1996 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
| 1st place • East Division • 15-3-0 .833 |
| Head Coach: Don Matthews |
| Bill Bradley | Defensive Coordinator |
| Charlie Carpenter | Offensive Line |
| Daryl Edralin | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| Mark Nelson | Defensive Line |
| Adam Rita | Offensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 6/13/1996 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27-37 | L | OT | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 13228 |
| Wed | 6/19/1996 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 34-6 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 14024 | |
| Thu | 6/27/1996 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 27-24 | W | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 24653 | |
| Thu | 7/4/1996 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 36-38 | L | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 26333 | |
| Thu | 7/11/1996 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35-14 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 24882 | |
| Wed | 7/17/1996 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 34-4 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 17288 | |
| Fri | 7/26/1996 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40-16 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 24902 | |
| Thu | 8/1/1996 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 40-31 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 20302 | |
| Thu | 8/8/1996 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 24-21 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 20030 | |
| Thu | 8/15/1996 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 42-19 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 15220 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1996 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 28-21 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 17186 | |
| Mon | 9/2/1996 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 38-7 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 27517 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1996 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 31-13 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 17576 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1996 | A | British Columbia Lions | 11-35 | L | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 15323 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1996 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 23-22 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 27209 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1996 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28-12 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 17310 | |
| Mon | 10/14/1996 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 23-30 | L | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 27436 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1996 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 24-17 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 27567 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1996 | H | British Columbia Lions | 25-21 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 20657 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1996 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 47-14 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23001 | |
| Eastern Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/17/1996 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 43-7 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 28390 | |
| Grey Cup | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/24/1996 | N | Edmonton Eskimos | 43-37 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 38595 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ousmane Bary | 3 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Syracuse | 4 | |
| Ken Benson | 37 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Butler CC; Arkansas | 16 | |
| Ed Berry | 4 | DH | 5-10 | 185 | 33 | Utah State | 14 | |
| Chuck Bradley | 64 | OT | 6-5 | 296 | 26 | Kentucky | 12 | |
| Joe Burgos | 69 | OT | 6-3 | 290 | 25 | Temple | 6 | |
| Noah Cantor | 51 | DT | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) | 18 | |
| Norm Casola | 80 | SB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Windsor | 18 | |
| Michael Clemons | 31 | RB | 5-5 | 166 | 31 | William & Mary | 18 | |
| Timmy Cofield | 56 | DE | 6-2 | 243 | 33 | Elizabeth City State | 13 | |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 86 | SB | 5-7 | 160 | 23 | Howard | 18 | |
| Duane Dmytryshyn | 28 | WR | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Saskatchewan | 18 | |
| Robert Drummond | 29 | FB | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Syracuse | 18 | |
| Greg Eaglin | 13 | DB | 6-2 | 190 | 29 | Texas; Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8 | |
| Jeff Fairholm | 18 | SB | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Arizona | 7 | |
| Marquel Fleetwood | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Minnesota | 18 | |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | QB | 5-10 | 178 | 34 | Boston College | 18 | |
| Oscar Giles | 94 | DT | 6-2 | 250 | 28 | Texas | 7 | |
| Chris Gioskos | 58 | ROG | 6-2 | 274 | 29 | Ottawa | 18 | |
| Reggie Givens | 38 | DE | 6-0 | 234 | 25 | Penn State | 18 | |
| Alex Gordon | 96 | DE | 6-5 | 245 | 32 | Cincinnati | 7 | |
| Courtney Griffin | 26 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 30 | Fresno State | 7 | |
| Cooper Harris | 39 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Pittsburg State | 18 | |
| Johnnie Harris | 7 | DH | 6-2 | 211 | 24 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Mississippi State | 4 | |
| J.P. Izquierdo | 15 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Calgary | 11 | |
| Mike Kiselak | 63 | C | 6-3 | 300 | 29 | Maryland | 18 | |
| Paul Masotti | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Acadia | 16 | |
| Demetrious Maxie | 91 | DE | 6-2 | 265 | 23 | Long Beach CC; Texas-El Paso | 5 | |
| Mike Morreale | 78 | SB | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | McMaster | 18 | |
| John Morton | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Grand Rapids CC; Western Michigan | 2 | |
| Dan Murphy | 17 | DB | 6-3 | 195 | 28 | Acadia | 11 | |
| George Nimako | 21 | S | 5-10 | 195 | 27 | Liberty | 18 | |
| Don Odegard | 23 | CB | 6-0 | 180 | 30 | Oregon State; Nevada-Las Vegas | 11 | |
| Mike O'Shea | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 223 | 26 | Guelph | 8 | 5 |
| Dan Payne | 57 | OT | 6-7 | 294 | 30 | Simon Fraser | 12 | |
| Chris Perez | 62 | LOT | 6-5 | 285 | 27 | Kansas | 18 | |
| John Raposo | 61 | DT | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Toronto | 18 | |
| Sean Reade | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 22 | Western Ontario | 1 | |
| Brendan Rogers | 35 | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 28 | Wenatchee Valley JC; Eastern Washington | 9 | |
| Marcello Simmons | 9 | CB | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 16 | |
| Adrion Smith | 12 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Missouri State | 15 | |
| Donald Smith | 19 | CB | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Liberty | 15 | |
| Les Smith | 36 | S | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | The Citadel | 2 | |
| Vic Stevenson | 65 | ROT | 6-4 | 255 | 36 | Calgary | 18 | |
| Andrew Stewart | 73 | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 31 | Fresno CC; Cincinnati | 18 | |
| Mike Vanderjagt | 13 | K-P | 6-5 | 211 | 26 | Allan Hancock JC; West Virginia | 18 | 0 |
| Pierre Vercheval | 59 | LOG | 6-1 | 275 | 32 | Western Ontario | 8 | |
| Rob Waldrop | 92 | DT | 6-1 | 276 | 25 | Arizona | 17 | |
| Charles Washington | 26 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 30 | Texas; Cameron | 2 | |
| Rob Weir | 87 | SB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Queen's | 3 | |
| Tyrone Williams | 81 | SB | 6-5 | 207 | 26 | Western Ontario | 18 | |
| Don Wilson | 20 | NB | 6-2 | 190 | 35 | Ellsworth CC; North Carolina State | 18 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Kelly Wiltshire | CB | James Madison |
| 3 | 20 | L.J. Eiben | WR | Humboldt State |
| 6 | 46 | Tim Biakabutuka | RB | Michigan |
| 7 | 55 | Craig Poole | WR | Windsor |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 129 | 173 | 139 | 109 | 556 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 148 | 54 | 84 | 359 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 439 | 149 | 262 | 28 | 166 | 1369 | |||
| Opponents Totals |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Drummond | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||
| Michael Clemons | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Doug Flutie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Paul Masotti | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tyrone Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jimmy Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Duane Dmytryshyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Greg Eaglin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Fairholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Adrion Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Vanderjagt | 0 | 59 | 59 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 56 | 71.4 | 19 | 0 | 198 |
| Marquel Fleetwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Team Totals | 59 | 59 | 59 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 56 | 71.4 | 19 | 2 | 556 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 359 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Drummond | 160 | 935 | 5.8 | 79 | 11 |
| Doug Flutie | 101 | 756 | 7.5 | 37 | 9 |
| Michael Clemons | 61 | 286 | 4.7 | 23 | 5 |
| Marquel Fleetwood | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 28 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Duane Dmytryshyn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Reggie Givens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 333 | 2075 | 6.2 | 79 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 318 | 1829 | 5.8 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 677 | 434 | 64.1 | 226 | 5720 | 8.4 | 13.2 | 97 | 29 | 4.3 | 17 | 2.5 | 94.5 | |||
| Mike Vanderjagt | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 95.8 | |||
| Marquel Fleetwood | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 16 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 16.7 | |||
| Michael Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Robert Drummond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 691 | 440 | 63.7 | 231 | 5764 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 97 | 29 | 4.2 | 20 | 2.9 | 18 | 91.8 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 613 | 348 | 56.8 | 243 | 4266 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 29 | 4.7 | 22 | 3.6 | 44 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clemons | 116 | 1268 | 10.9 | 52 | 4 |
| Paul Masotti | 73 | 1023 | 14.0 | 97 | 7 |
| Robert Drummond | 72 | 798 | 11.1 | 45 | 6 |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 62 | 800 | 12.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Tyrone Williams | 60 | 895 | 14.9 | 45 | 7 |
| Mike Morreale | 19 | 378 | 19.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Jeff Fairholm | 14 | 218 | 15.6 | 30 | 1 |
| Duane Dmytryshyn | 13 | 218 | 16.8 | 28 | 2 |
| John Morton | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Norm Casola | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 36 | 0 |
| J.P. Izquierdo | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 440 | 5764 | 13.1 | 97 | 29 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Smith | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Adrion Smith | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 44 | 1 |
| Dan Murphy | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike O'Shea | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Benson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Berry | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Les Smith | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Marcello Simmons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George Nimako | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Givens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 391 | 17.8 | 51 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vanderjagt | 103 | 4459 | 43.3 | 70 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 103 | 4459 | 43.3 | 70 | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Cunningham | 85 | 976 | 11.5 | 93 | 2 |
| Michael Clemons | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 96 | 1121 | 11.7 | 93 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vanderjagt | 85 | 4933 | 58.0 | 83 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 4933 | 58.0 | 83 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clemons | 33 | 883 | 26.8 | 72 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 38 | 693 | 18.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Sean Reade | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Adrion Smith | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | |
| Cooper Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike O'Shea | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Morreale | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.P. Izquierdo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duane Dmytryshyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 1635 | 20.7 | 72 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Waldrop | 9.0 | 65.0 |
| Timmy Cofield | 9.0 | 61.0 |
| Reggie Givens | 8.0 | 58.0 |
| Andrew Stewart | 4.0 | 31.0 |
| Alex Gordon | 4.0 | 29.0 |
| Oscar Giles | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| Noah Cantor | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| Ken Benson | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Don Wilson | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Demetrious Maxie | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clemons | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timmy Cofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cunningham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Drummond | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Eaglin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Givens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Griffin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kiselak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Masotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Odegard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Payne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrion Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rob Waldrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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