1996 Toronto Argonauts Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 15-3 30
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (15-3)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1996 Toronto Argonauts Roster
1996 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses for 30 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

On offense, Toronto scored 660 points, best in the league. The defense proved to be a force, as the Argonauts conceded 327 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Doug Flutie triggered the aerial attack, passing for 5,720 yards. Michael Clemons paced the receiving corps, snagging 116 passes for 1,268 yards, while Paul Masotti was targeted regularly, too.

Robert Drummond carried the ball for a team-best 935 yards, and Doug Flutie also contributed to the rushing attack.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 65 turnovers, best in the league. Donald Smith and Adrion Smith each seized 5 opponent throws. Rob Waldrop and Tim Cofield each sacked opposing passers 9 times.

Don Matthews coached the team. The 1996 Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Doug Flutie	677	434	64.1	5720	8.4	29	4.3	17	2.5	97	94.5
Mike Vanderjagt	2	1	50.0	28	14.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	95.8
Marquel Fleetwood	10	5	50.0	16	1.6	0	0.0	3	30.0	14	16.7
Michael Clemons	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Robert Drummond	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	691	440	63.7	5764	8.3	29	4.2	20	2.9	97

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Robert Drummond	160	935	5.8	79	11
Doug Flutie	101	756	7.5	37	9
Michael Clemons	61	286	4.7	23	5
Marquel Fleetwood	7	83	11.9	28	1
Jimmy Cunningham	1	9	9.0	9	0
Duane Dmytryshyn	2	5	2.5	5	0
Reggie Givens	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	333	2075	6.2	79	26

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Michael Clemons	116	1268	10.9	52	4
Paul Masotti	73	1023	14.0	97	7
Robert Drummond	72	798	11.1	45	6
Jimmy Cunningham	62	800	12.9	37	1
Tyrone Williams	60	895	14.9	45	7
Mike Morreale	19	378	19.9	47	0
Jeff Fairholm	14	218	15.6	30	1
Duane Dmytryshyn	13	218	16.8	28	2
John Morton	8	86	10.8	21	1
Norm Casola	2	71	35.5	36	0
J.P. Izquierdo	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	440	5764	13.1	97	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Mike Vanderjagt	59	59	100.0	56	40	71.4	14	85	4933	58.0	83	2	195
Totals	59	59	100.0	56	40	71.4	14	85	4933	58.0	83	2	195

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Mike Vanderjagt	103	4459	43.3	70	3
Totals	103	4459	43.3	70	3

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jimmy Cunningham	85	976	11.5	93	2
Michael Clemons	11	145	13.2	49	0
Totals	96	1121	11.7	93	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Michael Clemons	33	883	26.8	72
Jimmy Cunningham	38	693	18.2	49
Sean Reade	2	32	16.0	18
Cooper Harris	1	7	7.0	7
Mike O'Shea	1	5	5.0	5
J.P. Izquierdo	1	2	2.0	2
Mike Morreale	2	2	1.0	2
Duane Dmytryshyn	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	79	1635	20.7	72

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jimmy Cunningham	5	150	30.0	55
Michael Clemons	1	44	44.0	44
Dan Murphy	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	7	196	28.0	55

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Donald Smith	5	72	14.4	44	0
Adrion Smith	5	71	14.2	44	1
Dan Murphy	2	52	26.0	48	0
Mike O'Shea	2	24	12.0	14	0
Ken Benson	2	23	11.5	20	0
Ed Berry	1	51	51.0	51	0
Don Wilson	1	42	42.0	42	0
Les Smith	1	40	40.0	40	0
Marcello Simmons	1	10	10.0	10	0
George Nimako	1	6	6.0	6	0
Reggie Givens	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	391	17.8	51	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Rob Waldrop	9.0	65.0	7.2
Tim Cofield	9.0	61.0	6.8
Reggie Givens	8.0	58.0	7.2
Andrew Stewart	4.0	31.0	7.8
Alex Gordon	4.0	29.0	7.2
Oscar Giles	3.0	30.0	10.0
Noah Cantor	2.0	25.0	12.5
Ken Benson	2.0	21.0	10.5
Don Wilson	2.0	15.0	7.5
Demetrious Maxie	1.0	4.0	4.0
Totals	44.0	339	7.7

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ken Benson	77	66	11
Reggie Givens	68	66	2			4	0	0
Don Wilson	60	56	4			2	9	0
Donald Smith	51	42	9			1	0	0
Marcello Simmons	49	48	1
Adrion Smith	42	34	8
Rob Waldrop	37	37	0			1	0	0
Andrew Stewart	37	37	0
Mike O'Shea	34	24	10
Ed Berry	33	31	2
George Nimako	24	10	14
Dan Murphy	22	18	4
Cooper Harris	22	2	20
Courtney Griffin	19	19	0
Don Odegard	19	13	6			1	0	0
Oscar Giles	18	18	0
Brendan Rogers	17	1	16
Tim Cofield	16	16	0			1	0	0
Greg Eaglin	16	13	3
Johnnie Harris	14	13	1
Mike Morreale	12	1	11
Alex Gordon	10	10	0
Robert Drummond	8	7	1
Noah Cantor	7	5	2
John Raposo	6	1	5
Michael Clemons	5	4	1
Duane Dmytryshyn	5	0	5
Norm Casola	5	0	5
J.P. Izquierdo	4	0	4
Chuck Bradley	3	3	0
Les Smith	3	2	1			1	5	0
Tyrone Williams	3	2	1
Mike Vanderjagt	3	0	3
Doug Flutie	2	2	0
Jimmy Cunningham	2	2	0
Charles Washington	2	0	2
Marquel Fleetwood	1	1	0
Sean Reade	1	0	1
Ousmane Bary	1	0	1
Rob Weir						2	0	0
Totals	758	604	154	0	0	13	14	0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Vanderjagt									40	59	19			198
Robert Drummond	11	6							0	0	0			102
Doug Flutie	9								0	0	0			54
Michael Clemons	5	4	0	0	0				0	0	0			54
Tyrone Williams		7							0	0	0			42
Paul Masotti		7							0	0	0			42
Jimmy Cunningham	0	1	2	0	0				0	0	0			18
Duane Dmytryshyn	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Adrion Smith				0		1			0	0	0			6
John Morton		1							0	0	0			6
Marquel Fleetwood	1								0	0	0			6
Jeff Fairholm		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	26	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	40	59	19	0	0	546