The 1979 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason CFL draft The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1979 CFL draft. Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTMike McTagueWide receiverNorth Dakota State11Kevin PowellTackleUtah State210Dan HuculakTailbackSimon Fraser428Brent RacetteDefensive endBritish Columbia537Mark ForsythDefensive backWilfrid Laurier646Peter RaceyTackleSimon Fraser755John GoodrowTailbackToronto
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23 Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12 Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–11 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 42,108 2 2 July 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–11 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 25,109 3 3 July 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–31 1–2 Exhibition Stadium 42,160 4 4 July 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–16 2–2 Landsdowne Park 27,034 5 5 Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 25–0 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,282 6 6 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–12 4–2 Exhibition Stadium 41,251 7 Bye 8 7 Aug 28 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–28 4–3 Commonwealth Stadium 42,778 9 8 Sept 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 25–28 4–4 Exhibition Stadium 45,202 9 9 Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–31 4–5 Olympic Stadium 51,203 10 Bye 11 10 Sept 22 at BC Lions L 25–34 4–6 Empire Stadium 25,819 12 11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–17 4–7 Exhibition Stadium 37,023 13 12 Oct 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 3–42 4–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,293 14 13 Oct 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 19–15 5–8 Exhibition Stadium 35,106 15 14 Oct 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–25 5–9 Olympic Stadium 37,690 16 15 Oct 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–28 5–10 Exhibition Stadium 36,226 17 16 Nov 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 5–11 Landsdowne Park 21,490 Roster 1979 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen G T G G T T C
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT/DELinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Italics indicate International player
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