The 1980 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1980 CFL draft. Round Pick Player Position SchoolTTPhil JonesDefensive backSimon Fraser11Greg BarrowOffensive lineFlorida215Tom StevensonTight endValley City State428Robert KivirantaDefensive endEmporia State537Rick KalvaitisDefensive tackleWilfird Laurier646David MarinucciFullbackQueen's755Todd KrohnTackleSouthern Oregon State
Regular season
Standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsHamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 7 1 332 377 17 Montreal Alouettes 16 8 8 0 356 375 16Ottawa Rough Riders 16 7 9 0 353 393 14 Toronto Argonauts 16 6 10 0 334 358 12
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 18–11 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 35,250 2 July 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–17 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 20,980 3 July 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–20 2–1 Exhibition Stadium 40,112 4 July 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–10 3–1 Lansdowne Park 28,742 5 Aug 6 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–23 3–2 Exhibition Stadium 48,595 6 Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–18 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 45,201 7 Bye 8 Aug 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 33–43 3–4 Olympic Stadium 29,256 8 Sept 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 2–23 3–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,229 9 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–35 3–6 Exhibition Stadium 37,214 10 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–17 4–6 Taylor Field 25,448 11 Sept 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–17 5–6 Exhibition Stadium 33,156 12 Sept 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 23–29 5–7 Olympic Stadium 31,633 13 Oct 5 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–27 5–8 McMahon Stadium 30,265 14 Bye 15 Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–25 5–9 Exhibition Stadium 34,150 16 Oct 26 vs. BC Lions W 38–20 6–9 Exhibition Stadium 30,175 17 Nov 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–23 6–10 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,479 Roster 1980 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen G T G C T G G/T T
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DT DT DT DTLinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list WR
Italics indicate International player
Awards and honours
1980 CFL All-Stars DT – Bruce Clark, CFL All-Star
1980 Eastern All-Stars SB – Dave Newman, CFL Eastern All-Star WR – Bob Gaddis, CFL Eastern All-Star P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, CFL Eastern All-Star DT – Bruce Clark, CFL Eastern All-Star DE – Jim Corrigall, CFL Eastern All-Star DB – Billy Hardee, CFL Eastern All-Star
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