The 1921 Toronto Argonauts season was the 35th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a perfect 6–0 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the defending champion Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Semi-Final before winning the Eastern Final over the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The Argonauts faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the 9th Grey Cup game, which was the first time that a Western Canada Rugby Football Union team competed for the Cup. The Argonauts completed their first and only perfect season and won the franchise's second Grey Cup championship by a score of 23-0 in the first ever shut out in a Grey Cup game.
Regular season
Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Argonauts 6 6 0 0 167 35 10 Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 102 79 6 Ottawa Senators 6 3 3 0 77 71 6 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 6 0 6 0 29 190 0 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, , p.294
Schedule Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 27–4 1–0 Varsity Stadium 7,500 2 Sat, Oct 8 at Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers W 40–5 2–0 Stade Percival-Molson 3,000 3 Sat, Oct 15 vs. Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers W 42–0 3–0 Varsity Stadium 3,500 4 Sat, Oct 22 at Hamilton Tigers W 19–18 4–0 Hamilton AAA Grounds 5 Sat, Oct 29 at Ottawa Senators W 11–3 5–0 Lansdowne Park 9,000 6 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Ottawa Senators W 28–5 6–0 Varsity Stadium 3,000
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Sat, Nov 19 vs. Toronto Varsity Blues W 20–12 1–0 Varsity Stadium 12,568 Eastern Final Sat, Nov 26 vs. Toronto Parkdale Paddlers W 16–8 2–0 Varsity Stadium 9,000 Grey Cup Sat, Dec 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 23–0 3–0 Varsity Stadium 9,558
Grey Cup
December 3 @ Varsity Stadium (Attendance: 9,558) Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 0 0 0 0 0Toronto Argonauts 10 7 4 2 23
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