2007 Toronto Argonauts season

2007 Toronto Argonauts season
General manager	Adam Rita
Head coach	Michael Clemons
Home stadium	Rogers Centre
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	1st, East
Playoffs	Lost East Final
Uniform

The 2007 Toronto Argonauts season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and 135th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 11–7 and finished in first place in the East Division.

Offseason

CFL draft

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
29	Toronto Argonauts	Eric Maranda	LB	Laval
30	Toronto Argonauts (Via Calgary)	Steve Schmidt	TE	San Diego State
37	Toronto Argonauts	Sean Simms	DL	York
45	Toronto Argonauts	Brad Smith	WR	Queen's

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	June 9	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	W 27 – 13	18,156	1–0
C	June 21	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 34 – 26	20,202	1–1

Regular season

The team began with a disappointing 2-6 start to the season. With playoff hopes in jeopardy following a last second loss to the Blue Bombers on August 24, the team turned things around with two big wins against their rivals from Hamilton. Pinball led the group to a 9-1 finish and a sixth straight playoff appearance.

Season standings

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Toronto Argonauts (C, Q)	18	11	7	0	440	336	+104	22
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	10	7	1	439	404	+35	21
3	Montreal Alouettes (Q)	18	8	10	0	398	433	−35	16
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	315	514	−199	6

Source: "2007 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
1	June 28	Lions	Rogers Centre	L 24 – 22	29,157	0–1
2	July 7	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 30 – 5	28,198	1–1
3	July 12	Stampeders	Rogers Centre	W 48 – 15	29,304	2–1
4	July 21	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 33 – 10	28,202	2–2
5	July 26	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	L 26 – 13	31,097	2–3
6	August 2	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 29 – 27 (OT)	20,202	2–4
7	August 10	Roughriders	Rogers Centre	L 24 – 13	34,234	2–5
8	Bye
9	August 24	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 15 – 13	29,533	2–6
10	September 3	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 32 – 14	28,644	3–6
11	September 8	Tiger-Cats	Rogers Centre	W 35 – 22	28,279	4–6
12	September 15	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 40 – 7	31,156	4–7
13	September 23	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	W 31 – 23	26,423	5–7
14	September 28	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	W 18 – 11	31,056	6–7
15	October 6	Eskimos	Rogers Centre	W 33 – 8	28,354	7–7
16	October 12	Alouettes	Rogers Centre	W 35 – 17	31,416	8–7
17	October 20	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	W 16 – 9	44,510	9–7
18	October 27	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	W 16 – 8	40,116	10–7
19	November 3	@ Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium	W 41 – 13	28,800	11–7

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance
East Final	November 18	Blue Bombers	Rogers Centre	L 19–9	33,467

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	5	7	0	19
Toronto Argonauts	1	0	0	8	9

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time in six years by stunning the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday but lost star quarterback, Kevin Glenn in the process.

Roster

2007 Toronto Argonauts final roster
Quarterbacks  9 Damon Allen 17 Michael Bishop 19 Ian Butler Running backs 20 John Avery 40 Bryan Crawford 34 Dominique Dorsey 47 Robert Edwards 33 Jeff Keeping 11 John Williams Receivers  5 Arland Bruce 16 Obed Cétoute 15 Tony Miles 85 Chad Rempel  4 Andre Talbot		Offensive linemen 65 Jerome Davis T 56 Chad Folk C 64 Glenn January T 57 Brian Ramsay T 65 Taylor Robertson G 66 Jude St. John G Defensive linemen 78 Adriano Belli DT 97 Jonathan Brown DE 99 Ronald Flemons DE/DT 98 Riall Johnson DE Special teams  1 Noel Prefontaine K/P 45 Randy Srochenski LS		Linebackers 35 Kevin Eiben  2 Michael Fletcher 51 Raymond Fontaine 43 Adrian Mayes 50 Mike O'Shea 10 Willie Pile Defensive backs  3 Kahlil Carter  8 Chris Hardy K/P  6 Yves Hercule 25 Leron Mitchell 28 Byron Parker 29 Wayne Shaw 21 Orlondo Steinauer 30 Kenny Wheaton 32 Chuck Winters 26 Jordan Younger		Reserve roster 13 Andre Durie RB 87 Derrell Mitchell SB 63 Steve Morley T 88 Frank Murphy WR Injured list 36 Kojo Aidoo FB 89 Marc Boerigter WR 23 Troy Davis RB 33 Jeff Johnson RB 84 Patrick Johnson WR 69 Mike Pearson T 14 Cody Pickett QB 52 Aaron Wagner LB Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

• Jonathan Brown, DE, James P. McCaffrey Trophy

CFL Eastern All-Stars: OFFENCE

• OG – Taylor Robertson, Toronto Argonauts

CFL Eastern All-Stars: DEFENCE

• DE – Jonathan Brown, Toronto Argonauts
• LB – Kevin Eiben, Toronto Argonauts
• DB – Kenny Wheaton, Toronto Argonauts
• CB – Byron Parker, Toronto Argonauts
• CB – Jordan Younger, Toronto Argonauts
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts