The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing fourth place in the East Division with a 6–12 record.
Offseason
CFL draft The 2011 CFL draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188882771141305 After trading their first round pick to Winnipeg for Steven Jyles, the Argonauts went into draft day without that pick. However, thanks to a trade with the Roughriders, Toronto selected offensive lineman Tyler Holmes with the seventh overall pick, by only giving up a second and a fourth pick. Overall, the Argonauts had seven selections in the draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-trade-up-to-take-tulsa-ol-holmes Argos trade up to take Tulsa OL Holmes
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 7 Tyler Holmes OL Tulsa 3 18 Djems Kouame WR Montréal 3 22 Zander Robinson DL Western Ontario 4 28 Jedd Gardner WR Guelph 5 35 Gregory Alexandre DL Montréal 5 38 Julian Feoli Gudino WR Laval 6 43 Michael Knill OL Wilfrid Laurier
Preseason Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record A June 18 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 31 – 12 12,851 1–0 B June 23 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 30 – 23 29,117 2–0
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule Win Loss Tie Week Date Opponent Location Final Score Attendance Record 1 July 1 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium W 23 – 21 27,984 1–0 2 July 8 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium L 22 – 16 27,638 1–1 3 July 15 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 40 – 17 24,698 1–2 4 July 23 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre L 33 – 24 21,189 1–3 5 July 29 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium L 26 – 25 32,478 1–4 6 August 4 Alouettes Rogers Centre L 36 – 23 19,204 1–5 7 August 13 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium L 37 – 32 24,347 1–6 8 August 18 Roughriders Rogers Centre W 24 – 18 20,482 2–6 9 Bye 2–6 10 September 2 Lions Rogers Centre L 29 – 16 19,593 2–7 11 September 10 @ Lions Empire Field L 28 – 6 25,263 2–8 12 September 17 @ Roughriders Mosaic Stadium L 30 – 20 30,048 2–9 13 September 24 Blue Bombers Rogers Centre W 25 – 24 19,108 3–9 14 October 1 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre L 27 – 12 21,853 3–10 15 October 10 @ Alouettes Molson Stadium L 29 – 19 23,960 3–11 16 October 14 Stampeders Rogers Centre W 31 – 29 18,720 4–11 17 October 21 Eskimos Rogers Centre L 31 – 24 19,176 4–12 18 October 28 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 27 – 22 29,751 5–12 19 November 3 Tiger-Cats Rogers Centre W 33 – 16 20,833 6–12
Roster 2011 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
LS Offensive linemen T G/T G G C T C
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs CB S DH DH CB S DH CBSpecial teams K/P K/P
Reserve roster RB WR WR
Practice roster DT G/T QB Injured list SB (9 Game) LB (9 Game) LB (9 Game) DT (9 Game) DE (9 Game) QB (9 Game) LB (9 Game) LB (9 Game) T (9 Game) G (9 Game) LB (9 Game) WR (9 Game) T (9 Game)
Italics indicates American player Roster updated 2026-05-12 Depth Chart Transactions (argonauts.ca) Transactions (cfl.ca)
Coaching staff 2011 Toronto Argonauts staff Front office Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Bob Nicholson Vice-Chair – Michael Clemons General manager – Jim Barker Assistant general manager and football operations – Ian Sanderson Director of player personnel – Mike Hagen Football operations consultant – Nick Volpe
Head coaches Head coach – Jim Barker
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Jaime Elizondo Receivers – Cos DeMatteo Offensive line – Stephen McAdoo Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator and secondary – Orlondo Steinauer Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Greg Quick
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike O'Shea
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Awards and records
Milestones
References