1979 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (5-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1979 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (5-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1979 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
The Argonauts labored to change the scoreboard with just 234 points, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 352. Tony Adams passed for 2,692 yards. Terry Metcalf paced pass catchers, snagging 55 passes, while Dwight Edwards accumulated 738 receiving yards. Peter Muller and M.L. Harris contributed to the receiving game as well.
Terry Metcalf carried the ball for a team-best 691 yards for Toronto, while Mike McArthur also buoyed the ground attack.
Billy Hardee picked off 8 opponent throws.
Forrest Gregg coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Steve Ackroyd | DB | June 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 175 | Sheridan College | 5 | ||
| 11 | Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Gary Anderson | DL | July 1, 1954 | 6'4" | 245 | Concordia | 4 | ||
| 23 | Vic Anonsen | WR | May 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | Manitoba | Moose Jaw, SK | 12 | |
| 65 | Nick Bastaja | G | February 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Grantham, England | 12 | |
| 20 | Paul Bennett | DB | March 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | Scarborough, ON | 14 | |
| 24 | Mark Bragagnolo | RB | October 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Toronto | Timmins, ON | 14 | |
| 85 | Ken Bungarda | G | January 25, 1957 | 6'6" | 270 | Missouri | Hartford, CT USA | 4 | |
| 62 | Ecomet Burley | DT | June 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 240 | Texas Tech | Anderson County, TX | 16 | |
| 6 | Al Chester | QB | February 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida A&M | 2 | ||
| 79 | Jim Corrigall | DT | May 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Kent State | Barrie, ON | 16 | |
| 63 | Tom Davis | G | July 31, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | 4 | |
| Cole Doty | WR | 0 | |||||||
| 33 | Dwight Edwards | WR | June 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Mississauga Raiders | Manchester, Jamaica | 16 | |
| Greg Fairchild | G | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 258 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 3 | ||
| 56 | John Foubert | G/T | September 29, 1953 | 6'6" | 255 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 16 | ||
| 70 | Peter Gabriel | WR | May 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | McMaster | 3 | ||
| Randy Gill | LB | August 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | San Jose St. | Ventura, CA USA | 2 | ||
| 32 | David Green | RB | September 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 205 | Carleton | 2 | ||
| 30 | Billy Hardee | DB | August 12, 1954 | 6'0" | 184 | Virginia Tech | Lakeland, FL USA | 16 | |
| 16 | Eric Harris | DB | August 11, 1955 | 6'3" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | |
| 7 | M.L. Harris | WR | January 16, 1954 | 6'5" | 238 | Tampa | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | |
| Jerome Heavens | RB | August 1, 1957 | 5'11" | 207 | Notre Dame | St. Louis, MO | 1 | ||
| Dennis Heim | DT | April 16, 1956 | 6'4" | 248 | Missouri State | Monett, MO | 1 | ||
| Harry Holton | T | October 1, 1952 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas - El Paso | 1 | |||
| 39 | Dan Huclack | RB | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 221 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 8 | Mark Jackson | QB | June 12, 1954 | 6'0" | 195 | Baylor | Carlsbad, NM | 16 | |
| Dennis Johnson | DT | October 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Delaware | Passaic, NJ USA | 1 | ||
| 58 | Bruce Kimball | G | August 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Massachusetts | Beverly, MA USA | 8 | |
| 17 | Gordie Knowlton | LB | August 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 218 | Jacksonville State | Montreal, QC | 8 | |
| 19 | Mike Kramer | DB | October 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 181 | Alabama | 14 | ||
| Craig Labbett | TE | May 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 215 | Western Ontario | Toronto, ON | 1 | ||
| 35 | Rich Lewis | LB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 16 | |
| 54 | Al MacLean | C/T | February 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 247 | Bishop's | 14 | ||
| 64 | Chris Malmgren | OL | February 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 257 | Boise State | Camerount County, TX | 2 | |
| James Marshall | DB | September 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Jackson St. | Magnolia, MS USA | 6 | ||
| 27 | Mike McArthur | RB | March 30, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | McNeese State | 12 | ||
| Mark McDonald | WR | April 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Washington State | 2 | |||
| 21 | Terry Metcalf | RB | September 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | |
| 72 | Peter Muller | TE | November 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Western Illinois | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 69 | Bill Norton | TE | January 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 265 | Weber State | Toronto, ON | 15 | |
| 51 | Mike Obrovac | G | October 11, 1955 | 6'6" | 275 | Bowling Green | Canton, OH USA | 16 | |
| Bill Palmer | LB | December 15, 1952 | 6'3" | 215 | Bowling Green | 9 | |||
| Eddie Payton | RB | August 3, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 2 | ||
| 25 | Paul Pearson | WR | June 15, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | UBC | Campbell River, BC | 11 | |
| Larry Poole | RB | July 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Kent St. | Akron, OH USA | 2 | ||
| 50 | Kevin Powell | TE | September 13, 1955 | 6'4" | 265 | Utah State | Trail, BC | 11 | |
| 53 | Rick Razzano | LB | November 15, 1955 | 5'11" | 227 | Virginia Tech | New Castle, PA USA | 15 | |
| 68 | Doug Redl | C | September 3, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | Saskatchewan | 13 | ||
| David Rigg | DB | February 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 177 | Western Ontario | 1 | |||
| 61 | Bruce Smith | DT | March 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Cooke County, TX | 11 | |
| 77 | Wayne Smith | DE | January 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Halifax Buccaneers Srs. | Halifax, NS | 7 | |
| 71 | Ron Southwick | LB | May 27, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | McMaster | 16 | ||
| Frank Stephens | LB | January 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 197 | UCLA | San Diego, CA | 1 | ||
| 9 | Ian Sunter | K | December 21, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dundee, Scotland | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Williams | RB | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | Mike Williams | DB | December 21, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX | 10 | |
| Slade Willis | WR | May 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Drake | 2 | |||
| 28 | Preston Young | DB | July 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Simon Fraser | Regina, SK | 15 |
