The 1982 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the 70th Grey Cup vs the Edmonton Eskimos but were soundly beaten 32–16.
Offseason The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1982 CFL draft. Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTGeoff TownsendTBBoston CollegeTTStephen DecolDTSimon Fraser11Mike KirkleyRBWestern Ontario12Greg HolmesWRCarroll (WI)16Tony AntvnovicTSimon Fraser17Chris SchultzTArizona320Marc LemeryLBMcGill
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Thu, June 10 vs. Montreal Concordes W 20–11 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 26,329 B Thu, June 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–10 2–0 Lansdowne Park 15,075 C Thu, June 24 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–24 3–0 Exhibition Stadium 27,311 D Wed, June 30 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–17 3–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,263
Regular season
Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, July 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders T 24–24 0–0–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,760 2 2 Sat, July 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 12–31 0–1–1 Commonwealth Stadium 55,974 3 3 Fri, July 23 vs. Montreal Concordes W 16–13 1–1–1 Exhibition Stadium 31,875 4 4 Fri, July 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–22 2–1–1 Taylor Field 28,076 5 5 Sat, Aug 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 30–22 3–1–1 Exhibition Stadium 37,985 6 6 Fri, Aug 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–37 3–2–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 28,799 7 7 Thu, Aug 19 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 35–25 4–2–1 Exhibition Stadium 38,258 8 8 Sat, Aug 28 at BC Lions W 20–19 5–2–1 Empire Stadium 27,285 9 Bye 10 9 Fri, Sept 10 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–30 5–3–1 Exhibition Stadium 52,521 11 10 Fri, Sept 17 at Calgary Stampeders W 34–30 6–3–1 McMahon Stadium 34,271 12 11 Sun, Sept 26 vs. BC Lions L 14–46 6–4–1 Exhibition Stadium 40,250 13 12 Sat, Oct 2 at Montreal Concordes W 25–9 7–4–1 Olympic Stadium 15,622 14 13 Mon, Oct 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 35–39 7–5–1 Winnipeg Stadium 26,129 15 14 Sun, Oct 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–29 7–6–1 Exhibition Stadium 42,830 16 Bye 17 15 Sat, Oct 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–36 8–6–1 Exhibition Stadium 30,927 18 16 Sat, Nov 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–14 9–6–1 Lansdowne Park 25,868
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun, Nov 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 44–7 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 43,432 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 16–32 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 54,741
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 7 7 0 2 16Edmonton Eskimos 3 17 6 6 32
Roster 1982 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G/C G C/G T G G/T C T
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE/DT DTLinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list QB DB
Italics indicate International player Bold indicates Global player
Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Condredge Holloway (QB), Toronto Argonauts CFL's Coach of the Year – Bob O'Billovich, Toronto Argonauts
1982 CFL All-Stars Terry Greer, Wide Receiver Zac Henderson, Defensive Back
1982 Eastern All-Stars QB – Condredge Holloway, Toronto Argonauts RB – Cedric Minter, Toronto Argonauts WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts LB – John Pointer, Toronto Argonauts DB – Zac Henderson, Toronto Argonauts
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