The 2023 Toronto Argonauts season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 150th year of existence. The Argonauts entered the season as defending champions following their victory in the 109th Grey Cup. The team attempted to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship, but were defeated by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final.

The Argonauts qualified for the playoffs for a third consecutive season following their week 11 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. In the following week, on September 15, 2023, the Argonauts defeated the Alouettes again to secure first place in the division for the third straight year, which was the first time since 1982–1984 that the franchise captured three straight division titles. The team also started the season with an 11–1 record which was the best start to a season in franchise history. The Argonauts also set a CFL record as the earliest to clinch a first-place finish with six games remaining in an 18-game schedule. The previous record was held by the 2009 Montreal Alouettes, who clinched first place in the East Division with five games remaining. In the final game of the regular season, the Argonauts won their 16th game, tying the 1989 Edmonton Eskimos for the CFL record for most wins in a regular season. However, their season came to a shocking end as they were upset by the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final.

The 2023 CFL season was the third season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the fourth season for Michael Clemons as general manager. The team held their training camp at the University of Guelph for the second consecutive season.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Argonauts had the last selection in each of the two rounds after winning the 109th Grey Cup.

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 9 Alfredo Gachuz Lozada K ITESM CEM Mexico 2 18 Emmanuel Falola LB Bristol Aztecs Great Britain

CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Argonauts had eight selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring an additional sixth round pick from the Edmonton Elks after trading Jalen Collins and Martez Ivey, but trading their first-round pick to the BC Lions for Jordan Williams. The team had the ninth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams or traded picks) after winning the 109th Grey Cup.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 2 16 Jared Wayne WR Pittsburgh Peterborough, ON 3 27 Adam Guillemette LS Holy Cross Cambridge, ON 4 36 Spencer Nichols RB Western Ontario London, ON 5 45 Edouard Paradis OL Houston Christian Lévis, QC 6 47 Richard Burton WR Queen's Ottawa, ON 6 54 Ife Onyemenam LB Wilfrid Laurier Etobicoke, ON 7 63 Brendan Murphy DB Western Ontario Châteauguay, QC 8 72 Anthony Vandal OL Sherbrooke Sorel, QC

Preseason The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario.

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 22–27 0–1 None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap C2 Thu, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 23–34 0–2 None Alumni Stadium 2,230 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site game in Halifax for the Week 8 match-up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Bye 21 Sun, June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–14 1–0 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap 32 Sun, June 25 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 43–31 2–0 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 20,817 Recap 43 Mon, July 3 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 45–24 3–0 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 12,473 Recap 5 Bye 64 Fri, July 14 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 35–27 4–0 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,151 Recap 75 Fri, July 21 7:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–15 5–0 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,312 Recap 86 Sat, July 29 4:00 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–13 6–0 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Huskies Stadium 11,555 Recap 97 Fri, Aug 4 9:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 7–20 6–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 19,234 Recap 108 Sun, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 44–31 7–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,796 Recap 11 Bye 129 Fri, Aug 25 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 39–31 8–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 17,906 Recap 1310 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–28 9–1 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 25,381 Recap 1411 Sat, Sep 9 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–10 10–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 14,415 Recap 1512 Fri, Sep 15 7:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–20 11–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 17,626 Recap 1613 Sat, Sep 23 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–14 12–1 TSN BMO Field 15,549 Recap 1714 Fri, Sep 29 8:00 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–31 12–2 TSN/RDS IG Field 32,343 Recap 1815 Fri, Oct 6 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 35–12 13–2 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN BMO Field 14,246 Recap 1916 Sat, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 40–27 14–2 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 13,888 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 21 4:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–26 15–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 24,158 Recap 2118 Sat, Oct 28 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 27–22 16–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,742 Recap

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

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4ByeEast Final Sat, Nov 11 3:00 p.m. EST Montreal Alouettes L 17–38 0–1 TSN/RDS BMO Field 26,620 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Roster 2023 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T T C G/T G G G/C

Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE/DT DT DE DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P LS P

Practice roster WR SB LB DB K WR T FB C WR DB DT Injured list RB DB G DB DE DB SB DB SB DT LB RB LB DB T/G DB T DB 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 Assistant General Manager – Vince Magri Director of Football Operations and National Scout – Alex Russell Head Athletic Therapist - Josh Shewell Assistant Athletic Therapist - Mark Belmore Equipment Manager – Danny Webb Assistant Equipment Manager – David Sillberg Strength and Conditioning - Usama Mujtaba Manager, Football Media - Chris Balenovich Head Coaches Head Coach – Ryan Dinwiddie

Offensive coaches Pass Game Coordinator and Receivers – Pete Costanza Offensive Line – Kris Sweet Quarterbacks – Mike Miller Running backs and Quality Control – Edwin Harrison

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line – Corey Mace Linebackers – Kevin Eiben Defensive Backs – Josh Bell Secondary – William Fields

Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mickey Donovan

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