The 1971 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 10–4 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup.
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsToronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Wed, July 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–20 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 2 2 Fri, Aug 6 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 22–17 2–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 3 3 Thu, Aug 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 26–14 3–0 Autostade 29,609 4 4 Thu, Aug 19 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–28 4–0 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 5 5 Sun, Aug 29 vs. BC Lions L 24–27 4–1 Empire Stadium 30,242 6 6 Wed, Sept 1 at Edmonton Eskimos W 16–15 5–1 Clarke Stadium 22,261 6 7 Mon, Sept 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–30 5–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 34,535 7 8 Sun, Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–14 6–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 8 9 Sun, Sept 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–17 7–2 Lansdowne Park 26,063 9 10 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 18–7 8–2 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 10 11 Sun, Oct 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 12–3 9–2 Lansdowne Park 21,868 11 12 Sun, Oct 10 at Montreal Alouettes W 32–5 10–2 Autostade 22,470 12 13 Sun, Oct 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 7–28 10–3 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 13 Bye 14 14 Sun, Oct 31 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–23 10–4 Exhibition Stadium 33,135
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Game 1 Sun, Nov 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 23–8 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 33,392 East Final Game 2 Sat, Nov 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 17–17 1–0–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–14 1–1–1 Empire Stadium 34,484
Grey Cup
Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Calgary Stampeders 7 7 0 0 14 Toronto Argonauts 0 3 8 0 11
Awards and honors Annis Stukus Trophy – Leo Cahill 1971 CFL All-Stars, RB – Leon McQuay 1971 CFL All-Stars, TE – Mel Profit
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