1998 Toronto Argonauts season

1998 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Don Matthews[1]
Home stadium	SkyDome[2]
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	Lost Division Semi-Final

The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	2	Dave Miller-Johnston	P/K	Concordia
2	12	Roger Dunbrack	DL	Western
3	20	Jermaine Brown	RB	Winona State
4	28	Brian Mlachak	K	Calgary
5	35	Eric Shilts	WR	Toronto
6	43	Bill Mitoulas	LB	Notre Dame

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Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	June 18	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 21–18	1–0	SkyDome	12,645
B	June 24	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 22–14	2–0	Ivor Wynne Stadium	14,675

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	5	1	503	351	25
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	470	435	25
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	452	410	18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	3	15	0	399	588	6

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
1	July 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 10–19	0–1	Taylor Field	21,714
2	July 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 19–22	0–2	SkyDome	15,672
3	July 16	at BC Lions	W 30–15	1–2	BC Place	15,725
4	July 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 27–30 (OT)	1–3	SkyDome	15,106
5	July 30	at Calgary Stampeders	W 15–14	2–3	McMahon Stadium	26,061
6	August 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 29–14	3–3	SkyDome	15,712
7	August 13	at Montreal Alouettes	L 20–24	3–4	Molson Stadium	16,399
8	August 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 42–6	4–4	SkyDome	23,368
9	August 27	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 37–16	5–4	Winnipeg Stadium	20,102
10	September 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–26	5–5	Ivor Wynne Stadium	30,065
11	September 12	vs. BC Lions	W 37–28	6–5	SkyDome	14,218
12	September 19	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 46–22	7–5	SkyDome	13,894
13	September 26	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 30–29	8–5	Commonwealth Stadium	31,923
14	October 3	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 15–18	8–6	SkyDome	15,272
15	October 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 40–13	9–6	Molson Stadium	16,268
16	October 17	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 28–38	9–7	SkyDome	24,230
17	October 23	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 8–45	9–8	SkyDome	32,717
18	October 30	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 12–31	9–9	Winnipeg Stadium	33,810

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Semi-Final	November 8	at Montreal Alouettes	L 28–41	0–1	Molson Stadium	17,495

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Awards and records

1998 CFL All-Stars

• SB – Derrell Mitchell

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• QB – Kerwin Bell
• SB – Derrell Mitchell
• WR – Paul Masotti
• LB – Kelly Wiltshire
• CB – Donald Smith
• DS – Lester Smith
• P – Noel Prefontaine

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References

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6. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.