2002 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

2002 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Gary Etcheverry (4–8) Michael "Pinball" Clemons (4–2)[1]
Home field	SkyDome[2]
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Cory Annett	OL	Eastern Michigan
3	21	Robin Tremblay	DE	Houston
4	28	Rob Stewart	DT	Manitoba
4	30	Alexis Sanschagrin	DB	Western
5	39	Marvin Brereton	RB	Buffalo
5	45	Chuck Walsh	LB	Waterloo
6	48	Sean Spender	LB	Guelph
6	49	Jarel Cockburn	WR	Columbia
6	54	Darryl Ray	WR	Ottawa

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Preseason

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium.[4]

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
A	June 13	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	W 18 – 11	19,213	1–0
B	June 21	Tiger-Cats	TD Waterhouse Stadium	L 37 – 17	9,178	1–1

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	1	587	407	27
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	0	344	482	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	1	427	524	15
Ottawa Renegades	18	4	14	0	2	356	550	10

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Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	June 28	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 39 – 15	24,063	0–1
2	July 3	Alouettes	SkyDome	L 28 – 12	21,175	0–2
3	July 9	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	W 30 – 22	15,796	1–2
3	July 13	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 31 – 17	33,108	1–3
4	Bye
5	July 23	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	L 42 – 15	21,724	1–4
6	August 1	Renegades	SkyDome	W 24 – 8	18,734	2–4
7	August 8	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 31 – 11	31,920	2–5
8	August 16	Roughriders	SkyDome	W 18 – 10	19,652	3–5
9	August 23	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 30 – 7	23,642	3–6
10	September 2	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 22 – 14	25,327	3–7
11	September 7	@ Renegades	Frank Clair Stadium	W 30 – 25	21,604	4–7
12	September 15	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 40 – 11	24,387	4–8
13	September 22	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 28 – 21	18,932	5–8
14	September 29	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 38 – 3	20,002	5–9
15	October 5	Lions	SkyDome	L 23 – 18	16,827	5–10
16	October 14	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 29 – 28 (OT)	20,216	6–10
17	October 20	Renegades	SkyDome	W 29 – 12	24,932	7–10
18	Bye
19	November 3	Stampeders	SkyDome	W 33 – 32	19,232	8–10

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance
East Semi-Final	November 10	Roughriders	SkyDome	W 24–14	23,124
East Final	November 17	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 35–18	57,125

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Awards and records

2002 CFL All-Stars

• DE – Joe Montford

- Derick Fury

• DB – Clifford Ivory
• DS – Orlondo Steinauer
• P – Noel Prefontaine

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Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• SB – Derrell Mitchell
• OG – Sandy Annunziata
• DT – Johnny Scott
• DE – Joe Montford
• CB – Adrion Smith
• DB – Clifford Ivory
• P – Noel Prefontaine
• K – Noel Prefontaine

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References

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3. "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "CFL game to be played in London". Canadian Football League. April 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
5. "2002 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
6. "2002 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
7. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.