2025 Toronto Argonauts season

2025 Toronto Argonauts season
General managerMichael Clemons
Head coachRyan Dinwiddie
Home stadiumBMO Field
Results
Record5–13
Division place3rd, East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Team MOPNick Arbuckle
Team MODPCameron Judge
Team MOCKevin Mital
Team MOOLPeter Nicastro
Team MOSTLirim Hajrullahu
Team MORDerek Slywka
Uniform

The 2025 Toronto Argonauts season was the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 152nd year of existence. The Argonauts entered the season as defending Grey Cup champions, but were eliminated from post-season contention following their week 18 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats making it their first season since 2019 in which they missed the playoffs.[1] The team finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–13 record.

The 2025 CFL season was the fifth season for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the sixth season for Michael Clemons as general manager.[2][3]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025.[4] The Argonauts had two selections in the draft, holding the ninth pick in each round.[5]

Round Pick Player Position School Nationality
1 9 Valentin Senn OL Connecticut Austria
2 18 Soane Toia DL San Jose State Tonga

CFL National Draft

The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025.[4] The Argonauts had eight selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected ninth in each round of the draft due to their victory in the 111th Grey Cup game.[6]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 7 Jeremiah Ojo DL Montreal Montreal, QC
2 19 Paris Shand DL Louisiana State Toronto, ON
4 29 Gavin Coakes OL British Columbia Winnipeg, MB
4 30 Istvan Assibo-Dadzie DB Windsor Brampton, ON
5 46 Jaylen Rayam LB Texas–El Paso Alabaster, AL, USA
6 55 Joey Zorn RB Windsor Flint, MI, USA
7 64 Ethan Pyle OL Guelph Milton, ON
8 72 DeEmetrius Masuka DB McMaster Hamilton, ON

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario.[7]

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 24 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–24 0–1 TSN2 Hamilton Stadium 17,411 Recap
C 2 Fri, May 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–23 1–1 CFL+ Alumni Stadium 4,000 Recap

[8][9]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 11 7 0 22 525 496 7–1 W1 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 10 8 0 20 445 430 6–2 L1 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 5 13 0 10 497 583 2–6 L5 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 417 537 1–7 L6 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 10–28 0–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 21,480 Recap
2 2 Sat, June 14 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 19–29 0–2 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 17,902 Recap
3 3 Fri, June 20 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 32–39 0–3 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,025 Recap
4 4 Sun, June 29 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 29–16 1–3 TSN/RDS Info/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 17,700 Recap
5 5 Fri, July 4 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 38–51 1–4 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,701 Recap
6 Bye
7 6 Thu, July 17 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 25–26 1–5 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 19,354 Recap
8 7 Sat, July 26 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–17 2–5 TSN/CTV/CBSSN BMO Field 13,266 Recap
9 8 Fri, Aug 1 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–40 2–6 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap
10 9 Sat, Aug 9 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 42–46 2–7 TSN/CTV/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 13,297 Recap
11 10 Fri, Aug 15 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks L 20–28 2–8 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 16,526 Recap
12 11 Sat, Aug 23 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 52–34 3–8 TSN/CTV BMO Field 18,354 Recap
13 12 Mon, Sept 1 2:30 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 35–33 4–8 TSN/CBSSN Hamilton Stadium 25,619 Recap
14 Bye
15 13 Sat, Sept 13 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 31–30 5–8 TSN/CTV BMO Field 14,742 Recap
16 14 Fri, Sept 19 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 19–21 5–9 TSN/RDS BMO Field 13,848 Recap
17 15 Fri, Sept 26 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 22–27 5–10 TSN BC Place 22,070 Recap
18 16 Sat, Oct 4 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 29–47 5–11 TSN/CTV BMO Field 19,846 Recap
19 17 Fri, Oct 10 9:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–27 5–12 TSN/RDS Mosaic Stadium 27,500 Recap
20 18 Sat, Oct 18 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 13–44 5–13 TSN McMahon Stadium 22,528 Recap
21 Bye

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-game injured

6-game injured

Practice roster

Suspended

  • 98 Andre Carter DL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 24 Injured, 6 Practice, 1 Suspended
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Coaching staff

Front office and support staff
  • Owner – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
  • President – Vacant
  • General Manager – Michael Clemons
  • Assistant General Manager – John Murphy
  • Pro Player Personnel Assistant – Jason Shivers
  • 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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Coaching Staff
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References

  1. ^ "Tiger-Cats take down Argonauts in Toronto to claim season series". Canadian Football League. October 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ^ CFL.ca Staff (October 8, 2019). "Argos relieve GM Jim Popp of duties". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Key 2025 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Argos Announce 2025 Schedule Highlighted by Six Saturday Home Dates". Toronto Argonauts. January 16, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "2025 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "2025 CFL broadcast schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.