The 2018 Toronto Argonauts season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 146th season overall. The Argonauts failed to improve upon their 9–9 record from 2017, losing their tenth game of the season to the Calgary Stampeders on September 28. Following their week 17 loss to the BC Lions on October 6, the Argonauts were the first team eliminated from post-season contention.Updated Playoff Scenarios: Stamps look to secure home field, Als on the brink They became the first team since the 2006 Edmonton Eskimos to fail to qualify for the playoffs in the year after winning the Grey Cup.

This was the second season with Jim Popp as general manager and Marc Trestman as head coach.Argos make Marc Trestman highest paid coach in the CFL Trestman was relieved of his duties the day following the Argonauts' 24–9 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on November 2, following a 4–14 season with minimal success in Ricky Ray's absence. Ray was also indecisive about retirement at the end of the 2018 CFL regular season after sustaining a season-ending injury in the Argonauts' 41–7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on June 23 though he ultimately retired prior to the start of the 2019 Toronto Argonauts season.

Offseason

CFL draft The 2018 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2018.CFL draft date announced The Argonauts had the last selection in each round of the draft by virtue of winning the 105th Grey Cup, less any traded picks. The Argos traded their third-round pick to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a trade for Drew Willy, but got Edmonton's when the Argos traded Mason Woods for James Franklin.Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with AlsArgos acquire rights to QB James Franklin in trade with Eskimos The Argonauts also made two conditional trades, one of which was fulfilled; they lost their sixth-round selection to Montreal after acquiring S. J. Green and he had a successful season.Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 9 Ryan Hunter OL Bowling Green North Bay, ON 2 18 Nelkas Kwemo LB Queen's Montreal, QC 3 20 Régis Cibasu WR Montreal Montreal, QC 4 35 Simon Gingras-Gagnon FB Laval Quebec City, QC 5 43 Sean Harrington LB Michigan State Commerce Township, MI 7 60 Mathieu Loiselle LB Wagner Quebec City, QC 8 69 Kain Anzovino LS Kent State Fort Erie, ON

Preseason The Argonauts played their home pre-season game in Guelph due to field maintenance for the grass at their usual home stadium, BMO Field.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A ByeB Fri, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 36–18 1–0 TSN Tim Hortons Field NA RecapC Thurs, June 7 7:30 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 17–32 1–1 None Alumni Stadium 3,921 Recap 2018 Schedule2018 PDF schedule

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season The Toronto Argonauts lost their starting quarterback, Ricky Ray, due to a serious neck injury in the team's 41–7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the second week of the season. He was subsequently discharged from a Toronto hospital several days later. At the time of discharge, it was announced that Ray would miss a significant, but undisclosed, amount of time from on-field responsibilities. At the time of injury, commentators suggested that the team bench Ray in favor of their newly acquired backup quarterback, James Franklin.

Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Fri, June 15 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–27 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 29,788 Recap 22 Sat, June 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 7–41 0–2 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 16,450 Recap 3 Bye 43 Sat, July 7 5:30 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 20–17 1–2 TSN BMO Field 12,196 Recap 54 Fri, July 13 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 15–16 1–3 TSN/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 31,056 Recap 65 Sat, July 21 4:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–38 1–4 TSN BMO Field 10,844 Recap 76 Fri, July 27 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–40 1–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,116 Recap 87 Thurs, Aug 2 7:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks W 42–41 2–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 11,857 Recap 9 Bye 108 Sat, Aug 18 4:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 24–23 3–5 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 18,104 Recap 119 Fri, Aug 24 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes L 22–25 3–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,480 Recap 1210 Mon, Sept 3 6:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 28–42 3–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,221 Recap 1311 Sat, Sept 8 1:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–36 3–8 TSN BMO Field 15,702 Recap 14 Bye 1512 Sat, Sept 22 7:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–30 3–9 TSN BMO Field 14,479 Recap 1613 Fri, Sept 28 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 16–38 3–10 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 24,126 Recap 1714 Sat, Oct 6 7:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 23–26 3–11 TSN BC Place 18,535 Recap 1815 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–34 3–12 TSN BMO Field 14,184 Recap 1916 Sat, Oct 20 4:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes W 26–22 4–12 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,080 Recap 2017 Sun, Oct 28 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes L 10–40 4–13 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 17,583 Recap 2118 Fri, Nov 2 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks L 9–24 4–14 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 22,185 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms.

Roster 2018 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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Practice roster DT DE DB DE WR DB LB DB WR Injured list WR LB DB WR SB DE DT DB DB LB DB RB LB K/P LB QB G DB WR DB T RB WR LB Italics indicate international player

Coaching staff Toronto Argonauts staff Front office and support staff Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President – Bill Manning Special advisor – Michael Clemons General manager – Jim Popp Assistant general manager – Spencer Zimmerman Director of football administration – Catherine Raiche Director of football operations – Ian Sanderson Director of canadian scouting – Vince Magri Scout/Football Ops Assistant – Timur Malik Consultant, Football Operations – Nick Volpe Equipment manager – Danny Webb Assistant equipment manager – Tom Bryce Head athletic therapist – Scott Shannon Assistant athletic therapist – Josh Shewell Head coaches Head coach – Marc Trestman

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Tommy Condell Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Running backs – Josh Moore Offensive line – Jonathan Himebauch Offensive quality control – Justin Poindexter

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Archer Defensive backs – Tyron Brackenridge Linebackers – Greg Quick Defensive line – Kerry Locklin Defensive quality control – Gavin Lake

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kevin Eiben Assistant special teams – Wendell Avery

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