2024 Toronto Argonauts season

2024 Toronto Argonauts season
2024 Toronto Argonauts season
General manager	Michael Clemons
President	Bill Manning (until July 11, 2024)
Head coach	Ryan Dinwiddie
Home field	BMO Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Team MOP	Ka’Deem Carey
Team MODP	DaShaun Amos
Team MOC	Lirim Hajrullahu
Team MOOL	Ryan Hunter
Team MOST	Janarion Grant
Team MOR	Makai Polk
Uniform
	← 2023; Argonauts seasons; 2025 →;

The 2024 Toronto Argonauts season was the 66th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 151st year of existence. The Argonauts qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year with a win on October 11 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.^[1] The team won their 19th Grey Cup championship after defeating the Blue Bombers in the 111th Grey Cup game.

The 2024 CFL season was the fourth season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the fifth season for Michael Clemons as general manager.^[2]^[3]

On July 11, 2024, team owners, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), parted ways with team president, Bill Manning, and stated that Clemons would report directly to MLSE President, Keith Pelley.^[4]

The Toronto Argonauts drew an average home attendance of 15,129 in 2024.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[5] The Argonauts had two picks in the draft, selecting seventh in each round.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	7	Jeremy Edwards	P	Eastern Kentucky	Australia
2	16	Denzel Daxon	DL	Illinois	Bahamas

CFL National Draft

The 2024 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[5] The Argonauts had nine selections in the eight-round draft.^[7] Through a series of trades with Hamilton and Edmonton, the Argonauts improved their first-round pick by two spots, and had three selections in the third round and two each in the fifth and sixth rounds.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	5	Kevin Mital	WR	Laval	Saint-Agapit, QC
3	24	Tyson Hergott	DL	Waterloo	Waterloo, ON
3	25	John Bosse	OL	Calgary	Calgary, AB
3	27	Tyshon Blackburn	DB	Alberta	Calgary, AB
5	39	Jerrell Cummings	DB	British Columbia	Vancouver, BC
5	45	Ifenna Onyeka	DL	Carleton	Brampton, ON
6	48	Anim Dankwah	OL	Howard	Toronto, ON
6	54	Justin Sambu	DL	Baylor	Calgary, AB
8	72	Daniel Shin	OL	Alberta	Edmonton, AB

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario.^[8]

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 25	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–30	0–1	RDS/CFL+	Molson Stadium	13,787	Recap
C	2	Fri, May 31	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 25–14	1–1	CFL+	Alumni Stadium	N/A	Recap

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# Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	25	455	404	6–2	L2	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	0	20	513	479	3–5	L1	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	9	8	1	19	443	488	3–5	W1	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	14	495	557	4–4	L1	Details

Schedule

The Argonauts are scheduled to play nine regular season home games in Toronto for the first time since 2018.^[11] The team was the designated host for Touchdown Atlantic games in 2019, 2022, and 2023, while the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and the 2021 CFL season had every team hosting seven home games.

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sun, June 9	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	W 35–27	1–0	TSN/CBSSN	BMO Field	12,767	Recap
2	Bye
3	2	Sat, June 22	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 39–36	2–0	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	BMO Field	10,857	Recap
4	3	Fri, June 28	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 20–30	2–1	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	11,165	Recap
5	4	Thu, July 4	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 23–30	2–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	23,923	Recap
6	5	Thu, July 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 37–18	3–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,088	Recap
7	6	Sat, July 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–27	3–3	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	22,910	Recap
8	7	Sat, July 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 16–14 (OT)	4–3	TSN/CBSSN	BMO Field	14,994	Recap
9	8	Sun, Aug 4	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–27	4–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	19,914	Recap
10	9	Fri, Aug 9	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 39–25	5–4	TSN	BMO Field	13,481	Recap
11	Bye
12	10	Thu, Aug 22	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 20–19	6–4	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	19,327	Recap
13	11	Mon, Sept 2	2:30 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 28–31	6–5	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	25,291	Recap
14	12	Sat, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 27–41	6–6	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	17,834	Recap
15	13	Fri, Sept 13	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	W 33–17	7–6	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	20,683	Recap
16	14	Fri, Sept 20	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 31–33	7–7	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	18,210	Recap
17	15	Sat, Sept 28	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 37–31	8–7	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	14,856	Recap
18	Bye
19	16	Fri, Oct 11	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 14–11	9–7	TSN/RDS2	Princess Auto Stadium	32,343	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 19	3:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–31	10–7	CTV	BMO Field	20,487	Recap
21	18	Fri, Oct 25	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Elks	L 30–31 (OT)	10–8	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	15,069	Recap

^[9]^[10]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
East Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 2	3:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 58–38	1–0	CTV/TSN/RDS	BMO Field	18,060	Recap
East Final	Sat, Nov 9	3:00 p.m. EST	at Montreal Alouettes	W 30–28	2–0	CTV/TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	23,035	Recap
111th Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 17	6:00 p.m. EST	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 41–24	3–0	CTV/TSN/RDS	BC Place	52,439	Recap

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# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

**Toronto Argonauts roster**
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Quarterbacks 4 Nick Arbuckle 11 Cameron Dukes 5 Bryan Scott Receivers 18 Dejon Brissett 86 Damonte Coxie 80 DaVaris Daniels 3 Janarion Grant WR/KR 10 Kevin Mital 15 Makai Polk 83 David Ungerer Running backs 21 Daniel Adeboboye 25 Ka'Deem Carey 24 Deonta McMahon Fullbacks None		Offensive linemen 59 Dejon Allen 64 Dylan Giffen 62 Ryan Hunter 67 Gregor MacKellar 52 Peter Nicastro 65 Landon Rice 58 Anthony Vandal Defensive linemen 91 Jared Brinkman 94 Jake Ceresna 90 Thiadric Hansen 99 Ralph Holley 7 Folarin Orimolade 97 Derek Parish 40 Robbie Smith 95 Jordan Williams		Linebackers 45 Jack Cassar 35 Isaac Darkangelo 26 Brian Harelimana 48 Wynton McManis 32 Fraser Sopik Defensive backs 1 Tunde Adeleke 8 DaShaun Amos 0 Tyshon Blackburn 34 Kerfalla Exumé 23 Benjie Franklin 2 Tarvarus McFadden 9 Royce Metchie 27 Mark Milton 19 Robert Priester Special teams 47 Adam Guillemette LS 29 John Haggerty P 70 Lirim Hajrullahu K				1-game injured 66 Isiah Cage OL 12 Chad Kelly QB 38 Jamie Harry DB 30 Jonathan Jones LB 49 Daniel Kwamou LB 81 Tommy Nield WR 17 Richie Sindani WR 6-game injured 93 Woody Baron DL 44 Brandon Calver FB/LB 53 Darius Ciraco OL 20 Quincy Mauger DB		Practice roster 51 John Bosse OL 46 Simon Chaves LS 63 Sage Doxtater OL 39 Willie Drew Jr. DB 41 Jonathan Edouard DB 72 Jeremy Edwards P 71 Alfredo Gachuz Lozada K 33 Kenneth George Jr. DB 43 Clayton Glasco LB 96 Tyson Hergott DL 87 Jake Herslow WR 56 George Moore OL 92 Baptiste Pollier DL 82 Derek Slywka DB Suspended 37 Daniel Shin OL 43 DeAndre Torrey RB Futures 98 Jalen Green DL -- Isaiah Chambers DL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 11 Injured, 14 Practice, 2 Suspended, 2 Futures Roster updated 2024-11-17 • Depth chart • Transactions (argonauts.ca) • Transactions (cfl.ca) • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

**Toronto Argonauts staff**
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	Front office and support staff Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President – Vacant General Manager – Michael Clemons Assistant General Manager – John Murphy 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 Manager, Communications – Mike Hogan			Head Coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Ryan Dinwiddie Offensive coaches Pass Game Coordinator and Receivers – Pete Costanza Offensive Line – Kris Sweet Quarterbacks – Mike Miller Running backs – Dominic Picard Offensive assistant – Drew Tate Defensive coaches Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers – Kevin Eiben Co-Defensive Coordinator and Secondary – William Fields Defensive Line – Demetrious Maxie Defensive Backs – Myron Lewis Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mickey Donovan → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

^ "Argonauts beat Bombers to punch playoff ticket". Canadian Football League. October 11, 2024.
^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "MLSE and Bill Manning, President of TFC and Argonauts, mutually agree to part ways". Toronto Argonauts. July 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
^ "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Argos announce 2024 schedule". Toronto Argonauts. December 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2024 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 CFL Broadcast Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ "Argos membership central". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Argonauts beat Bombers to punch playoff ticket". Canadian Football League. October 11, 2024.

[Argos_HC-2] "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[3] CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[4] "MLSE and Bill Manning, President of TFC and Argonauts, mutually agree to part ways". Toronto Argonauts. July 11, 2024.

[highlight-5] "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.

[2024Global-6] "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[2024National-7] "Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[Argoschedule-8] "Argos announce 2024 schedule". Toronto Argonauts. December 14, 2023.

[schedule-9] "2024 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[broadcast-10] "2024 CFL Broadcast Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

[11] "Argos membership central". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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