List of Toronto Argonauts head coaches

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario, and play in the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The franchise was founded as in 1873 and was a founding member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1883 and of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1907. In its long history, the team has won a record 19 championships and been led by 59 head coaches.[1] The Argonauts head coach position is vacant while the current general manager is Michael Clemons and the current owner is Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.[2][3]

Key

Symbol Description
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
W% Winning percentage[b]
PGC Playoff games coached
PW Playoff wins
PL Playoff losses
PW% Playoff winning percentage
† Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category[4]

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2025 CFL season.

 # Name[a] Term[b]  GC  W  L  T  W%  PGC  PW  PL  PW% Achievements[5][6]
1 H. T. Glazebrook 1873–1874 — — — —
2 Harold Lambe 1875 — — — —
3 W. H. Perram 1876–1877 — — — —
4 Bedford 1878 — — — —
5 Orville Murphy 1880–1881 — — — —
6 Hume Blake (1st stint) 1882 — — — —
7 A. H. Campbell 1883 — — — —
- Hume Blake (2nd stint) 1884 — — — —
8 Rupert Muntz 1885–1886 — — — —
9 Hugh Smith 1887–1890 — — — —
10 R. Bayley 1891–892 — — — —
11 Billy Wood 1893 — — — —
12 Joe Wright, Sr. 1894–1900 — — — —
14 Pud Kent 1901–1903 — — — —
15 Fred Thompson 1904–1905 — — — —
16 Chaucer Elliott (1st stint) 1906 6 4 2 0 .667 — — — —
17 Fred Russell/Art Kent 1907–1909 18 3 15 0 .167 — — — —
- Chaucer Elliott (2nd stint) 1910 6 3 3 0 .500 — — — —
18 Billy Foulds† (1st stint) 1911 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
19 Jack Newton† 1912 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
20 Ross Binkley 1913 6 3 3 0 .500 — — — —
- Billy Foulds† (2nd stint) 1914 6 5 1 0 .833 3 3 0 1.000 6th Grey Cup championship
21 Billy Foulds† (2nd stint)/Warren Coryell 1915 6 4 2 0 .667 — — — —
22 Sinc McEvenue (1st stint) 1919 6 3 3 0 .500 — — — —
23 Mike Rodden† (1st stint) 1920 6 5 1 0 .833 2 1 1 .500
- Sinc McEvenue (2nd stint) 1921 6 6 0 0 1.000 3 3 0 1.000 9th Grey Cup championship
24 Jack O'Connor 1922–1925 24 14 7 3 .646 2 1 1 .500
- Mike Rodden† (2nd stint) 1926 6 3 3 0 .500 — — — —
25 Frank Knight 1927–1928 12 3 7 2 .333 — — — —
26 Buck McKenna 1929–1932 24 13 10 1 .563 — — — —
27 Lew Hayman† 1933–1941 57 40 15 2 .719 20 12 8 .600 21st Grey Cup championship
25th Grey Cup championship
26th Grey Cup championship
28 Ted Morris 1945–1949 54 29 21 4 .574 11 10 1 .909 33rd Grey Cup championship
34th Grey Cup championship
35th Grey Cup championship
29 Frank Clair† 1950–1954 64 31 31 2 .500 11 8 3 .727 38th Grey Cup championship
40th Grey Cup championship
30 Bill Swiacki 1955–1956 26 8 10 0 .444 2 1 1 .500
31 Hamp Pool 1957–1959 32 9 23 0 .281 — — — —
32 Steve Owen 1959 10 3 7 0 .500 — — — —
33 Lou Agase 1960–1962 31 17 13 1 .565 5 2 3 .400
34 Nobby Wirkowski 1962–1964 39 11 28 0 .282 — — — —
35 Bob Shaw 1965–1966 28 8 20 0 .286 — — — —
36 Leo Cahill (1st stint) 1967–1972 84 45 38 1 .542 10 6 4 .400 1971 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
37 John Rauch 1973–1974 21 10 9 2 .524 1 0 1 .000
38 Joe Moss 1974 9 3 5 1 .389 — — — —
39 Russ Jackson 1975–1976 32 12 18 2 .406 — — — —
- Leo Cahill (2nd stint) 1977–1978 25 9 16 0 .360 1 0 1 .000
40 Bud Riley 1978 7 1 6 0 .143 — — — —
41 Forrest Gregg 1979 16 5 11 0 .313 — — — —
42 Willie Wood 1980–1981 26 6 20 0 .231 — — — —
43 Tommy Hudspeth 1981 6 2 4 0 .333 — — — —
44 Bob O'Billovich† (1st stint) 1982–1989 136 78 55 3 .585 12 6 6 .500 1982 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1987 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
71st Grey Cup championship
45 Don Matthews† (1st stint) 1990 18 10 8 0 .556 2 1 1 .500
46 Adam Rita 1991–1992 29 16 13 0 .552 2 2 0 1.000 1991 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
79th Grey Cup championship
47 Dennis Meyer 1992–1993 17 4 13 0 .235 — — — —
- Bob O'Billovich† (2nd stint) 1993–1994 26 9 17 0 .346 1 0 1 .000
48 Mike Faragalli 1995 9 2 7 0 .222 — — — —
- Bob O'Billovich† (3rd stint) 1995 9 2 7 0 .222 — — — —
- Don Matthews† (2nd stint) 1996–1998 54 39 15 0 .722 5 4 1 .800 1997 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
84th Grey Cup championship
85th Grey Cup championship
49 Jim Barker (1st stint) 1999 18 9 9 0 .500 1 0 1 .000
50 John Huard 2000 8 1 6 1 .189 — — — —
51 Wally Highsmith (interim) 2000 2 1 1 0 .500 — — — —
52 Michael Clemons (1st stint) 2000–2001 26 12 14 0 .462 — — — —
53 Gary Etcheverry 2002 12 4 8 0 .333 — — — —
Michael Clemons (2nd stint) 2002–2007 96 55 40 1 .578 11 6 5 .545 92nd Grey Cup championship
54 Rich Stubler 2008 10 4 6 0 .400 — — — —
- Don Matthews† (3rd stint) 2008 8 0 8 0 .000 — — — —
55 Bart Andrus 2009 18 3 15 0 .167 — — — —
- Jim Barker (2nd stint) 2010–2011 36 15 21 0 .417 2 1 1 .500 2010 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
56 Scott Milanovich 2012–2016 90 43 47 0 .478 5 3 2 .600 2012 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
100th Grey Cup championship
57 Marc Trestman 2017–2018 36 13 23 0 .361 2 2 0 1.000 2017 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
105th Grey Cup championship
58 Corey Chamblin 2019 18 4 14 0 .286 — — — —
59 Ryan Dinwiddie 2020–2025 86 51 35 0 .630 7 5 2 .714 2023 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
109th Grey Cup championship
111th Grey Cup championship

All-Time Records

Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Wins

Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob O'Billovich 89
2 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 67
3 Leo Cahill 54
4 Ryan Dinwiddie 51
5 Don Matthews 49

Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Wins

Rank Coach Playoff Wins
1 Lew Hayman 12
2 Ted Morris 10
3 Frank Clair 8
T-4 Leo Cahill 6
T-4 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 6
T-4 Bob O'Billovich 6

Top 5 Coaches by Regular Season Games Coached

Rank Coach Games
1 Bob O'Billovich 171
2 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 122
3 Leo Cahill 109
4 Scott Milanovich 90
5 Ryan Dinwiddie 86

Top 5 Coaches by Playoff Games Coached

Rank Coach Games
1 Lew Hayman 20
2 Bob O'Billovich 13
T-3 Leo Cahill 11
T-3 Frank Clair 11
T-3 Michael "Pinball" Clemons 11
T-3 Ted Morris 11

Coaches with Grey Cup Championships

Coach Grey Cup Championships Year(s)
Ted Morris 3 1933, 1937, 1938
Lew Hayman 3 1945, 1946, 1947
Don Matthews 2 1996, 1997
Frank Clair 2 1950, 1952
Ryan Dinwiddie 2 2022, 2024
Michael "Pinball" Clemons 1 2004
Billy Foulds 1 1914
Scott Milanovich 1 2012
Sinc McEvenue 1 1921
Bob O'Billovich 1 1983
Adam Rita 1 1991
Marc Trestman 1 2017

Coaches with Coach of the Year Awards

Coach Coach of the Year Awards Year(s)
Bob O'Billovich 2 1982, 1987
Jim Barker 1 2010
Leo Cahill 1 1971
Ryan Dinwiddie 1 2023
Don Matthews 1 1997
Scott Milanovich 1 2012
Adam Rita 1 1991
Marc Trestman 1 2017

Notes

  • a A running total of the number of coaches of the Argonauts. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  • b Entries prior to 1907 are taken from "Year-By-Year History" in the references. A consolidated list after 1907 is listed at "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching."

References

General
  • "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Coaching". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "History of the Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  • "Year-By-Year History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Argonauts name Scott Milanovich Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ "MLSE completes acquisition of Argos; name Manning as President". cfl.ca. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Hall of Fame" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Media Guide" (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
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