1998 Toronto Argonauts season

1998 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Don Matthews[1]
Home field	SkyDome[2]
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	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

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	June 18	Alouettes	SkyDome	W 21 – 18	12,645	1–0
B	June 24	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 22 – 14	14,675	2–0

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

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 8	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 41–28	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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3. "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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5. "1998 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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.