2015 Toronto Argonauts season

2015 Toronto Argonauts season
General manager	Jim Barker
Head coach	Scott Milanovich
Home field	Rogers Centre (5 games) Tim Hortons Field (2 games) TD Place Stadium (1 game) SMS Equipment Stadium (1 game)
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Trevor Harris
Team MOC	Cleyon Laing
Team MOR	Vidal Hazelton
Uniform

The 2015 Toronto Argonauts season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 143rd season overall. The Argonauts finished with a 10–8 record, but lost the East-Semi Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Argonauts spent much of the 2015 season as a traveling team due to a litany of schedule conflicts between the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays season; in the latter case, the Argonauts' attempt to backload their schedule with home games backfired when the Blue Jays unexpectedly made the playoffs and advanced to the American League Championship Series, forcing last-minute relocations for the Argonauts as the Blue Jays held priority on use of the Rogers Centre. For the third consecutive season, the Argonauts' home pre-season game was played at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium. The team played their regular season opener at SMS Equipment Stadium in Fort McMurray as the designated home team against the Edmonton Eskimos. This made the Argonauts the first CFL franchise to host regular season games in three different provinces (including New Brunswick for Touchdown Atlantic in 2010). In effect, the Argonauts played on the road for their first five games, with their home opener coming in week 7 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, playing only 5 games in their host market during the regular season.  

The team later had to shift their October 6 home game against Ottawa to TD Place Stadium, home of the Redblacks, and their October 17 and 23 home games were moved to Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton. If the Jays had advanced to the 2015 World Series, further Argonauts home games would have had to be relocated. The Argos did not fare well in the Hamilton "home" games; they lost both contests (knocking them out of contention to win the East division) and drew a combined attendance of 7,142.

The November 6 contest against Winnipeg (which drew 17,511) was their last game at Rogers Centre. Renovations to BMO Field were completed in time for the Argonauts to relocate to their new venue for the 2016 CFL season.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Argonauts had seven selections in the seven-round draft. They traded their sixth-round pick for Dwight Anderson and received a seventh-round pick for Josh Portis.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Sean McEwen	OL	Calgary
2	12	Daryl Waud	DL	Western
3	21	Cameron Walker	DL	Guelph
4	30	Matt Norzil	WR	Laval
5	39	Dillon Campbell	RB	Wilfrid Laurier
7	55	Kevin Bradfield	WR	Toronto
7	56	Dan MacDonald	LS	Guelph

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Bye
B	Tues, June 9	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 27–34	0–1	None	Varsity Stadium	5,000	Recap
C	Thurs, June 18	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 30–10	1–1	TSN2/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,325	Recap

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Redblacks	18	12	6	464	454	24	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	10	8	530	391	20	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	438	499	20	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	6	12	388	402	12	Details

Schedule

  Win   Loss   Tie

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Sat, June 27	5:00 p.m. EDT	Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–11	1–0	TSN	SMS Equipment Stadium (in Fort McMurray)	4,900	Recap
2	Sun, July 5	3:30 p.m. EDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 42–40 (2OT)	2–0	TSN/RDS2	Mosaic Stadium	31,907	Recap
3	Mon, July 13	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 20–25	2–1	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	26,741	Recap
4	Bye
5	Fri, July 24	10:00 p.m. EDT	@ BC Lions	W 30–27	3–1	TSN/RDS2	BC Place	20,085	Recap
6	Mon, Aug 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–34	3–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,135	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 8	7:00 p.m. EDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–26	4–2	TSN	Rogers Centre	20,642	Recap
8	Fri, Aug 14	8:00 p.m. EDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 27–20	5–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	27,246	Recap
9	Sun, Aug 23	4:00 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 30–24	6–2	TSN	Rogers Centre	14,748	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 28	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	L 15–38	6–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	31,573	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 12–42	6–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,390	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 27–35	6–5	TSN/RDS2	Rogers Centre	17,694	Recap
13	Bye
14	Sat, Sept 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	W 35–26	7–5	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,586	Recap
15	Bye
16	Tues, Oct 6	7:30 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–35	8–5	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium1	15,011	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 12	1:00 p.m. EDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	W 25–17	9–5	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	21,536	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 17	4:00 p.m. EDT	Calgary Stampeders	L 15–27	9–6	TSN	Tim Hortons Field1	3,401	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	7:00 p.m. EDT	Montreal Alouettes	L 2–34	9–7	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field1	3,741	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 30	7:00 p.m. EDT	BC Lions	L 25–27	9–8	TSN	Rogers Centre	14,236	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 6	7:30 p.m. EST	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–11	10–8	TSN/RDS2	Rogers Centre	17,511	Recap

¹ Originally scheduled for the Rogers Centre but relocated due to schedule conflicts.

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	1:00 p.m. EST	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 22–25	0–1	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,029	Recap

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

2015 Toronto Argonauts roster
Quarterbacks  7 Trevor Harris  6 Adrian McPherson 15 Ricky Ray Running backs  1 Anthony Coombs RB/SB 43 Alexandre Dupuis FB 45 Brendan Gillanders FB 44 Chad Kackert RB  3 Brandon Whitaker RB Wide receivers 11 Natey Adjei 80 Phil Bates 81 Tori Gurley 21 Vidal Hazelton Slotbacks 86 Kevin Bradfield  2 Chad Owens SB/KR 85 Diontae Spencer 88 Dave Stala		Offensive linemen 65 Bruce Campbell OL 57 Tyler Holmes OL 67 Jeff Keeping OC 51 Scott Mitchell OL 52 Wayne Smith OL 62 Gregory Van Roten OL 54 Chris Van Zeyl OT Defensive linemen 94 Euclid Cummings DL 95 Ricky Foley DE 90 Cleyon Laing DL 91 Tristan Okpalaugo DL 75 Cameron Walker DL 99 Daryl Waud DL 79 Martin Wright DL		Linebackers 27 Cory Greenwood LB 28 Brandon Isaac LB 53 Gregory Jones LB 48 Thomas Miles LB 36 Brian Rolle LB 47 James Yurichuk LB Defensive backs 23 Vincent Agnew LB/DB 39 Matt Black S/LB  5 Jermaine Gabriel S 25 Isaiah Green DB 30 Travis Hawkins DB 24 A. J. Jefferson DB  9 Akwasi Owusu-Ansah DB Special teams 58 Jake Reinhart LS/LB 17 Justin Palardy P/PK 34 Swayze Waters P/K		1-game injured list 13 Kevin Elliott WR 66 Fouimalo Fonoti OL  8 Shane Herbert DB 10 Logan Kilgore QB 59 Matt Sewell OT 89 Kenny Shaw WR 19 Devin Smith DB 29 Curtis Steele RB 40 Herve Tonye-Tonye LB 97 Jason Vega DL 6-game injured list 14 Anthony Alix P 32 Andre Durie SB/RB 18 Jarred Fayson WR 61 Jarriel King OL 87 Zander Robinson FB  4 Martez Wilson DE Practice Roster 33 Detrick Bonner LB 69 Joe Circelli OL 16 Cody Fajardo QB 20 Henry Josey RB 56 Jeraill McCuller OL 35 Kevin Rutland DB 26 Branden Smith DB 38 Jonathan Truman LB 37 Edward Whitley LB 41 Jerod Zaleski LS Suspended list 69 Branndon Braxton OL 98 Tracy Robertson DL 12 Brandon Underwood DB Italics indicate international player Roster updated 2015-11-17 Depth chart Transactions (argonauts.ca) Transactions (cfl.ca) 46 active, 10 Injured, 6 six-game injured, 10 practice, 3 suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

2015 Toronto Argonauts staff
	Front Office and Support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Chris Rudge Vice-Chair – Michael Clemons General manager – Jim Barker Director of football operations – Ian Sanderson Director of player personnel – Chris Rossetti US scouting coordinator – Demetri Betzios Consultant, Football Operations – Nick Volpe Equipment manager – Danny Webb Assistant equipment manager – Tom Bryce Head athletic therapist – Scott Shannon Assistant athletic therapist – Josh Shewell Head coaches Head coach – Scott Milanovich Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Marcus Brady Running backs – Anthony Ierullo Receivers – Jaime Elizondo Offensive line / assistant head coach – Jonathan Himebauch Assistant offensive line – Mike Preston			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Casey Creehan Inside linebackers – Peter Kuharchek Outside linebackers – D.J. Wingate Defensive backs – Jordan Younger Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Scott Downing Assistant special teams – Mike Preston → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs