1996 Toronto Argonauts Statistics
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 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, the Argonauts scored 660 points, best in the league. The defense proved to be a force, as Toronto 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. Paul Masotti provided receiving help, 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. Adrion Smith and Donald Smith each seized 5 opponent throws. Tim Cofield and Rob Waldrop 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Totals | 59 | 59 | 100.0 | 56 | 40 | 71.4 | 14 | 85 | 4933 | 58.0 | 83 | 2 | 195 |
Punting:
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 | TDs | Michael Clemons | 33 | 883 | 26.8 | 72 | 0 | Jimmy Cunningham | 38 | 693 | 18.2 | 49 | 0 | Sean Reade | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | Cooper Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Mike O'Shea | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | J.P. Izquierdo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Mike Morreale | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Duane Dmytryshyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 79 | 1635 | 20.7 | 72 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jimmy Cunningham | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 55 | 0 | Michael Clemons | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | Dan Murphy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 196 | 28.0 | 55 | 0 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Totals | 44.0 | 339 | 7.7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Ken Benson | 77 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Adrion Smith | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | Rob Waldrop | 37 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Stewart | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | Mike O'Shea | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | Ed Berry | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | George Nimako | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | Dan Murphy | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | Cooper Harris | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | Courtney Griffin | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Don Odegard | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oscar Giles | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Brendan Rogers | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | Tim Cofield | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Greg Eaglin | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | Johnnie Harris | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | Mike Morreale | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | Alex Gordon | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Robert Drummond | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Noah Cantor | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | John Raposo | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Michael Clemons | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Duane Dmytryshyn | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Norm Casola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | J.P. Izquierdo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Chuck Bradley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Les Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Tyrone Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Mike Vanderjagt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Doug Flutie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jimmy Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Charles Washington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Marquel Fleetwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sean Reade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ousmane Bary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rob Weir | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 758 | 604 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Mike Vanderjagt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 19 | 198 | Robert Drummond | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | Doug Flutie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Michael Clemons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Tyrone Williams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Paul Masotti | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Jimmy Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Duane Dmytryshyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Adrion Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John Morton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Marquel Fleetwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jeff Fairholm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 26 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 546 |
