LB-DE-P | 6-3 | 217 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 9 | ||
| Eddie Payton | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 28 | Jackson State | 2 | ||
| Paul Pearson | 25 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | British Columbia | 11 | |
| Larry Poole | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Kent State | 2 | ||
| Kevin Powell | 50 | OT | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Snow JC; Utah State | 11 | |
| Rick Razzano | 53 | LB | 5-11 | 227 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 15 | |
| Doug Redl | 68 | C | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Saskatchewan | 13 | |
| Dave Rigg | DB | 6-1 | 177 | 25 | Western Ontario | 1 | ||
| Bruce Smith | 61 | DT | 6-1 | 235 | 30 | Colorado | 11 | |
| Wayne Smith | 77 | DE | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | none | 7 | |
| Ron Southwick | 71 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | McMaster | 16 | |
| Frank Stephens | LB | 6-2 | 197 | 23 | UCLA | 1 | ||
| Ian Sunter | 9 | P-K | 6-0 | 215 | 27 | none | 16 | 0 | 
| Mike Williams | 14 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Texas A&M | 10 | |
| Slade Willis | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 29 | Drake | 2 | ||
| Preston Young | 28 | DB | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Simon Fraser | 15 | |
| DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | College | 
| Mike McTague | WR | North Dakota State | 
| DRAFT LIST - OPEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | 
| 1 | 1 | Kevin Powell | OT | Utah State | 
| 2 | 10 | Dan Huclack | RB | Simon Fraser | 
| 4 | 28 | Brent Racette | DE | British Columbia | 
| 5 | 37 | Mark Forsyth | DB | Wilfrid Laurier | 
| 6 | 46 | Peter Racey | OT | Simon Fraser | 
| 7 | 55 | John Goodrow | RB | Toronto | 
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 58 | 69 | 46 | 61 | 234 | 
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 111 | 83 | 103 | 352 | 
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 262 | 95 | 137 | 30 | 152 | 1280 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 312 | 127 | 151 | 34 | 133 | 1264 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Sunter | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 17 | 0 | 98 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Peter Muller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Tony Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mark Bragagnolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ecomet Burley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dwight Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mike Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mike McArthur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dan Huclack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Paul Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Team Totals | 22 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 17 | 1 | 234 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 33 | 1 | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 19 | 2 | 352 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 141 | 691 | 4.9 | 30 | 2 | 
| Mike McArthur | 118 | 611 | 5.2 | 50 | 1 | 
| Tony Adams | 59 | 205 | 3.5 | 20 | 1 | 
| Mark Bragagnolo | 48 | 118 | 2.5 | 15 | 1 | 
| Dwight Edwards | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 36 | 0 | 
| Eddie Payton | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 
| Mark Jackson | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 10 | 2 | 
| Larry Poole | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| M.L. Harris | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 
| Paul Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jerome Heavens | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 
| Al Chester | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 411 | 1798 | 4.4 | 50 | 7 | 
| Opponents Totals | 470 | 2395 | 5.1 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adams | 394 | 241 | 61.2 | 135 | 2692 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 50 | 13 | 3.3 | 18 | 4.6 | 73.5 | |||
| Mark Jackson | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 16 | 215 | 5.7 | 11.9 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.5 | 25.5 | |||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Ian Sunter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 435 | 259 | 59.5 | 154 | 2907 | 6.7 | 11.2 | 50 | 13 | 3.0 | 22 | 5.1 | 68.4 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 433 | 239 | 55.2 | 163 | 2984 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 31 | 7.2 | 
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 55 | 568 | 10.3 | 40 | 5 | 
| Peter Muller | 52 | 542 | 10.4 | 42 | 4 | 
| M.L. Harris | 46 | 530 | 11.5 | 35 | 1 | 
| Dwight Edwards | 43 | 738 | 17.2 | 50 | 1 | 
| Mike McArthur | 20 | 109 | 5.5 | 21 | 0 | 
| Mark Bragagnolo | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 | 
| Al Chester | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | 
| Slade Willis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 
| Dan Huclack | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 17 | 1 | 
| Vic Anonsen | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 
| Larry Poole | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 17 | 0 | 
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| Paul Pearson | 11 | 208 | 18.9 | 42 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 259 | 2907 | 11.2 | 50 | 13 | 
| Opponents Totals | 239 | 2984 | 12.5 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hardee | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 45 | 0 | 
| Preston Young | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | 
| Mike Kramer | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 32 | 1 | 
| Ron Southwick | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 55 | 0 | 
| Rick Razzano | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 29 | 0 | 
| Eric Harris | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 
| Jim Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Steve Ackroyd | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 
| Mike Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 
| Paul Bennett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 31 | 300 | 9.7 | 55 | 1 | 
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 309 | 14.0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Sunter | 147 | 6123 | 41.7 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 
| Peter Muller | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 148 | 6135 | 41.5 | 66 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 146 | 6074 | 41.6 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bennett | 54 | 465 | 8.6 | 43 | 0 | 
| Mike McArthur | 26 | 141 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 | 
| Mike Williams | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 32 | 0 | 
| Terry Metcalf | 14 | 110 | 7.9 | 33 | 0 | 
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 110 | 861 | 7.8 | 43 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 124 | 1065 | 8.6 | 
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Sunter | 44 | 2530 | 57.5 | 83 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 44 | 2530 | 57.5 | 83 | 1 | 
| Opponents Totals | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bennett | 18 | 429 | 23.8 | 32 | 0 | 
| Mike McArthur | 13 | 318 | 24.5 | 59 | 0 | 
| Terry Metcalf | 9 | 205 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 | 
| Dwight Edwards | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 27 | 0 | 
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | 
| Mike Williams | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 17 | 0 | 
| Jerome Heavens | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | 
| Billy Hardee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 55 | 1244 | 22.6 | 59 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 890 | 22.3 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Anonsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| Nick Bastaja | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Paul Bennett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mark Bragagnolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecomet Burley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Corrigall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tom Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Edwards | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Peter Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Billy Hardee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Harris | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Huclack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Marshall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike McArthur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Muller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mike Obrovac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Powell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Rick Razzano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Doug Redl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Ron Southwick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ian Sunter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 18 | 18 | 
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