The

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season was the 62nd season for the team in the

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and their 147th season overall. The Argonauts finished with a 4–14 record, matching their win–loss record from a year prior, and did not qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the third season with

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and first for new head coach

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who replaced

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following a disappointing campaign in 2018 (failing to meet expectations following a Grey Cup victory in 2017). On October 8, 2019, Popp was relieved as general manager of the team, and was replaced by Michael "Pinball" Clemons with 4 games remaining in the season. The announcement about Jim Popp being relieved of his duties came not long after the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention during regular season play for the second consecutive season. Their week 17 loss at

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against the

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marked the second consecutive year the Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention, having won only 4 games in

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Offseason

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from

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and

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. Like all other CFL teams, the Argonauts held three non-tradeable selections in the

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, which took place on January 14, 2019. The

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took place on April 11, 2019, where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.

CFL draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. The Argonauts had the first selection in each round of the draft by virtue of finishing last in league standings, less any traded picks. Consequently, the club selected first overall for the first time since the 1997 CFL Draft and hold nine selections in total. The Argos acquired another third-round pick from the

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after trading Martese Jackson to them. The team also acquired another seventh-round selection after trading

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to the

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and sent their eighth-round pick to

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in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at the

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with tickets being sold to students from

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schools.

Schedule

2019 Schedule
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Regular season

Standings

Schedule

The Argonauts home opener against the

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was originally slated for a 7:00pm start local time. At the request of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' fan base, kickoff was adjusted to a 4:00pm start in lieu of a concert at 8:00pm at a nearby venue. In week 11, the Argonauts were the "home" team as they played the

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in the fourth regular season installment of

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. RDS présente plus de 50 matchs de football de la LCF dès le jeudi 6 juin
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Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

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