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List of Toronto Argonauts head coaches

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The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In their long history, the team has appeared in 23 Grey Cup finals, and has won a league-high 17 championships. The franchise has had 59 head coaches in its history.[1] The current Argonauts head coach is Ryan Dinwiddie, the current general manager is Michael Clemons, and the current owners are Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2][3]

Key

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Head coaches

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Chaucer Elliott coached for two stints with the Argonauts, including their last season in the ORFU in 1906.
Bob O'Billovich has the most wins, with 89, and won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 1983.
Adam Rita won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 1991.
Michael "Pinball" Clemons won the Grey Cup for the Argonauts in 2004.
Marc Trestman coached the Argos to a Grey Cup victory in 2017.
Ryan Dinwiddie is the team's current head coach.

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

 # Name[c] Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  PTS  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements[5][6]
1 H. T. Glazebrook 18731874
2 Harold Lambe 1875
3 W. H. Perram 18761877
4 Bedford 1878
5 Orville Murphy 18801881
6 Hume Blake 1882
7 A. H. Campbell 1883
- Hume Blake 1884
8 Rupert Muntz 18851886
9 Hugh Smith 18871890
10 R. Bayley 18911892
11 Billy Wood 1893
12 Joe Wright, Sr. 18941900
14 Pud Kent 19011903
15 Fred Thompson 19041905
16 Chaucer Elliott 1906 6 4 2 0 8 .667
17 Fred Russell/Art Kent 19071909 18 3 15 0 6 .167
- Chaucer Elliott 1910 6 3 3 0 6 .500
18 Billy Foulds 1911 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
19 Jack Newton 1912 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
20 Ross Binkley 1913 6 3 3 0 6 .500
- Billy Foulds 1914 6 5 1 0 10 .833 3 3 0 1.000 6th Grey Cup championship
21 Billy Foulds†/Warren Coryell 1915 6 4 2 0 8 .667
22 Sinc McEvenue 1919 6 3 3 0 6 .500
23 Mike Rodden 1920 6 5 1 0 10 .833 2 1 1 .500
- Sinc McEvenue 1921 6 6 0 0 12 1.000 3 3 0 1.000 9th Grey Cup championship
24 Jack O'Connor 19221925 24 14 7 3 31 .646 2 1 1 .500
- Mike Rodden 1926 6 3 3 0 6 .500
25 Frank Knight 19271928 12 3 7 2 8 .333
26 Buck McKenna 19291932 24 13 10 1 27 .563
27 Lew Hayman 19331941 57 40 15 2 82 .719 20 12 8 .600 21st Grey Cup championship
25th Grey Cup championship
26th Grey Cup championship
28 Ted Morris 19451949 54 29 21 4 62 .574 11 10 1 .909 33rd Grey Cup championship
34th Grey Cup championship
35th Grey Cup championship
29 Frank Clair 19501954 64 31 31 2 64 .500 11 8 3 .727 38th Grey Cup championship
40th Grey Cup championship
30 Bill Swiacki 19551956 26 8 10 0 16 .444 2 1 1 .500
31 Hamp Pool 19571959 32 9 23 0 18 .281
32 Steve Owen 1959 10 3 7 0 6 .500
33 Lou Agase 19601962 31 17 13 1 35 .565 5 2 3 .400
34 Nobby Wirkowski 19621964 39 11 28 0 14 .282
35 Bob Shaw 19651966 28 8 20 0 16 .286
36 Leo Cahill 19671972 84 45 38 1 91 .542 10 6 4 .400 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
37 John Rauch 19731974 21 10 9 2 22 .524 1 0 1 .000
38 Joe Moss 1974 9 3 5 1 7 .389
39 Russ Jackson 19751976 32 12 18 2 26 .406
- Leo Cahill 19771978 25 9 16 0 18 .360 1 0 1 .000
40 Bud Riley 1978 7 1 6 0 2 .143
41 Forrest Gregg 1979 16 5 11 0 10 .313
42 Willie Wood 19801981 26 6 20 0 12 .231
43 Tommy Hudspeth 1981 6 2 4 0 4 .333
44 Bob O'Billovich 19821989 136 78 55 3 36 .585 12 6 6 .500 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
71st Grey Cup championship
45 Don Matthews 1990 18 10 8 0 20 .556 2 1 1 .500
46 Adam Rita 19911992 29 16 13 0 32 .552 2 2 0 1.000 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
79th Grey Cup championship
47 Dennis Meyer 19921993 17 4 13 0 10 .235
- Bob O'Billovich 19931994 26 9 17 0 18 .346 1 0 1 .000
48 Mike Faragalli 1995 9 2 7 0 4 .222
- Bob O'Billovich 1995 9 2 7 0 4 .222
- Don Matthews 19961998 54 39 15 0 78 .722 5 4 1 .800 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
84th Grey Cup championship
85th Grey Cup championship
49 Jim Barker 1999 18 9 9 0 18 .500 1 0 1 .000
50 John Huard 2000 8 1 6 1 3 .189
51 Wally Highsmith (interim) 2000 2 1 1 0 2 .500
52 Michael Clemons 20002001 26 12 14 0 24 .462
53 Gary Etcheverry 2002 12 4 8 0 8 .333
Michael Clemons 20022007 96 55 40 1 27 .578 11 6 5 .545 92nd Grey Cup championship
54 Rich Stubler 2008 10 4 6 0 8 .400
- Don Matthews 2008 8 0 8 0 0 .000
55 Bart Andrus 2009 18 3 15 0 6 .167
- Jim Barker 20102011 36 15 21 0 30 .417 2 1 1 .500 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
56 Scott Milanovich 20122016 90 43 47 0 86 .478 5 3 2 .600 2012 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
100th Grey Cup championship
57 Marc Trestman 20172018 36 13 23 0 26 .361 2 2 0 1.000 2017 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
105th Grey Cup championship
58 Corey Chamblin 2019 18 4 14 0 8 .286
59 Ryan Dinwiddie 2020–present 50 36 14 0 72 .720 5 2 2 .500 2023 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
109th Grey Cup championship

Notes

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  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Argonauts. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
  • c Entries prior to 1907 are taken from "Year-By-Year History" in the references. A consolidated list after 1907 is listed at "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching."

References

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General
  • "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "History of the Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "Year-By-Year History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ "MLSE completes acquisition of Argos; name Manning as President". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.