1971 Toronto Argonauts Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-4 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Leo Cahill (10-4)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1971 Toronto Argonauts Statistics
1971 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.

Toronto ran up 289 points, while the defense conceded 248. Joe Theismann tossed for 2,440 yards. Mel Profit snagged 39 passes for 725 yards, while Mike Eben and Bill Symons were targeted regularly also.

Leon McQuay carried the ball for a team-best 977 yards for the Argonauts.

Dick Thornton intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Leo Cahill coached the team. The 1971 Toronto Argonauts lost in the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
15Harry AbofsHBApril 14, 19486'1"205Tennessee Tech.14
31Dick AldridgeLBJanuary 19, 19416'0"198WaterlooToronto, ON 14
28William AndersonDBAugust 1, 19496'0"205Ohio St.Colliers, WV USA10
19Zenon AndrusyshynKFebruary 25, 19476'2"210UCLAGunzburg, Germany14
40Chip BarrettDBAugust 10, 19446'2"198UBCToronto, ON 14
18Greg BartonQBJuly 14, 19466'2"195TulsaDenver, CO USA12
52Larry BrameLBJuly 20, 19486'1"225Western KentuckyHopkinsville, KY 10
57Charlie BrayGSeptember 23, 19456'0"255Central State (OK)Pauls Valley, OK 14
66Jim CorrigallDTMay 7, 19466'3"253Kent StateBarrie, ON 14
16Dave CranmerHBSeptember 18, 19446'1"250Bowling Green14
44Paul DesjardinsCSeptember 12, 19436'3"255OttawaOttawa, ON 14
9Mike EbenWRJanuary 29, 19466'1"183TorontoZatec, Czechoslovakia12
71Bob HamiltonTEAugust 21, 19476'2"220Waterloo LutheranWelland, ON 5
54Ed HarringtonDEFebruary 8, 19416'3"225LangstonHugo, OK 6
72Jim HendersonWRApril 12, 19436'4"200Simpson CollegeToronto, ON 7
65Ellison KellyGMay 17, 19356'1"235Michigan St.Lake City, FL USA14
69Dave KnechtelDESeptember 25, 19456'3"244Waterloo LutheranKitchener, ON 14
27Marv LusterDBNovember 27, 19376'1"200UCLAShreveport, LA 14
76Gene MackG/LBFebruary 25, 19496'2"213Texas - El PasoGreenville, TX 14
12Ivan MacMillanKFebruary 8, 19525'8"157Ottawa Jr.Alexandria, ON 13
77Pete MartinG/LBOctober 10, 19406'0"220Western OntarioToronto, ON 14
24Leon McQuayRBMarch 19, 19505'9"200TampaTampa, FL USA12
11Tony MoroEDecember 4, 19476'1"215DaytonUdine, Italy14
60Danny NykolukTJune 16, 19346'3"250ScarbroughToronto, ON 1
17Peter PaquetteLBJuly 27, 19446'1"198IowaIroquois Falls, ON 14
75Mel ProfitTEJuly 30, 19416'5"230UCLANew York, NY 14
Angelo RaffinGApril 27, 19466'4"240BramaleaSan Lorenzo, Italy1
14Dave RaimeyHBNovember 18, 19405'10"195MichiganDayton, OH USA14
51Roger ScalesGNovember 25, 19446'1"240Brigham YoungVernon, BC 14
34Gerry SternbergDBMarch 18, 19435'10"175TorontoOrsk, Russia7
68Jim StillwagonDTFebruary 11, 19496'0"239Ohio StateMount Vernon, OH 14
33Bill SymonsRBJune 14, 19436'0"215ColoradoNucla, CO 14
7Joe TheismannQBSeptember 9, 19496'0"192Notre DameNew Brunswick, NJ USA14
25Dick ThorntonDBNovember 1, 19396'0"185NorthwesternChicago, IL 14
23Jim TomlinDBDecember 6, 19455'11"187Stephen F. Austin7
64John TrainorG/TMarch 18, 19476'2"240Tennessee Tech.Bangor, N. Ireland10
59Joe VijukDENovember 17, 19456'3"245HillsdaleBelgrade, Yugoslavia14
53George WellsDEOctober 31, 19476'2"233New Mexico StateOakland, CA 9



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