1980 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season

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.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Phil Jones	Defensive back	Simon Fraser
1	1	Greg Barrow	Offensive line	Florida
2	15	Tom Stevenson	Tight end	Valley City State
4	28	Robert Kiviranta	Defensive end	Emporia State
5	37	Rick Kalvaitis	Defensive tackle	Wilfird Laurier
6	46	David Marinucci	Fullback	Queen's
7	55	Todd Krohn	Tackle	Southern Oregon State

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

^ "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ "1980 CFL Draft Archives". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "1980 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ "1980 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
^ ^a ^b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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