1976 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-8-1 15
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Russ Jackson (7-8-1)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1976 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 7-8-1 15
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Russ Jackson (7-8-1)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1976 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties for 15 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
Toronto stumbled, scoring only 289 points, while the defense surrendered 354. Chuck Ealey threw for 1,846 yards, and Matthew Reed played quarterback, too. Mike Eben snagged 47 passes for 681 yards. Anthony Davis was targeted regularly also.
Chuck Ealey carried the ball for a team-best 613 yards for the Argonauts.
Barry Finlay and Steve Dennis each seized 5 opponent throws.
Russ Jackson coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Allison | DB | December 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Wilfrid Laurier | Toronto, ON | 16 |
| George Anderson | LB | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 230 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn | K | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 16 |
| Roy Beechey | DB | August 26, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Alberta | 11 | |
| Bill Belk | DE | February 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Md-Eastern Shore | Lancaster, SC USA | 1 |
| Al Bloomingdale | RB | March 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 210 | Maryland | 5 | |
| Ecomet Burley | DT | June 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 240 | Texas Tech | Anderson County, TX | 7 |
| Justin Canale | G/K | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 3 |
| Tom Chandler | LB | June 12, 1950 | 6'2" | 225 | Minnesota | Pasadena, TX | 8 |
| Al Charuk | WR | May 21, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Acadia | 16 | |
| Gail Clark | LB | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 226 | Michigan St. | Bellefontaine, OH USA | 5 |
| L.J. Clayton | DB | December 27, 1950 | 6'3" | 181 | Penn State | Fort Worth, TX | 5 |
| Jim Corrigall | DT | May 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Kent State | Barrie, ON | 3 |
| Sam Cvijanovich | LB | May 25, 1950 | 6'1" | 218 | California Lutheran | 11 | |
| Anthony Davis | RB | September 8, 1952 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Huntsville, TX USA | 13 |
| Ned Deane | C | February 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 240 | Massachusetts | Westfield, MA | 4 |
| Steve Dennis | DB | July 25, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | 16 |
| Jimmy DeRatt | DB | January 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 203 | North Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 1 |
| Greg Dubinetz | OL | April 15, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 1 |
| Chuck Ealey | QB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Toledo | 16 | |
| Mike Eben | WR | January 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 183 | Toronto | Zatec, Czechoslovakia | 16 |
| Jim Elder | DB | November 23, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | LSU | Athens, GA | 11 |
| Doug Falconer | DB | January 30, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Ottawa | Calgary, AB | 2 |
| Barry Finlay | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'2" | 185 | McMaster | Niagara Falls, ON | 16 |
| Ron Foxx | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Alabama A&M | Gainesville, FL | 13 |
| Stewart Francis | G | June 14, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Simon Fraser | Southport, England | 16 |
| Dave Hadden | RB | October 22, 1952 | 5'11" | 209 | Queen's | 16 | |
| John Harvey | RB | January 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Texas - Arlington | Austin, TX | 10 |
| Buzz Highsmith | T | August 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 247 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 16 |
| John Kennedy | T | May 27, 1950 | 6'1" | 240 | Carleton | Oshawa, ON | 16 |
| Gordie Knowlton | LB | August 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 218 | Jacksonville State | Montreal, QC | 12 |
| Rich Lewis | LB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 3 |
| Granville Liggins | DT | June 2, 1946 | 6'0" | 225 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 16 |
| Craig Lorimer | G | January 6, 1953 | 6'5" | 265 | York | 2 | |
| Neil Lumsden | RB | December 19, 1953 | 6'1" | 225 | Ottawa | London, ON | 15 |
| Doug MacIver | C | February 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 245 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 16 |
| Alex Morris | SB | September 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 186 | Queen's | 7 | |
| Peter Muller | TE | November 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Western Illinois | Toronto, ON | 11 |
| Doyle Orange | RB | August 6, 1951 | 5'11" | 200 | Southern Mississippi | Waycross, GA | 2 |
| Matthew Reed | QB | November 30, 1951 | 6'4" | 235 | Grambling State | Winnfield, LA | 16 |
| Terry Shelsta | G | May 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Dakota Wesleyan | 16 | |
| Bruce Smith | DT | March 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Cooke County, TX | 14 |
| Tom Terhart | T | July 23, 1949 | 6'3" | 260 | Lackawanna State. | 5 | |
| Gary Tufford | WR | August 26, 1950 | 5'9" | 160 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | 5 | |
| Larry Uteck | DB | October 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 186 | Wilfrid Laurier | Thornhill, ON | 16 |
| Brian Vertefeuille | T | April 4, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | Idaho St. | Willimantic, CT USA | 3 |
| Cornelius Walker | DE | September 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 256 | Rice | Harris County, TX | 7 |
| Mike Walker | RB | November 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Tulane | Texarkana, AR USA | 5 |
| Larry Watkins | T | May 22, 1948 | 6'4" | 270 | Western Kentucky | Louisville, KY | 4 |
| Curtis Wester | G | May 7, 1951 | 6'3" | 255 | East Texas State | Lawton, OK | 8 |
| Dave Whiteside | G | September 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 244 | Queen's | 13 | |
| Morris Zubkewych | C | July 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Simon Fraser | 9 |
