The 2019 Toronto Argonauts season was the 62nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 147th season overall. The Argonauts finished with a 4–14 record, matching their win–loss record from a year prior, and did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

This was the third season with Jim Popp as general manager and first for new head coach Corey Chamblin who replaced Marc Trestman following a disappointing campaign in 2018 (failing to meet expectations following a Grey Cup victory in 2017). On October 8, 2019, Popp was relieved as general manager of the team, and was replaced by Michael "Pinball" Clemons with 4 games remaining in the season. The announcement about Jim Popp being relieved of his duties came not long after the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention during regular season play for the second consecutive season. Their week 17 loss at BC Place against the BC Lions marked the second consecutive year the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention, having won only 4 games in 2018.

Offseason Foreign drafts For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Argonauts held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL draft took place on April 11, 2019, where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

Draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club LFA 1 4 Uriel Bernal DE UANL 2 13 Jose Casarrubias DE UANM 3 22 Christian Hernández LB Fundidores de Monterrey Euro 1 5 Marc Hor DL Frankfurt Universe

CFL draft The 2019 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Argonauts had the first selection in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing last in league standings, less any traded picks. Consequently, the club selected first overall for the first time since the 1997 CFL draft and hold nine selections in total. The Argos acquired another third-round pick from the Edmonton Eskimos after trading Martese Jackson to them. The team also acquired another seventh-round selection after trading Brian Jones to the Saskatchewan Roughriders and sent their eighth-round pick to Hamilton in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 1 Shane Richards OL Oklahoma State Calgary, AB 2 9 Robbie Smith DL Wilfrid Laurier Brampton, ON 2 18 Matthew Boateng DB Fresno State Toronto, ON 3 20 Michael O'Connor QB British ColumbiaOrleans, ON 3 23 Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. WR Wilfrid LaurierOttawa, ON 4 29 Maurice Simba OL ConcordiaLaval, QC 5 38 Jamie Harry DB OttawaLachine, QC 6 47 Joe Spaziani LS VirginiaHingham, MA, USA 7 56 Phil Iloki WR CarletonMontreal, QC 7 62 Eric Starczala OL GuelphCambridge, ON

Preseason The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium with tickets being sold to students from Greater Toronto Area schools.

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Thu, May 30 11:00 a.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes W 45–20 1–0 None Varsity Stadium 4,313 Recap C2 Thu, June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–23 2–0 Ticats.ca Tim Hortons Field NA Recap 2019 ScheduleCFL on TSN broadcast schedule

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule The Argonauts home opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was originally slated for a 7:00pm start local time. At the request of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' fan base, kickoff was adjusted to a 4:00pm start in lieu of a concert at 8:00pm at a nearby venue. In week 11, the Argonauts were the "home" team as they played the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth regular season installment of Touchdown Atlantic in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye 21 Sat, June 22 4:00 p.m. EDT Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–64 0–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 16,734 Recap 32 Mon, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 7–32 0–2 TSN/RDS2 Mosaic Stadium 30,121 Recap 43 Sat, July 6 7:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions L 17–18 0–3 TSN BMO Field 11,428 Recap 54 Fri, July 12 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–48 0–4 TSN/RDS IG Field 24,187 Recap 65 Thu, July 18 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 16–26 0–5 TSN/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 23,355 Recap 76 Thu, July 25 9:30 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos L 0–26 0–6 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 30,368 Recap 87 Thu, Aug 1 7:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–27 1–6 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 12,072 Recap 9 Bye 108 Fri, Aug 16 7:30 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos L 26–41 1–7 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 16,490 Recap 119 Sun, Aug 25 12:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 22–28 1–8 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium 10,126 Recap 1210 Mon, Sept 2 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–38 1–9 TSN Tim Hortons Field 25,093 Recap 1311 Sat, Sept 7 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 46–17 2–9 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 22,489 Recap 14 Bye 1512 Fri, Sept 20 7:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 16–23 2–10 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 9,819 Recap 1613 Sat, Sept 28 7:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–41 2–11 TSN BMO Field 12,406 Recap 1714 Sat, Oct 5 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 8–55 2–12 TSN BC Place 16,786 Recap 1815 Fri, Oct 11 7:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks W 28–21 3–12 TSN/RDS2/ESPNews BMO Field 10,368 Recap 1916 Fri, Oct 18 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes L 24–27 3–13 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Molson Stadium 17,003 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 26 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks W 39–9 4–13 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,995 Recap 2118 Sat, Nov 2 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 18–21 4–14 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,804 Recap CFL schedule through August 2019RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin

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

Roster 2019 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G T G C T G/T G

Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DE DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams P/K P/K LS

Practice roster DT T WR LS

Suspended K LB Injured list LB DB RB T DT K DB DB DB LB LB DB DT DB RB WR LB LB WR Italics indicate American player Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Toronto Argonauts staff Front office and support staff Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President – Bill Manning General manager – Michael Clemons Director of player personnel – John Murphy Director of canadian scouting – Vince Magri Player relations advisor and football ops assistant – Matt Black Coordinator of logistics – Alex Russell Equipment manager – Danny Webb Assistant equipment manager – David Sillberg Head athletic therapist – Josh Shewell Assistant athletic therapist – Mark Belmore Head coaches Head coach – Corey Chamblin

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and receivers – Jacques Chapdelaine Quarterbacks – Jonathan Crompton Running backs – Justin Poindexter Offensive line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Corey Chamblin Defensive backs – Tyron Brackenridge Linebackers – Kevin Eiben Defensive line – Kerry Locklin Defensive line – Carey Bailey

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Assistant special teams – Dave Jackson

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